Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Bridget Whalen (National Geographic)
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Wednesday, Dec. 2
session room: Bristol 2
Throughout the week WCSFP offers small group meetings with individual commissioning editors and media executives who either commission science and history programs from independent producers outside their own territories or who provide significant funding. Designed to be intimate and interactive, the numbers will be strictly limited and advance sign-up is required to attend this session. Sign-up forms will be available at the registration and information desk one hour before the start time.
Session Producers
Diana Ingraham, Managing Director/Conference Director, US Independents/SILVER DOCS (USA)
Meg Villarreal, Director, US Independents (USA)
Moderator
Bettina Dalton, CEO, Content Mint/Absolutely Wild (Australia)
Guest
Bridget Whalen, Vice President, Development, Coproductions and Acquisitions, National Geographic Channel (USA)