16-06-2008

DISCOPRO kicks off DISCOP EAST 08

By FNE Staff

    DISCOPRO, a networking and training program, precedes the Central and East European TV market, DISCOP EAST 08. Taking place in Budapest on June 17, the second annual session includes five panels focusing on low-cost co-production opportunities, with speakers and panelists from leading film and TV companies across Europe.

    Panels and panelists include:

    --WHY SO MANY THEMATIC TV CHANNELS ARE BEING LAUNCHED ACROSS CEE Moderated by Guy BISSON, Senior Analyst, Television SCREEN DIGEST.

    Panelists:

    Ross Hair, Executive VicePresident, SONY PICTURES TV INTERNATIONAL; Peter Lakits, Chief Operating Officer, CHELLO Central Europe; Colin McLeod, Managing Director, NBCU GLOBAL CHANNELS and Ralph Siebenaler, COO / CFO KLUB 100 - CONTENT UNION (RTL GROUP) Luxembourg.

    --THE EU SUPPORT TO INDEPENDENT TV PRODUCERS IN CEE Moderated by Matteo SOLARO, Project Manager, MEDIA PROGRAMME of the European Union.

    --STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AS A KEY TO JOINT PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE Moderated by Lydia Blackwood, Publisher, TBI AND CABLE SATELLITE EUROPE.

    Panelists:

    Tobias Gerlach, Head of Strategic Planning, Corporate Development & Communication, BAVARIA FILM; Helge Koehnen, Director Sales and Head of Eastern European Affairs, BAVARIA MEDIA TELEVISION; Boris Ausserer, Deputy Head of Coproduction, BAVARIA MEDIA TELEVISION; Maciej Strzembosz, Producer, ATM GRUPA; Dorota Chamczyk, Executive Producer, TVN; Tibor Kocsis, Director Producer, FLORA FILM and Andras Juhasz, Managing Director, ARIZONA PRODUCTIONS.

    --PRESENTATION OF LOW-COST CUSTOMIZABLE MAGAZINES MADE FOR THEMATIC TV CHANNELS Moderated by Bob JENKINS, Associate Editor, DISCOP LINK.

    Panelists:

    Marc Villain, Head of Marketing & Partnerships, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DIRECTORATE GENERAL COMMUNICATION AUDIOVISUAL SERVICE; Jean-Pierre Assalone, Head of e-team, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DIRECTORATE GENERAL COMMUNICATION AUDIOVISUAL SERVICE and Lionel Faucher, Founder & CEO, AKAMEDIA .

    --PRESENTATION OF LOW-COST TELEVISION FORMATS MADE FOR THEMATIC TV CHANNEL Moderated by Bob JENKINS, Associate Editor, DISCOP LINK.

    Panelists:

    Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director, SPARKS NETWORK; Steve Pinhay, Head of Television, BULLSEYE TV and Avi Armoza, CEO, ARMOZA FORMATZ, Sarah Coursey, Head of Formats & Acquisitions, ZODIAK INTERNATIONAL.

    DISCOP takes place in Budapest June 18 - 20.

    For complete information on DISCOPRO, go to the FNE Press Release section.