2006 Schedule of Events
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Coffee Break
Ballrooms 1,2 and 4
In Partnership with:
Rai Educational
Delegates are invited to enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and refreshments upon their arrival.
Session
Berkeley / Gloucester
In Partnership with:
C21 Media
In these informal sessions, top programming Commissioning Editors from major broadcasters provide insight into their schedules, outline production priorities, discuss potential partnership deals and answer questions from delegates.
To submit your questions ahead of time, please include the name of the broadcaster in the subject title of your email and send your questions to : click here
By Appointment
Seymour / Devonshire
You’ve got ten minutes to make an impression! So get ready, polish your proposal, and choose the CE you want to pitch. This is speed pitching at its best. Who can apply? FACE TO FACE is open to any registered delegate. Reserve in advance through online signups. Please watch www.history2006.com for further details.
Session
Ballroom Section 3
In Partnership with:
C21 Media
In these informal sessions, top programming Commissioning Editors from major broadcasters provide insight into their schedules, outline production priorities, discuss potential partnership deals and answer questions from delegates.
To submit your questions ahead of time, please include the name of the broadcaster in the subject title of your email and send your questions to :click here
Coffee Break
Ballrooms 1,2 and 4
In Partnership with:
Rai Educational
Delegates are invited to enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and refreshments.
Session
Berkeley / Gloucester
In Partnership with:
nextMEDIA
Digital effects are well established as a vital tool for high-end history documentaries, but the latest procedural animation techniques such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology – are revolutionizing the role of 3D animation and visual effects in documentaries. Leading digital effects experts will demonstrate how the next generation of CGI technology works, and we will see how AI is being used to push the boundaries of creativity in historical documentaries.
AI technology allows CGI artists to animate custom ‘agents’ (characters, human or otherwise) with a ‘brain’ which determines a set of actions and reactions. Discover in this session how autonomous, individual photorealistic characters are created that respond naturally to their environment and display emotive qualities. See how they can be used in real-time crowd simulation for scenarios ranging from large-scale battle scenes to predicting a population’s reaction to a major explosion.
Find out how AI technology, originally designed for games, and used in feature films, can be successfully adapted for documentaries; it is at the frontier, creating cutting-edge CGI for filmmakers working in High Definition.
Partner Introductions:
Jennifer Harkness, Director of Content - - World Congress of History Producers
Moderator
Ruth Sessions, Head of Production - - Atlantic Productions
Producer
Anthony Geffen, CEO & Executive Producer - - Atlantic Productions
Participants
James Jordan, Visual Effects Supervisor - Atlantic Digital / JJFX
Danny Irvine, Sales Manager - BlueGFX
Session
Ballroom Section 3
In Partnership with:
WGBH
India has a vibrant and rich history. How can domestic and international producers tap into this gold mine of stories and make them viable and relevant outside of the Asian market? India’s thriving production community is poised for international co-production. In this session, we examine some of the current activity in India, including its recent historical programming successes and the benefits and challenges to producing in India.
Moderator
Sydney Suissa, Executive Vice President - Content - National Geographic Channels International
Producer
Elizabeth Klinck, Researcher - - E Klinck Research
Participants
Pauline Duffy, Principal - Yap Films
Christopher Mitchell, Managing Director - ORTV International Ltd
Pria Somiah, Vice President - Miditech Pvt. Ltd.
Rakesh Sharma, Documentary Filmmaker - Rakesh Films
C21 Broadcaster Briefing: AETN International, The History Channel USA and UK
Session
Berkeley / Gloucester
In Partnership with:
C21 Media
In these informal sessions, top programming Commissioning Editors from major broadcasters provide insight into their schedules, outline production priorities, discuss potential partnership deals and answer questions from delegates.
To submit your questions ahead of time, please include the name of the broadcaster in the subject title of your email and send your questions to :< a href="mailto:broadcaster.briefings@achillesmedia.com">click here
Lunch
Ballrooms 1,2 and 4
The Chefs of the Radisson SAS Portman, renowned for their contemporary cuisine, have created a delicious Fork Buffet Lunch specifically for our delegates. Join us in the Ballroom for the daily lunch buffet.
By Appointment
Seymour / Devonshire
In Partnership with:
WGBH
A prime opportunity for independent producers to meet with key international decision makers: Broadcast Executives, Commissioning Editors, Development Heads and Funders – over lunch. The luncheon host you select will outline the needs for their channel or distribution company. Delegates can ask questions and discuss their program ideas.
Please visit www.history2006.com for lists of Commissioning Editors and online signup forms which will be available October 19 to all registered delegates. Seats at lunch are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
One lunch appointment per delegate.
Partner Introductions:
Tom Koch, Director, WGBH International - - WGBH Educational Foundation
Session
Ballroom Section 3
In Partnership with:
ITN Source
New digital distribution platforms – whether broadband or mobile – are developing fast with a bewildering array of new jargon from EST to DVBH.
Who is taking advantage of this new technology?
What new opportunities does it create for history producers?
Will it open up history programming to a wider audience - and is there any money in it?
Are there opportunities for original productions or is it limited to opening up back catalogues?
We aim to get behind the jargon and find out what the real opportunities are - and what the timescale behind them is.
Partner Introductions:
Karena Smith, Business Development Manager - - ITN Source
Producer/Moderator
Peter Worsley, Managing Director, Licensing - Television - Eagle Rock
Participants
Dan Snow, Author, Journalist, Broadcaster - Ballista Media
Michael Comish, Co-Founder - Blinkbox
Adrienne Fréjacques, Head of Publishing - ARTE France
Michael E. Katz, Vice President, Programming & Production - The History Channel USA
Master Class
Berkeley / Gloucester
In Partnership with:
FOCAL International
In this Master Class we meet the team behind “Elusive Peace”, the award-winning documentary series that examines the last six years of the Arab-Israeli peace process from the point of view of Presidents and Prime Ministers, their Generals and Ministers and those behind the suicide bombs and assassinations. Join us as award-winning Producer, Norma Percy, and her team share their secrets to accessing and interviewing the likes of: Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak, as well as organisers of suicide bombings and assassinations.
What does it take to entice the illustrious and sometimes infamous to participate in historical documentaries? This session will enlighten on the do’s and don’ts of interviewing; the challenges and the rewards.
Partner Introductions:
Sue Malden, Chair - - FOCAL International
Moderator
Christine Whittaker, Archive Consultant - - C. Whittaker Archive Consultants
Producer
Julie Lewis, General Manager - - FOCAL International
Participants
Declan Smith, - Archive Researcher
Norma Percy, Director - Brook Lapping Productions Ltd.
Mark Anderson, Producer/Director - Freelance
Coffee Break
Ballrooms 1,2 and 4
In Partnership with:
Rai Educational
Delegates are invited to enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and refreshments.
Session
Berkeley / Gloucester
In Partnership with:
Rai Educational
This panel is an illuminating discussion of the practical and ethical considerations when making documentaries and dramas about horrific and evil acts such as genocide. Producer/Director Peter Raymont will lead the session, his position informed by his perspective of having produced and directed the Sundance Award-winning feature documentary, “Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire”.
Among the difficult issues to be discussed: personal releases from those who have died or are traumatized by killings, especially children; decisions about the inclusion of graphic footage of dismembered bodies; dealing with vulnerable people who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; dealing responsibly with those accused of killing and others involved in illegal acts; using graphic images to market films about genocide; ‘positioning’ films for the theatrical market; controls over the inclusion of commercials when broadcast.
Partner Introductions:
Piero A. Corsini, Commissioning Editor - RAI Educational - RAI - Radio Televisione Italiana
Producer/Moderator
Peter Raymont, President - - White Pine Pictures
Participants
Linda Melvern, Investigative Journalist - Author
Nick Fraser, Commissioning Editor - BBC Television
Eric Kabera, Producer/Director - Link Media Productions
Session
Ballroom Section 3
In Partnership with:
UKTV History
The World Congress of History Producers has partnered with the prestigious Grierson Awards to offer an exclusive session celebrating the nominees in the Best Historical Documentary category for these renowned British documentary awards. Nominated films include: “Elusive Peace - Israel and the Arabs” (Mark Anderson for Brook Lapping) BBC Two; “How Vietnam Was Lost (Two Days In October)” (Robert Kenner for Robert Kenner films) BBC One; “Timewatch: Pol Pot - Journey to the Killing Fields” (Andrew Williams for BBC) BBC Two; and “Tory! Tory! Tory!” (Don Jordan for Mentorn) BBC Four.
For more information visit: www.griersontrust.org
Partner Introductions:
Adrian Wills, Channel Head - UKTV History and UKTV Documentary - UKTV
Moderator
Brian Winston, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor of Media and Media Studies - - University of Lincoln
Producer
Jennifer Harkness, Director of Content - - World Congress of History Producers
Participants
Sam Collyns, Creative Head of Current Affairs - Mentorn
Norma Percy, Director - Brook Lapping Productions Ltd.
Don S. Jordan, Director - Mentorn Television
Declan Smith, - Archive Researcher
Robert Kenner, Producer/Director - Robert Kenner Films
By Appointment
Seymour / Devonshire
You’ve got ten minutes to make an impression! So get ready, polish your proposal, and choose the CE you want to pitch. This is speed pitching at its best. Who can apply? FACE TO FACE is open to any registered delegate. Reserve in advance through online signups. Please watch www.history2006.com for further details.
C21 Broadcaster Briefings: UKTV & ZDF German Public Television Network
Session
Berkeley / Gloucester
In Partnership with:
C21 Media
In these informal sessions, top programming Commissioning Editors from major broadcasters provide insight into their schedules, outline production priorities, discuss potential partnership deals and answer questions from delegates.
To submit your questions ahead of time, please include the name of the broadcaster in the subject title of your email and send your questions to :click here
Reception
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
In Partnership with:
The History Channel
In August 1939, one week before war began, the Cabinet War Rooms became operational in a former government storage basement.
In thirty-one rooms of this historic site, the most senior figures of Britain’s government and its armed forces worked, slept and survived the ferocious air attacks on London during the Second World War.
Recent restoration work has uncovered and opened areas of the site that remained hidden since the Second World War thus making the venue one of the most historic sites of modern British history.
Visit http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.826 for highlights of the Cabinet War Rooms
Our evening reception of canapes and wine is hosted by The History Channel.
Address:
Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London
Nearest Tube station: Westminster, Exit 6
Taxis: Available directly in front of the hotel.
Please arrange for your own transportation.
You may purchase one additional guest ticket to this event. Guest tickets are £50 each and are available on-site at the registration desk.
Attire: Business Casual
Partner Introductions:
Charles Maday, Senior Vice President Programming - - The History Channel
Michael E. Katz, Vice President, Programming & Production - The History Channel USA
* Note: we reserve the right to change this schedule at any time.
