09:30 BST
Nothing Compares to EU
Host
Founder & Creative Director, Maramedia
Nigel Pope is Scotland’s foremost Natural History Producer with a track record encompassing formats like Big Cat Diary and Springwatch through to high rating and critically successful Blue Chip series like BBC2’s recent Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart and the PANDA winning...
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Participants
Acquisitions Executive, SVT
Henrik Ekman is SVT´s buyer of science and wildlife documentaries, with a background as film producer and journalist. He is also a writer and wildlife photographer.
Commissioning Editor, Executive Producer, ORF
Franz Fuchs was researcher, editor and managing editor for ORF’s documentaries, news and magazine programs. Developing new programs and directing documentaries for some years, he is now commissioning editor and senior producer for “Universum” (the ORF’s Natural History & History...
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Producer and MD, Crossing the Line Productions
John Murray is a cameraman/producer who runs Crossing the Line Films, an Irish Indie that foucses on producing authored wildlife and science films for many of the world's leading broadcasters. In the last five years their films have garnered five Emmy nominations, three Wildscreen...
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Commissioning Editor, France 5
Coraline Roch is Commissioning Editor for Acquisitions and International Co-productions at France 5, a channel of the France Televisions group. In recent years she has developed several projects with major partners such as ZDFE, ORF, PBS, NHNZ, and with independent producers...
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Sponsors
Monday October 10, 2016 09:30 - 10:30 BST
Watershed
1 Canon's Road, Bristol BS1 5TX
11:15 BST
On the Couch: Fred Kaufman
Host
Joint Founder of Icon Films, Creative Director, Executive Producer, Icon Films
Harry Marshall is the Creative Director of Icon Films – a long established award winning, UK independent production company. Over the last 25 years Icon Films has produced over 290 hours of high-end factual content for the international market. Harry was born and spent his childhood...
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Participants
Executive Producer, WNET/Thirteen Productions
For two decades, Fred Kaufman has been a leading executive in the natural history genre. As executive producer of the acclaimed Nature series since 1991, Kaufman has won multiple Emmys and Peabody Awards. During his tenure, Nature has been honored with over 700 industry awards and...
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Monday October 10, 2016 11:15 - 12:15 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
13:30 BST
Who Do You Think They Are?
Host
Founder and CEO, Barcroft Media
Sam Barcroft formed Barcroft Media in 2003 to provide editorial content to the international print media. The business aims to become the leading global provider of premium factual content documenting ‘the amazing side of life’. Barcroft Productions creates compelling programming...
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Participants
COO & Analyst, Enders Media
Gill is Chief Operating Officer of Enders Analysis, and also heads up its television practice. Enders Analysis produces independent, authoritative, trusted research on the UK’s telecoms, media, advertising, and creative industries. Enders Analysis publishes c 30 reports...
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Executive Producer, Nat Geo WILD
Ashley Hoppin oversees 80 hours of original programming annually across a broad range of topics including natural history, reality, science and adventure. Her highly acclaimed projects include the much-heralded Savage Kingdom mini-series, premiering this November; the award-winning...
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Brand Insight Manager, BBC Worldwide
Alice Ryan is brand insight manager at BBC Worldwide. In this role, Alice flies the flag for the audience; ensuring consumers are at the heart of planning and strategic thinking for international brands such as Top Gear, Doctor Who and BBC Earth. Prior to this role, Alice worked in...
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Monday October 10, 2016 13:30 - 14:30 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
09:30 BST
Disney & Nature
Host
Creative Director, Brian Leith Productions
Participants
General Manager, Disneynature
Jean-François has worked for The Walt Disney Company for more than 27 years. He was appointed General Manager of The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) France in September 2009 and in November 2012, he became dual General Manager for both TWDC France and TWDC Benelux. In October 2016 he...
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Tuesday October 11, 2016 09:30 - 10:30 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
11:15 BST
On the Couch: Walter Koehler
Host
Producer/Director, Hooded Crow Pictures
Steve has been making wildlife and science films for 30 years. He spent 10 years in the BBC's Natural History Unit before setting up his own company. He has produced films for all the major broadcasters and won many awards, including an Emmy and several Teton awards from Jackson Hole...
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Participants
CEO, Terra Mater Factual Studios
A BBC colleague called Walter last year an ‘industry legend’. For Terra Mater Factual Studios he is the heart and the head – incomparably experienced, highly dedicated and round-the-clock on duty. For Walter a long dreamed adventure became true when after 30 years at...
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Tuesday October 11, 2016 11:15 - 12:15 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
11:30 BST
Telly - Getting In and Getting On
Participants
Talent Manager, BBC
Talent Manager across editorial talent for the Natural History Unit and Documentaries at BBC Studios in Bristol.
Director of Production, Icon Films
Andie Clare is the Director of Production at Icon Films – a long established award winning, UK independent production company. Over the last 25 years Icon Films has produced over 300 hours of high-end factual content for the international market. Andie grew up in the Lancashire...
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Talent Manager, BBC
Gaynor Scattergood is a Talent Manager for BBC Natural History Unit, crewing up Landmarks, Digital and Children’s programming. She’s been a Talent Manager at BBC Bristol since 2004, covering production management, factual and now the NHU. She started her career as a secretary...
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Tuesday October 11, 2016 11:30 - 13:30 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
14:45 BST
Shooting Beneath the Surface
Host
Director / Cameraman
Doug Allan is one of the world’s best known and respected topside and underwater cameramen. He specialises in natural history, expedition and science documentaries in some of the wildest and most remote places on our planet. He’s particularly experienced in the polar zones north...
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Participants
Diving support and underwater risk assessment advisor, Bristol Channel Diving Services Ltd
Neil has spent his entire working life underwater, and now spends his time working with media production companies and presenters in a range of underwater environments from Natural History to Commercials, and TV Drama, he is currently advising the BBC NHU “Oceans” team...
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Senior Researcher, BBC
I have been working as a senior researcher on BBC Ocean (Blue Planet II) for the past two years, a series that is at the forefront of cutting edge underwater filming technology and ocean science. This has involved mammoth research and field efforts to reveal brand new behaviour and...
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Producer, Silverback Films
Hugh produces world-class films about the natural world and his particular specialty is filming wildlife in the oceans. For 18 years Hugh worked at the BBC on BAFTA and Emmy award winning programmes such as Africa, The Blue Planet and Nature’s Great Events. Now at Silverback Films...
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Sponsors
Tuesday October 11, 2016 14:45 - 16:45 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
15:15 BST
Be Smart, Be Your Own Channel
Host
Zoologist, writer, TV presenter, Pink Tree Frog Productions
Lucy Cooke is an award-winning producer, TV presenter and best-selling author with a Masters in zoology. She studied at Oxford university under Richard Dawkins before embarking on a television career writing, producing and directing high profile documentary series for all the main...
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Participants
Executive Vice President of Programming, Curiosity Stream
Currently, Steve Burns is Executive Vice President of Programming for CuriosityStream. His career spans more than 25 years from National Geographic producer to senior executive positions at Discovery Networks, returning to National Geographic as Executive Vice President of Global...
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Executive Vice President of Content, Blue Ant Media
Vanessa Case has worked on international brands such as the National Geographic Channel, HGTV and History Channel, she has brought her significant foresight of understanding “what the consumer wants” to the Blue Ant Media team. As EVP Content Vanessa oversees the creation of original...
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Executive Vice President, Programming & Production, Smithsonian Channel
David Royle leads the editorial team that launched the Smithsonian Channel, overseeing commissioning, acquiring, producing and scheduling. Smithsonian Channel is now available by satellite, cable and telecom service, as well as on multiple digital and mobile platforms. In November...
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CEO Doclights / Head of NDR natural history unit, NDR Naturfilm / Doclights
Since 2001 Jörn Röver has been Head of the Natural History Unit of the German public broadcaster NDR and CEO of Doclights. The production company supplies weekly prime time slots on NDR and ARD (First Channel). The films have won over 300 awards including several Wildscreen Pandas...
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Tuesday October 11, 2016 15:15 - 16:15 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
09:00 BST
Staying Alive! The Risky Business of Health and Safety
Participants
Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Images of Adventure Ltd
Phil is founder and MD of production company Images of Adventure, he is an accomplished Producer Director Cinematographer specialising in broadcast observational documentaries. Phil an enviable track record of working on assignment in extreme and challenging environments across the...
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Wednesday October 12, 2016 09:00 - 11:00 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
11:15 BST
On the Couch: Tom McDonald
Host
Senior Reporter, Broadcast
Hannah Gannagé-Stewart has been a journalist for eight years covering a range of areas including, the third sector, law and broadcasting. She specialises in business news reporting and joined Broadcast in March 2015 after more than two years on the news desk at The Lawyer. As senior...
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Participants
Head of Commissioning, Natural History & Specialist Factual, BBC
Tom McDonald is the head of commissioning for Natural History and Specialist Factual. Recent highlights include the BAFTA winning Big Blue Live, the BAFTA nominated The Hunt and How To Stay Young on BBC ONE; Victorian Bakers, Choose The Right Puppy For You, World's Busiest Railway...
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Wednesday October 12, 2016 11:15 - 12:15 BST
Watershed
1 Canon's Road, Bristol BS1 5TX
13:30 BST
Sell the Sizzle not the Steak
Host
Creative Director, Oxford Scientific Films
Caroline Hawkins has been with OSF since 2004. She is the creator of the international hit Meerkat Manor. Her other credits include Fatal Attractions,There’s A Rhino in My House, Lemur Street,Jessica the Hippo (Animal Planet), Bad@$$ Animals (National Geographic Wild) and Honey...
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Participants
Head of Development - Natural History Unit, BBC
Doug has led the in-house Development team for the BBC NHU now for several years - having come from production he felt he needed the rest, but was sadly mistaken when it materialised that in fact it much harder, was more vague and even more work. Although he is proud of everything...
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Executive Producer, Nat Geo WILD
Ashley Hoppin oversees 80 hours of original programming annually across a broad range of topics including natural history, reality, science and adventure. Her highly acclaimed projects include the much-heralded Savage Kingdom mini-series, premiering this November; the award-winning...
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Chief Executive and Founder, Plimsoll Productions Ltd
Grant Mansfield is CEO and Founder of Plimsoll Productions, the UK's fastest growing indie with more than 20 series in production. Before launching the company in 2014 he spent 3 years in LA as CEO, Zodiak USA where his credits included Secret Millionaire and Celebrity Wife Swap...
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Commissioning Editor, Channel 5
Lucy Willis is currently Commissioning Editor: Factual at Channel 5. She commissions factual programming across the channel including history and specialist factual with recent successes including Henry VII and His Six Wives, the Inside series and Sea Monsters and Visious...
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Wednesday October 12, 2016 13:30 - 14:30 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
17:00 BST
What the NHU Did Next
Participants
Head, Natural History Unit, BBC
Julian was appointed Head of the BBC Natural History Unit in September 2016. His previous Executive Producer role had a portfolio across radio, TV and digital. His TV credits include: Wild Africa, Tigers About the House, Ivory Wars, India: Natures Wonderland. His radio credits...
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Wednesday October 12, 2016 17:00 - 18:00 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
09:30 BST
The "D" Word
Host
Executive Producer, Avatar Productions
After producing his first film for the BFI/C4 in 1998, Deep worked as a documentary producer for 15 years and won a number of international awards before making the hit BBC drama series The Indian Doctor. His subsequent work has won BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast awards and alongside...
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Participants
Director of Creative Media, University of the West of England
Journalist and broadcaster, Lynn's career spans newspapers, radio and television. She covered health and community affairs as a BBC radio and tv correspondent and went on to direct and produce ground-breaking documentary series including Anatomy of a Crime - which won the Grierson...
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Talent Manager, BBC
Talent Manager across editorial talent for the Natural History Unit and Documentaries at BBC Studios in Bristol.
Commissioning Executive, ITV
Satmohan Panesar got his first opportunity in television with a stint of work experience at Princess Productions, where over a period two years he was fortunate enough to work on some of their biggest shows as a researcher, including the first three series of The Friday Night Project. Continuing...
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Series Producer, Tigress Productions
Sarah Peat is an Executive Producer at Tigress and has overseen some of the company’s most technically challenging productions including Elephant: Life after Death and Hippo: Nature’s Wild Feast for Channel 4. She also devised and produced Winter Viruses and Countdown to...
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Thursday October 13, 2016 09:30 - 10:30 BST
Watershed
1 Canon's Road, Bristol BS1 5TX
11:15 BST
On the Couch: Janet Han Vissering
Host
Managing Director, Icon Films
As Managing Director of Icon Films, she is responsible for the strategic direction, personnel development, and drives marketing the company. Laura also Executive Produces much of Icon’s output.
Laura is a prominent member of the Bristol production community and Chaired the first...
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Participants
Senior Vice President of Development & Production, Nat Geo WILD
As Senior Vice President of Development & Production for Nat Geo WILD, Janet Han Vissering is responsible for over 150 hours of programming commissioned each year for broadcast in 166 countries, 330 million homes and 34 languages worldwide. In her role, Vissering manages WILD’s...
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Thursday October 13, 2016 11:15 - 12:15 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
14:45 BST
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Budget
Participants
Production Manager, Tigress Productions
Tina has worked in factual television production for over 10 years and has extensive experience in adventure, wildlife, factual and factual entertainment programme making. She's worked both as a co-ordinator and a production manager on programmes and series of all shapes, sizes and...
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Production Manager, Tigress Productions
Amy Twomey is a Production Manager with almost 20 years' experience in television production. She has worked on a wide variety of factual programming – with equally varied budgets - from one off specials to longer running serials. Working largely for Tigress Productions...
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Thursday October 13, 2016 14:45 - 16:45 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
15:15 BST
Friends with Benefits - Building the Perfect Co-Production Partnership
Host
CEO, Founder, True to Nature
Until June 2016, Wendy was Head of the BBC Natural History Unit where she was responsible for delivering successes including BBC One Landmarks, Africa and Life Story, BAFTA award winning Big Blue Live, BBC Two Trilogies Wild Japan and New Zealand, and BBC One’s Attenborough's Giant...
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Participants
Series Producer, BBC
Having started his career as researcher on David Attenborough's Private Life plants in 1991, Mark has developed a reputation as a creative storyteller and programme -maker who has worked across a wide range of television genres from "Deadly 60 Top Tens" to "Gardeners World...
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Executive Producer, BBC
James Honeyborne is Executive Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit. He’s currently making the BBC1 mega-landmark series ‘OCEAN’ and recently over-saw production of BAFTA-winning series, ‘Big Blue Live’. Other recent series include: ‘Wild New Zealand’, ‘Wild Patagonia...
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Executive Producer, Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm
Britta is Executive Producer and Deputy Head at German production company Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm. NDR Naturfilm regularly co-produces series with the BBC's Natural History Unit, National Geographic and other leading European and German broadcasters. Britta just completed...
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NHK Cosmomedia Europe, Executive Producer
Tomonori Take joined NHK as a program director/producer. He has been producing numerous slots of natural history productions such as Wildlife, Nature Wonderland, Inspiring Landscapes - Nature of Japan. During his career, he has strived to capture the dynamic lives of the wild...
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Series Producer, BBC
Adam White is a BAFTA winning series producer at the BBC Natural History Unit. He has been making wildlife films for over 20 years and has tracked animals and plants right across the globe. His work spans a huge variety of formats and outputs from children’s wildlife shows like...
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Thursday October 13, 2016 15:15 - 16:15 BST
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
17:00 BST
Story-bite Sales
Participants
Founder and CEO, Barcroft Media
Sam Barcroft formed Barcroft Media in 2003 to provide editorial content to the international print media. The business aims to become the leading global provider of premium factual content documenting ‘the amazing side of life’. Barcroft Productions creates compelling programming...
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Friday October 14, 2016 17:00 - 17:40 BST
Watershed
1 Canon's Road, Bristol BS1 5TX