MIPDOC 2016: Moderating Panels on Online Originals + History Trends. Juror for Tokyo Docs Pitch

I’m delighted to be joining the two Morgans: Freeman and Spurloch under the spotlight at MIPDOC in Cannes.

Here is the program guide for MIPDOC, which kicks off on the Croisette on Saturday April 2.
It’s not too late to register!
Take advantage of all the insider knowledge and networking opportunities.

My expert panels are:

Sunday 3 April, 9.30-10.15, Conference room

THE RISE OF ONLINE ORIGINALS – WHAT DO PLATFORMS WANT?
Followed by Meet the Speakers

Designed to provide a vision of the global acquisition trends for factual content for the year to come, a panel of leading OTT and SVOD players unveil their business and editorial acquisition strategies, share their success stories and reveal upcoming projects and co-production opportunities.

Speakers:

►   Steve Burns, Chief Programming Officer, CuriosityStream, USA
►   Greg Diefenbach, Managing Director, Alliant Content / XiveTV, USA @OfficialXiveTV
►   Antoine Robin, Founder / President, Spicee, France
►   Peter Hamilton, Moderator

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Sunday 3 April, 14.30-15.00, Conference room

HISTORY WITH A TWIST: DRAMA & TECH ROCK DOCS
Dramatic reconstruction and cutting-edge technology give History a unique perspective. Discover how state-of-the-art narrative is rocking audiences as never before and putting History at the forefront of innovative storytelling.

Speakers:

►   Isabelle Graziadey, Head of International Sales and Acquisitions, Terranoa, France
►   Sally Habbershaw, Vice President, International Programming, Production and Operations, A+E Networks, USA
►   Julia Schulte, International Sales Manager, France TV Distribution, France
►   Peter Hamilton, Moderator

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I’m honored to be a member of the jury for:

Saturday 2 April, 14.30-15.30, Conference room

JAPANESE DOCUMENTARY PITCHING SHOWCASE
Sponsored by Tokyo Docs

MIPDoc and Tokyo Docs give selected Japanese filmmakers the opportunity to pitch their most compelling new projects to a jury of international decision-makers.
Tokyo Docs is a documentary film event that provides filmmakers from Japan and other parts of Asia with opportunities to develop and realize international co-productions of documentary films.