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| © World Congress of Science and Factual Producers | |
| Tuesday, Dec. 1 | |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Poms, Frogs and “Strine”
session room: Savoy 2 Ten things (but who’s counting?) that you need to know about Australia, from how to identify the fauna - koalas, snakes, possums, crocs and shark eggs - to essential tips on understanding what the hell anyone in the country is talking about. And last but not least: how to make the most of Congress if you’re a first timer. Session Producers |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: National Geographic
session room: Savoy 3 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: BBC
session room: Grosvenor 1 & 2 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: France
session room: Grosvenor 1&2 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: Channel 4
session room: Savoy 3 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | |
| 2:30 pm |
Screen Australia Information Session
session room: Connaught WCSFP sponsor Screen Australia will provide insight into their operations and various roles within the science and factual community. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 1 | |
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: NHK
session room: Grosvenor 1 & 2 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: Discovery
session room: Savoy 3 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm |
Meet the Networks: Australia
session room: Savoy 3 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Welcome Cocktails at The Royal Botanic Gardens
Alexandra Avenue, Gate H Kick off Congress at an outdoor cocktail reception at the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, recognized as one of the finest botanical gardens in the world. With its breathtaking scenery of rolling hills, landscaped gardens, lake views and spectacular vistas, this stunning space is the ideal setting to reconnect with old colleagues and make new acquaintances.  |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am |
Meet the Networks: Germany
session room: Savoy 3 Starting on Tuesday afternoon and continuing throughout the Congress, a number of broadcast executives will present overviews of their networks. These informative Meet the Network sessions are open to all registrants. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 8:45 am - 10:30 am |
Welcome and What’s the Buzz?
session room: Mayfair It’s been the year of the Global Financial Crisis. But has GFC also been the Great Factual Challenge? Grim and chaotic times have been good for current affairs and for the glitz and glam of distracting entertainment. But how did science and history fare? How could programs about the past and the future make themselves noticed in such a turbulent present? As all our Darwins came and went, was the well-told one-off edging close to extinction, while we dumb down to survive? Is there a shift towards Bigger, Darker, Apocalyptic – with spectacle, disaster and big big visuals capturing the global mood? Are presenters – whether celebs or new talent – moving ever more to the fore? And what about the fate of the classic wildlife strand? Your survey and our session will clarify the issues and face us forward in uncertain times. Session Producer Host Co-Hosts Sponsored by ABC |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Diane Rankin (Cineflix)
session room: Grosvenor 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 Moderator Guest |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Meet the Delegation: Asia
session room: Connaught Take a break, pick up a coffee or tea and come meet fellow delegates from Asia. This is a grand opportunity to gather in an informal setting, network, establish connections, and exchange the all important business cards. The Meet the Delegation sessions have been scheduled during the coffee and tea breaks - there are no conflicts in the schedule, so plan to participate. |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
The Upside Down and Inside Out of Co-Producing and Co-Financing with Australia and New Zealand
session room: Savoy 2 Australian producers made an art form of co-producing and co-financing long before the GFC. Reduced budgets and higher costs are now driving more and more producers and broadcasters to engage with multiple partners. Leading Australian production companies plus some of their international financing partners will present a number of successful and some not-so-successful projects, contrasting finance models ranging from treaty co-productions to multiple co-financing. Their compelling stories and varied experiences illustrate and illuminate the hard but generally rewarding path of working with international partners. Session Producer Moderators Panelists Sponsored by ABC |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
How Did We Shoot That?
session room: Savoy 3 In a world of reality shows, distorted reality shows and recreated, computer-generated reality shows, REAL images can still amaze us and have the power to be more incredible than anything that can be cooked up by special effects. The luxuries of time and money needed to create eye-popping footage within the constraints of reduced budgets are ever harder to come by, but luckily the gear is getting better, smaller and more user friendly. Gena McCarthy, SVP of Development and Production at Discovery Channel, broadcaster of the groundbreaking Time Warp “high speed” show oversees a panel of film makers who are using some of the latest and greatest “REAL” imaging techniques to bring to life the world we can’t see with the naked eye and devising ingenious solutions to highly specialized sequences. With the help of NHK, world leaders in the field of scientific and technical imaging for television production, we will conduct a live demo of some of the latest high speed cameras. Session Producer Moderator Panelists |
| 11:00- 11:30 am |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Riitta Jalonen and Nina Tuominen (YLE)
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 Moderator Guests |
| Noon - 12:30 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Leila Monks (TVF)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 12:30 pm -2:00 pm |
Lunch
Sponsored by Film Victoria |
| 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm |
Lunchtime Briefing: Doing Business in China
session room: Savoy 3 With a wealth of untold stories, centuries old culture, ancient traditions spanning thousands of years and a growing reputation as a modern economic powerhouse, China is a natural magnet for filmmakers. The 2008 Beijing Olympics generated colossal interest in the world’s newest super power. That interest, according to NHNZ Managing Director Michael Stedman, has not waned. And he should know. NHNZ has been making films in China for ten years, runs a production office in Beijing and is currently shooting five documentaries in a country once firmly placed in the ‘too hard’ basket for production companies. While Michael attests that China can be a challenging and at times frustrating workplace for documentary makers, it can also be a hugely rewarding environment for those who do their homework. In this briefing Michael will chronicle NHNZ’s journey through China as the Kiwi production company successfully scales the Great Wall to reveal unforgettable insights into this fascinating and alluring nation. Presenter |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Bridget Whalen (National Geographic)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: ARTE
session room: Connaught 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 Moderator Panelists |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Junichi Katayama (NHK)
session room: Grosvenor 1 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 Moderator Guest |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Ralph Lee (Channel 4)
session room: Grosvenor 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 Moderator Guest |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Bang Goes the Doco!
session room: Savoy 2 Smart, entertaining formats are everywhere dispensing information in bite-sized easy-to-consume portions. Meanwhile audiences are voting with their channel changers and science and history documentaries are fighting for their lives. Has the time come to put the traditional documentary out of its misery and pronounce it dead, or is there life in the old doc yet? Session Producer and Moderator Panelists Sponsored by BBC |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Iron Curtain Iron Fist
Savoy 3 One of the most significant anniversaries of World History this year is the 60th birthday of the People’s Republic of China. In the last few years Western filmmakers have documented China’s great leap forward. But what have the Chinese themselves to say about the impact of modernization on their lives? In a series of films commissioned by Discovery Channel Asia Pacific, thirty “first-time“ filmmakers have created a unique archive of change in contemporary China. Their collective vision covers themes such as entrepreneurship, infrastructure, ancient traditions, environment, lifestyle and spirituality, and provides an intriguing take on the Chinese success story, through Chinese eyes. While China’s iron fist still maintains a firm grip on its population, much has changed in Eastern Europe since communism took its final curtain call twenty years ago. Many films have been commissioned to commemorate the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall on November 9th 1989. We will focus on just two of them: Schabowski’s Note and Where is the Wall? They approach the story in very different ways : Schabowski’s Note retraces the steps of several key figures through 24 hours on this crucial day, and reveals how a series of misjudgements and mistakes was responsible for bringing down one of the Eastern bloc’s hardest regimes. The red thread tying them all together is Schabowski’s Note. The producers of Where is the Wall? sought to appeal to younger viewers generally bored with German history, yet without offending the loyal older audiences of the public broadcasters. They opted for humour. As there is hardly a trace of wall left in Berlin the producers traveled all over the world to collect the pieces and items at the most unexpected places (toilet in Vegas) with the strangest people (a lady in Sweden, married to the wall in 1978…). Session Producer Moderator Panelists |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Yvonne Body (Beyond Distribution)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Janet Vissering (National Geographic Channels International)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 3:30 pm -4:00 pm |
Tea
Tea |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Richard Life (ITV Studios Global Entertainment)
session room: Grosvenor 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 Moderator Guest |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Meet the Delegation: France
session room: Connaught Take a break, pick up a coffee or tea and come meet fellow delegates from France. This is a grand opportunity to gather in an informal setting, network, establish connections, and exchange the all important business cards. The Meet the Delegation sessions have been scheduled during the coffee and tea breaks - there are no conflicts in the schedule, so plan to participate. |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Big Bucks Vs. Broadcaster: The Age of Alternative Funding
session room: Savoy 2 With dwindling advertising revenue and frozen budgets, more documentary makers are turning to private funders to finance their films. Is this the future of television? The “alternative funding” phenomenon has been most evident with feature documentary cinema releases including The Cove, The Age of Stupid, The Yes Men Fix The World, Waterlife and The End of the Line. But television is also cashing in - with broadcasters screening documentaries supported by supermarkets, fashion brands and soft drinks - as well as philanthropists, non-government organizations and lobby groups. There are obvious bonuses - the filmmakers exploit innovative business models and can reap bigger budgets. But at what price to editorial control, impartiality and viewer trust? Where do you draw the line between funding and advertising - and what do financiers expect in return? Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Sex, Love & War: The Art of the Intimate Interview
session room: Savoy 3 Steve Humphries, managing director of the award-winning and critically acclaimed production company Testimony Films, has conducted over 1000 interviews in a distinguished career producing more than a hundred life-story-based documentaries. His flair for making people open up on camera about their most intimate experiences has led to many compelling films on poignant, controversial and diverse subjects. These include Sex in a Cold Climate, voted by Broadcast Magazine as one of the Top Ten Documentaries That Changed The World, and the inspiration for the feature film The Magdalene Sisters. Here, in conversation with Channel 4’s David Glover, Steve uses clips from some of his films to reveal the secrets of his naturalistic approach to filmmaking and the art of the intimate interview. Session Producer Moderator Guest |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Stuart Menzies and Alan Erson (ABC)
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 Moderator Guests |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Paul Lewis (Discovery Channel Canada)
session room: Connaught 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 Moderator Guest |
| Thursday, Dec. 3 | |
| 5:00 pm |
CSIRO Information Session
session room: Bristol 2 WCSFP sponsor CSIRO will provide insight into their operations and various roles within the science and factual community. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | |
| 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm |
Speed Dating 1
session room: Grosvenor 1 & 2 Speed dating is a great way for independent producers to have a one-on-one chat with commissioners that they wouldn’t otherwise easily get access to. This year has involved some preliminary match making, to make the encounters more rewarding for both parties. However, in keeping with the spirit of WCSFP, which is more about building networks and contacts than an actual market, we have asked the participating CEs to pre-select the projects that they find interesting - but they won’t know who or where it came from until their face-to-face meeting. Session Producer |
| 6:00 pm |
Nominations for Steering Committee Close
Nominations for the Steering Committee can be handed in to the Registration & Information Desk up until the deadline of 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 2. A box will be provided in which to place nominations. Candidates standing for election will have the opportunity to make a short presentation to the members during lunchtime on the day voting opens, Thursday, December 3, at 12:30 pm. At this time a list of candidates will also be posted at the Registration & Information Desk and individually numbered ballots will be distributed to delegates interested in voting. Voting closes at 6:00 pm on Thursday, December 3. The primary role of the WCSFP Steering Committee is the co-ordination of programming and sessions at the annual Congress conference. Steering Committee members are elected for two-year terms by delegates. There is no limit to the number of terms a Steering Committee member may serve. There are generally eight voting members of the Steering Committee, plus the board directors. Steering Committee nominations are drawn from conference delegates and any delegate may nominate himself or herself. Preferences will be given to nominees that ensure a spread of producers and broadcasters from each of Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region, as determined by the serving Steering Committee at the time. There will be an election for four Steering Committee positions for 2010. Three representatives will be for two-year terms, specifically:
One representative for a one-year term, specifically:
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| 6:30 pm - Midnight |
Feast and Foolery
Plaza Ballroom, 191 Collins Street Enjoy cocktails and canapes, followed by a sumptuous three-course dinner and dancing into the night at the magnificent Plaza Ballroom, a beautiful heritage building situated in the very heart of Melbourne on Collins Street, at the famous Regent Theatre. Featuring extraordinary Spanish Rococo architecture, this stunning venue brings together the highest quality culinary experience with unmatched history, grandeur and ambiance. Sponsored by ABC  |
| Thursday, Dec. 3 | |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am |
Sydney’s View From Melbourne
session room: Savoy 2 As the Executive Vice President, Content for National Geographic Channels International, Sydney Suissa is in a unique position to monitor the output of innovative and exceptional factual television programming from all over the world. He brings us his pick of natural history and green programs from this year that he believes are either pushing the genre creatively or technically, or are just simply outstanding. Atop Sydney’s list is one of the most audacious series of the year, Inside Nature’s Giants, which dissects the largest animals on the planet to uncover their evolutionary secrets. A co-production of Channel 4 and National Geographic, Inside Nature’s Giants is the brainchild of producer David Dugan of Windfall Films, who will present the story behind the making of this series. Session Producer Moderator Guest Speakers Sponsored by Film Victoria |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am |
Tales From the Cutting Room Floor
session room: Savoy 3 Where do you draw the line? in terms of your ethics as a producer and an individual? In docos and reality shows, should we tell the truth at all costs, for the? sake of storytelling? Should we put individuals into dangerous or humiliating situations to provide audience frisson and drive ratings? Does “informed consent” give us the? right to exploit?? Christophe Nick from Yami 2 is a man with a mission: to expose the extremes of violence and suffering that producers and commissioning editors are prepared to inflict on individuals in the name of reality TV and entertainment. But in order to examine and explain the phenomenon of reality television in his two-part documentary program project Xtreme Zone he and his broadcaster France 2 may have themselves crossed the ethical line. Jennifer Peedom has made her name shooting films in dangerous and extreme locations. As director of Solo, the story of Andrew McAuley’s fatal attempt at kayaking solo across the Tasman Sea from Tasmania to New Zealand, compassion for his bereaved wife drove her to stop rolling at a crucial moment in the story. Was that the right choice? What did Channel 4 get themselves into when accepting Ed Wardle’s proposition to film himself totally Alone in the Wild? These and other difficult choices form the core of a discussion about our moral bottom line. Do we keep rolling at all costs or are some scenes better left on the cutting room floor? Session Producer Moderator Panelists |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Ninnie Kuller (UR/Swedish Educational Broadcasting)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Skinning Your Cat: A Workshop For Scientists
session room: Connaught Having a problem explaining DNA Methylation? Visualizing n-dimensional phase space? Describing magnetic Tokomak plasma confinement? Relax. Your communication problems will be solved in Skinning Your Cat, a workshop for scientists interested in getting their material into film and TV. Hosted by three experienced science program producers/commissioning editors, this half day workshop will offer insight into the minds of the international media gatekeepers. It will alert you to broadcasters’ appetites, desires and aversions. It will prompt you to ask the unthinkable - “does my research really matter?” And if, truthfully, the answer is yes, then this workshop will show you how to convey that significance to a lay audience. It will shed light on the ‘engage and entertain’ aspects of today’s multimedia environment and will show you how to step back from that petri dish and tell a gripping story. Session Producers Moderators Participants |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: SBS
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 will run on a first come first served. Session Producers Moderator Guests |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee
Coffee. |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Meet the Australian Funders
session room: Mayfair 3 Take a break, pick up a coffee or tea and come meet the funders from this year’s host country. This is a grand opportunity to gather in an informal setting, network, establish connections, and exchange the all important business cards. This Meet the Australian Funders session has been scheduled during breaks - there are no conflicts in the schedule, so plan to participate. |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Co-Pro in Asia
session room: Savoy 2 What were the key international science and history projects that successfully obtained Asian co financing? And - what were the key projects from Asia that successfully obtained US, UK or European financing? Get a guide to what works on the hitchhiker’s co-production road map in Asia. Session Producers and Moderators Tony Chow, Director, Off the Fence Singapore (Singapore) Panelists Sponsored by NHK |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Imaging the Impossible
session room: Savoy 3 Mega-beasts, mega-structures, creatures and cosmos - the broadcasters can’t get enough of them. But how to produce the outstanding visual feasts that we’re accustomed to with increasingly less dollars to spend? We go on a digital safari with some of the best of them. Session Producers Moderator Panelists |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: David Glover (Channel 4)
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 will run on a first come first served. Session Producers Moderator Guest |
| Noon - 12:30 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Doug Bailey (Discovery Channel)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch
Sponsored by Screen Australia |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Food For Thought
session room: Mayfair 3 There’s no such thing as a free lunch, they say. And they’re right. But this one will be different. Want to discover the next David Attenborough? The next Carl Sagan? The next David Suzuki? Well this is the place. Don’t miss this exclusive first-come-first-served lunch and you’ll be on the inside track to see some of Australia’s best scientists pitch their unique stories to you, schooled by a top international science production commissioning team. You’ll be amazed. Some of you may even salivate. And we’re hoping some of you will bark. Session Producers Moderators Participants |
| 12:30 pm |
WCSFP Steering Committee Nominee Speeches; Voting Opens
session room: Mayfair 1 & 2 Nominations for the Steering Committee close at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 2. Candidates standing for election will have the opportunity to make a short presentation to the members during the lunch hour on the day voting, Thursday, December 3, at 12:30 pm. At this time, a list of candidates will also be posted at the Registration & Information Desk and individually numbered ballots will be distributed to delegates interested in voting. Voting closes at 6:00 pm on Thursday, December 3. The primary role of the WCSFP Steering Committee is the co-ordination of programming and sessions at the annual Congress conference. Steering Committee members are elected for two-year terms by delegates. There is no limit to the number of terms a Steering Committee member may serve. There are generally eight voting members of the Steering Committee, plus the board directors. Steering Committee nominations are drawn from conference delegates and any delegate may nominate himself or herself. Preferences will be given to nominees that ensure a spread of producers and broadcasters from each of Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region, as determined by the serving Steering Committee at the time. There will be an election for four Steering Committee positions for 2010. Three representatives will be for two-year terms, specifically:
One representative for a one-year term, specifically:
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| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Thomas von Hennet (ProSieben)
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 Moderator Guest |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Tom Ziessen (Wellcome Trust)
session room: Connaught 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 will run on a first come first served. Session Producers Guest |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Debbie Myers (Science Channel, Discovery)
session room: Grosvenor 1 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. Moderator Session Producers Guest |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: Michael Allder (CBC)
session room: Grosvenor 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 Moderator Guest |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
RACE: Confronting the Program Makers’ Last Taboo
session room: Savoy 2 The recent SBS series The First Australians is written, produced and directed by Indigenous filmmakers. Conventional Australian history looks shockingly different. Channel 4’s new series Race: Science’s Last Taboo reframes multicultural concerns into prime time viewing to electrifying effect. Germany’s GRUPPE5 makes a history of South Africa. Thirteen/WNET commissions Faces of America. National Geographic makes The Human Family Tree. As diversity takes an increasingly powerful position in the schedule, new questions arise. Are we all now multicultural commentators or do we still come with a set of cultural bifocals? Are there still limits on who should or who can talk on behalf of whose culture? Does On Tour with the Queen take on a different perspective because our tour guide is of African descent? Does the indigenous story CONTACT lose anything because its makers are white? We discuss a number of this year’s films to debate whether some cultural landscapes or sensitive areas of scientific enquiry are still off limits or whether these sensitivities have led in the past to important stories being marginalized. Is diversity the new white in program scheduling? Session Producer Moderator Panelists |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Telling Stories Across Platforms
session room: Savoy 3 As the next generation abandons the TV set to watch their programs online, program makers have to be ever more creative in attracting their audiences. We showcase some of the most creative science and history cross-platform projects currently in production. Session Producer Moderator/Presenter Panelists |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Close Encounters of the Funding Kind: TBA
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 Guest |