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Looking for a chance to talk informally to some of the key buyers, experts and decision-makers at Doc/Fest?

Come to our intensive, short, sharp session of ‘round table’ meetings for limited numbers where key international financiers and advisors present themselves to delegates and hold group discussions.

This is a way to make connections with funders and experts, introduce yourself to them, discuss the practicalities of working with them creatively and financially, and gather information on documentary financing in an informal and relaxed way in small groups.

In 2011, there will be 3 Round Table sessions, each lasting for 2 hours. One on Thursday, one on Friday, and 1 on Saturday, each themed by a particular kind of decision maker.

Attendance is first-come first-served and limited in number due to the need for intimacy in this special format.

How to do the Round Tables

The Round Tables are an information-exchange session, where you have the opportunity to discuss funding matters with a variety of Decision-makers; whether they are sales agent, distributor, commissioning editor, mentor/export, amongst others. Each slot lasts 15 minutes offering concise head-to-heads with the decision-maker and a group of fellow delegates, totalling no more than 10.

As each session is scheduled to be succinct, yet still constructive, it is wise to do your research on each Decision Maker’s remit and outlook in advance. Familiarising yourself with who the Decision Maker is and what types of subjects, formats or concept they work with will obviously aid the flow of discussion.

Once you’ve arrived and been assigned to your first table, each group will move in a clockwise fashion – from table to table – allowing you to speak to each table by the end of the session. Each discussion will last 15 minutes, after which you’ll hear a teabell and be asked to move on. Please be attentive to this process as any lingering can have a domino effect.

Remember that any discussion brought to what you think might be a premature end can always be continued afterwards, and please bear in mind that it’s not a private conversation between yourself and the Decision Maker but an initial group discussion from which future working relationships may hopefully emerge.

ROUND TABLE SESSION THURSDAY JUNE 9th - 15:30pm - 17:30pmthis sessions is now SOLD OUT


Orly Ravid & Tim Sparke
Jenny Raskin
Andy Whittaker & Adam Chapnick
Stefan Kloos & Andrew Mer
Dan Berger

ROUND TABLE SESSION FRIDAY JUNE 10th - 15:30pm - 17:30pmthis sessions is now SOLD OUT


Claire Aguilar
Beth Janson
Maxyne Franklin
Sheryl Crown
Natalie Difford & Adella Ladjevardi

ROUND TABLE SESSION SATURDAY JUNE 11th - 11am - 13:15pm (please note that this session will start with a short panel discussion, before breaking out into the smaller groups)this sessions is now SOLD OUT


Esther Van Messel & Gitte Hansen
Diana Holzberg
Anais Clanet & Cat le Clef
Andrea Hock & Irena Takovski
Philippa Kowarsky

To find out more on each Decision Maker, please read their profiles here.

To sign up to the Round Tables, please email Floury Crum, via floury [@] sidf.co.uk.
We will take requests on a first-come, first-serve basis and will only select those to take part on the Round Table session when it is appropriate to the Decision Makers attending the Round Table.