Rodolphe Belmer, COO, Canal+, and David Frank, CEO, Zodiak Media Group, will present keynotes on Monday 4 April, kicking off the MIPTV 2011 Producers’ Forum. MIPTV runs from 4 to 7 April, in Cannes.
Co-production will be the key topic at the MIPTV 2011 Producers’ Forum. Two days of conferences and matchmaking sessions will be devoted to the subject, with the launch this year of a brand new lounge dedicated to industry meetings and working sessions, which will be the hub for the co-production focus. Conferences will develop themes such as drama co-production through specific case studies; TV networks’ global strategies in terms of co-production laid out by some key industry players; and special regional workshops on both Asia and Latin America.
“We are delighted to welcome Rodolphe Belmer and David Frank, two leading industry figures who will deliver their respective visions on recent changes and the future of content production, from their positions as heads of major European groups with significant international reach,”said Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM’s Television Division.
Among the numerous industry leaders addressing MIPTV, Rodolphe Belmer will focus on the importance of original programming, one of the mainstays of Canal+, with such notable series as XIII and Borgia, currently being filmed, and will highlight the key role of co-production for drama with international ambitions.
Following a career in investment banking and journalism, David Frank set up RDF Media in 1993, producing numerous award-winning TV shows in the UK and US and in the process creating one of the UK’s leading independent production companies. Last year, RDF Media Group became part of the Zodiak Media Group, with David Frank taking the helm.
