MIPDoc 2011 conferences programme

• MIPDoc 2011 Keynotes

  

  Patricia Boutinard Rouelle, Head of Documentaries, France Televisions

  Patricia Boutinard Rouelle explored the changing editorial focus in the documentary field, focusing on international market trends and what they mean for the content of tomorrow. Rouelle draws from over sixteen years of experience as the head of documentaries for France Televisions, a group responsible for 60% of France’s documentary production.

  

  Luis Silberwasser, Executive Vice President, Discovery Networks International

  Luis Silberwasser discussed how Discovery’s programming and acquisitions strategy is applied to both domestic and international markets to enhance the company’s global brand portfolio. As chief content officer for Discovery Networks International, Silberwasser leads DNI’s recently created production and development unit that focuses on developing global content for a roster of international networks in more than 180 countries.

  Patricia Boutinard Rouelle and Luis Silberwasser were both interviewed by Dinah Lord, Independent Executive Producer and Consultant, Channel 4 & BBC.

  Buyers Summit

  

  What do Buyers want?

  Key members of the MIPDoc buyer community came together to discuss how to take advantage of this year’s emerging acquisition trends and new content focuses.

  Co-production

  

  Financing for new co-production

  The main attraction for producers looking for new sources of financing is co-production. This conference featured the newest ventures that are being put together around documentary projects and discussed the ground-breaking models that are behind them.

  Crowdsourcing

  

  The frontier of documentary funding

  From dual-screen viewing to audience crowd-sourcing, attendees discovered how the latest ideas in cross-media engagement are creating innovative new documentary production models.

  MIPDoc Mentorships

  

  How to Pitch?

  A high-energy round-table workshop with leading documentary professionals talked about how to make every pitch count when dealing with decision-makers.