Focus On: ITV Festival 2009 Industry Panels
July 29th, 2009
The Independent Television Festival, which B-Side first partnered with in 2008, is a unique event that encourages change in conventional television and the growth of artistic expression in TV and new media. This year’s fest runs Friday, July 31st through Thursday, August 6th in Los Angeles and is packed with independently-produced pilots, international shows, web series and mobisodes, in addition to informative industry panels and networking events.
The 2009 ITV Festival lineup features panels that are not to be missed, including:
Development: Executives Explain – August 1st, 2:30 PM
The process of development to many people is a mysterious underworld reserved for the privileged. In this panel, development executives and development gurus will simplify the process, outlining and explaining what to expect, how to protect yourself and how to move your project up the ladder.
Panelists:
Scott Freeman, EVP Bunim Murray
Monika Zielinska, Manager, Comedy Central
David Bickel, Executive Producer, Yes, Dear
Andy Weil, Exectuvie, Berman Braun
International Format Panel: Selling Your Show Overseas – August 4th, 3:30 PM
If you’re developing any kind of show at all, you simply have to have a concept about its viability in the international market. That makes it more enticing to buyers and more profitable for you. But how do you even do that? How does a show like Cash Cab sell in 40 different countries? If there’s a show I love in Calcutta, what should I do if I think it can be a hit in the USA? This panel is all about selling formats, one of the most profitable ventures in the entertainment business.
Panelists:
Karrie Wolfe, SVP RDF USA
Kevin Kappock, Former VP Lion Television
Matt Gaven, Executive Producer
Special Screening with Kevin Pollak – August 5th, 8:30 PM
Kevin Pollak will be on hand to talk about his independent venture which the LA Times describes thusly… “Kevin pollak’s Chat show is streamed on the internet, and there’s no reason to stop a good interview – not for time slots, not for commercials and certainly not for censors. The long-format show is unlike anything else on the web or certainly, with its unfiltered conversations, on broadcast television.”
For a full list of panels and the complete ITV Festival programming lineup, be sure to visit the B-Side-hosted interactive online schedule. Tickets are still available & can be purchased online.
