30 Minutes With Sarah Jane Flynn (Canwest, Canada)

30 Minutes With Letícia Muhana (GNT, Brazil)

Animation Special Block

Case studies: developing animated series

Panel: “Opportunities for production financing in Brazil”

Animation Special Block - "Bible": formatting projects for the North American market

Manoel Rangel (Ancine)
Silvio Da-Rin (MinC)
Fernando Dias (ABPI-TV)
André Sturm (Cinema do Brasil)

Panel: "Latin America in the Global Marketplace"

What position does Latin American content occupy in the global TV market today? Is there room for growth in new products and services? What are the programming trends in the region?

Keynote Speaker
Fernando Gaitán, screenwriter and producer, "Ugly Betty "

Panelists
Raphael Correa (Globo)
Pedro Davila (Caracol TV, Colômbia)
Victor Herrera (Televisa)
Luis Silberwasser (Discovery Networks, EUA)

Panel: "Perspectives for the independent production"

What are the objective conditions for the development of independent TV productions in Brazil and in other LatAm countries.

Panelists
Laura Annalora (National Geographic, USA)
Denise Gomes (Bossa Nova)
François Sauvagnargues (Arte, França)
Silva Basmajian (National Film Board, Canada)

Host
Luis Antonio Silveira (Conspiração)

Panel: “The challenges of international co-production: successes and failures”

The volume of co-productions between Brazil and other countries is increasing year by year. Producers discuss the pros and cons of these partnerships, offering tips on what to expect and how to prepare before entering this market.

Painelists
Sylvia Stevens (Faction Films)
Guilherme Bokel (TV Globo)
Orlando Senna (TV Brasil)
Maurício Dias (ABPI-TV)
André Sturm (Cinema do Brasil)
Eric Michel (Javelot, Canadá)

Moderator
Tanya Kelen (Breakthrough, Canadá)

Panel: "Opportunities for production financing in Brazil”

New financing mechanisms have produced a more dynamic scenario for audiovisual production, one that places more demands on producers than tax incentives. How will the Audiovisual Sectoral Fund invest its R$77 million? What to expect from the audiovisual industry investment funds (Funcines) backed by BNDES.

Panelists
Sérgio Sá Leitão (Ancine)
Luis André Sá d'Oliveira (BNDES)

Host
Fernando Lauterjung (Tela Viva)

Panel: “Trends in programming”

What is the world buying? What are the main trends in new programming? Is the market for formats and scripts here to stay? An overview of the global contents market.

Presentation
Isabel Mayor (EurodataTV)

Panelists
Raphael Correa (TV Globo)
Carla Affonso (Endemol Globo)
Larry Higgs (TPI)
Elisabetta Zenatti (Bandeirantes)
Paulo Franco (TV Record)

Host
Raquel Yepes (Plural Entertainment)

Panel: "New medias: Who’s to win, who’s to lose"

IPTV, WebTV, mobile... The so-called new medias are everywhere, demanding creativity from producers and distributors. But who can profit from these platforms anyway? Which models can work for producers, distributors and broadcasters?

Panelists
Ernesto Ramirez (Quality, Mexico)
Bill McGowan (ChumTV, Canada)
Alvaro de La Fuente (Veranda Entertainment, USA)
Terra

Pitching Discovery / Forum Brasil

Five pre-selected productions running for the developing prize of US$ 20 mil sponsored by Discovery.

Jury
Michela Giorelli (Discovery, EUA)
André Rossi (Discovery, Brazil)
Wagner La-Bella (TV Cultura)
Richard Saiz (ITVS, EUA)
Israel do Valle (TV Brasil)
Sarah Jane Flynn (Canwest, Canada)

Special Animation Block

Panel and case study: Creative Development of Animation Series

Panelists
Mary Mackay-Smith (Lunessence, Canada)
Andre Breitman (2DLab)
Celia Catunda (TV Pinguim)
Tiago Melo (Mixer)

30 Minutes With "Richard Saiz (ITVS, USA)

30 Minutes With "Mario Sergio Cardoso e Mauro Garcia (TV Rá-Tim-Bum)

Pitching Animation

Jury
Tanya Kelen (Breakthrough, Canadá)
Daniela Vieira (Turner, EUA)
Carlos Tureta (Turner, EUA)
Mario Sérgio Cardoso (TV Rá-Tim-Bum)

Special Animation Block

Presentation: "Bíblia (The Bible)": content, presentation, projects all formatted for the North American market

Keynote speaker
Mary Mackay-Smith (Lunessence, Canada)

Pitching Series

Jury
Katia Murgel (Fox)
Jimmy Leroy (Viacom)
Elisabetta Zenatti (Band)
Johanna Samuel (Ballinran International, Canadá)

June 6th, 2008 - Novotel Jaraguá, São Paulo, Brazil*

Registration

Opening

Octavio Florisbal (TV Globo)

Panel: "Brazil and the Portuguese-Speaking Community"

Panelists
Paulo Markun (TV Cultura)
Orlando Senna (TV Brasil)
Alexandre Raposo (TV Record)

Panel: "Marketplace: An overview"

Executives from main Asian and African Portuguese-speaking broadcasters draw an overview of their markets, emphasizing some aspects such as competition, local programming, and integration with international markets.

Panelists
Simão Aguilaze (TVM, Mozambique)
Carlos Alberto Simonetti (Múltipla, Angola)
Marcos Oliveira (RCTV, Cape Verde)
Madalena Pina (TGB, Guinea Bissau)
João Francisco Pinto (TVM, Macau)
Mateus Ferreira (TVS, St. Tomé and Príncipe)

Presentation: "International market for Portuguese-speaking contents"

What is the international receptivity for Portuguese-speaking productions? How to compete with international productions? How to improve exchange within Portuguese-speaking countries?

Panelists
Marcelo Spínola (TV Globo, Brasil)
João Pedro Nava (SIC, Portugal)

Presentation: "Program DocTV"

Brazil’s Ministery of Culture’s Audiovisual Secretariat presents the basis of programs DocTV e DocTV IB, that put together TV and independent producers in the making of documentaries.

Panelists
Silvio Da-Rin (Audiovisual Secretary, Ministery of Culture)
Paulo Alcoforado (Ministery of Culture)
Zulu Araújo (Director, Fundação Palmares)

Panel: "United by the language: cooperation in Portuguese-speaking TVs"

What are the possibilities of information, programs and technology exchange for Brazil, Portugal, African and Asian broadcasters? How to turn that into a more effective and perennial cooperation?

Panelists
José Fragoso (RTP, Portugal)
Nelson Rosa (TPA, Angola)
Daniel David (STV, Mozambique)
Renato Wilmesdorfer (Canal Futura)
Antonio Dias (RTTL, Timor Leste)
Fernando José de Almeida (TV Cultura)