Industry Sessions Partnership
We are delighted to announce that Documentary Campus and Sheffield Doc/Fest will partner for the second year to present the Industry Conference Sessions at the 2012 Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Building on the success of last year’s programme, the 2012 sessions will cover a broad range of topics aimed to deliver the best possible, up to date information and training from international and UK based documentary experts.
We’ll shine a light on current trends, introduce you to new markets, expand your skills and knowledge through keynotes, panels, workshops, forums, masterclasses and of course give you great parties for networking and catching up with colleagues and collaborators.
Markets beyond UK borders will come direct to you here at Sheffield. Commissioning editors from the major Chinese networks, as well as European, North American and Australian channels, will let you know about their slots. Consider your co-production prospects with Asia, where dynamic economies and financial reforms continue to entice international investors.
Filmmakers from East Africa will present a new wave of documentary. South American and Balkan filmmakers will showcase their latest productions. Well also focus on the Middle East with special guests who have been on the frontline of media production and commissioning over the last 18 months. Is it time to get serious about working with Middle East producers if so, where to start?
We have a great session on hybrid films - how to merge the best of fiction and factual. Science slots will feature prominently again with Science at Sheffield. The media landscape is constantly changing and reinventing itself, if you think you’ve heard it all before, think again. Market trends, and even decision makers can shift surprisingly fast, make sure you stay up to date by finding out who’s commissioning what in the UK and around the world.
Conventional marketing and financing has changed - more choice for you, more platforms for viewers, more ownership for everyone. Hear the latest on crowdfunding. Is it really a viable alternative to more traditional ways of raising finance, or is there a new financing model in the wings?
Convergence will be a focus again this year. Learn how to shape your stories to take advantage of the incredible range of distribution opportunities available in the multi platform and connected TV world.
We even discuss the dark side of those platforms. What happens when your footage or film is ripped-off? Watch out for the Mammoth case study and find out what happens when rare footage of a hairy has-been ignites a copyright brouhaha after it appears on YouTube.
And finally, once again, well be running our successful masterclass programme featuring renowned filmmakers Victor Kossakovsky, Carol Morley and Michael Apted and many more.
The Sheffield 2012 Industry Conference Sessions mean Documentary Campus and Doc/Fest can combine their efforts to achieve their shared goals; to maximise international documentary co-production through networking opportunities. To connect people who may never have otherwise met. To facilitate creative collaborations in an environment that buzzes with vibrant professionals whose achievements, past, present, and future, make this industry one we all want to be part of.
We hope you enjoy the programme.
About Documentary Campus
Renowned for its documentary training offers in Europe, Documentary Campus provides advanced training for professionals and up-and-coming talent in the European documentary sector. Over the past eleven years Documentary Campus has hosted over 50 events in Europe, trained 7,000 international delegates and has organised 11 Masterschools.
About Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield Doc/Fest attracts over 2,300 international delegates to its dynamic film and TV market where the documentary, theatrical and TV worlds converge with digital, online and mobile communities. Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket last year resulted in a record 20m of (mostly international co-production) deals in negotiation.
"We are delighted to continue our fruitful partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest and tie in with the success of last year. In 2012, our goal is to expand the international melting pot of exchange as it is time to share visions and knowledge to conquer new markets."
Donata von Perfall, Director Documentary Campus
“Through our partnership we are able to maximise our impact on the documentary industry - we aim to help the documentary industry thrive and stay alive and pooling our resources has allowed us to put on an internationally peerless session programme for you all.”
Heather Croall, Festival Director Sheffield Doc/Fest