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Record number of Australian delegates to attend Content London
More than 85 Australian delegates, a record number and more than double the previous year, will attend Content London next week. The Australian delegation includes representatives from the following production companies (projects they are known for in brackets): Ambience Entertainment (Tomorrow When the War Began) Arenamedia (The Warriors) Beyond Distribution (Mythbusters) Blackfella Films (Deep Water) […]
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YouTube drama chief to keynote at Content London
With just over a week to go Content London has confirmed YouTube’s head of drama series and movies, Jon Wax, will keynote at The International Drama Summit on Wednesday November 29. Wax is responsible for building YTO’s original drama slate as well as overseeing acquisition and production of YouTube’s movie roster. He was previously executive […]
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C21 announces Unscripted Entertainment Forum agenda
The Unscripted Entertainment Forum will take place on Monday November 27 as part of the Content London three-day event. This one-day conference brings together producers, distributors and broadcasters to discuss trends and opportunities in factual entertainment programming from around the world. The agenda has been announced today, featuring a raft of top speakers for the […]
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International Drama Awards finalists announced
The finalists have been announced in C21’s International Drama Awards, which are voted for by the world’s leading scripted commissioners and buyers. From 572 entries across 11 categories, the finalists reflect the prolific drama output over the past 12 months. The winners will be announced at the International Drama Awards Ceremony between 6pm and 7pm […]
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The global scripted business meets at Content London
C21’s International Drama Summit at Content London has published its agenda for the sold-out event at the end of November. More than 1400 executives, representing all the major drama players will attend. Sister conference Drama Summit West will take place in LA on May 17 and 18, 2018. More than 700 delegates attended this event […]
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Nickelodeon, CBeebies, DR join Kids Content Futures line-up
The agenda for C21’s Kids Content Futures conference, which takes place on November 28 as part of Content London, has been announced. The event will provide a host of networking opportunities alongside stimulating sessions featuring some of the most active commissioners and producers of children’s content working in the business today. CLICK HERE TO GET […]
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Finalists announced in Drama Script Competition
Six finalists, from 252 entries, have been selected in the Drama Series Script Competition organised by C21, eOne and Script Angel.
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C21’s International Drama Summit – SOLD OUT
The International Drama Summit, which takes place as part of Content London between November 27 and 29, has sold out. More than 1400 registered speakers and delegates will enjoy an unrivalled conference program, screenings, premieres and networking at the three-day event. With more than a month to go The International Drama Summit at Content London […]
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Drama Series Pitch sees eight new series bid for finance
C21 has announced the eight dramas bidding to attract additional finance and coproduction partners through the first Drama Series Pitch, which will take place on Wednesday November 29 at Content London. The eight projects were selected from 42 submissions from established drama creators worldwide. The projects will be pitched in front of conference to a […]
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Canada comes to C21’s Unscripted
The Canadian Media Producers Association; BC Producers Branch and Creative BC, are coordinating a delegation of some of Canada’s leading producers in factual entertainment to Content London. Representatives from 10 Vancouver-based television production companies including Anaid Productions, eOne Unscripted, Great Pacific Media, Lark Productions, Omnifilm Entertainment and Partners in Motion are some who will join […]
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Netflix joins Content London line-up
Elizabeth Bradley, vice president of content at Netflix, will talk to award-winning producer and Sister Pictures founder Jane Featherstone, in a keynote interview at Content London. Bradley will discuss the evolving industry, including commission and coproduction strategy at Netflix, what lessons have been learned and what we can expect from Netflix in the years to come. She has been […]
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Sofia Helin on Heder and The Bridge 4 at Content London
Content London will get up close and personal with Sofia Helin, star of The Bridge, who will also discuss her upcoming drama Heder, in a Drama Summit One-On-One during the event. Helin was awarded the Swedish TV award Kristallen and the Danish TV award Robert for her critically acclaimed role as Saga Norén in the […]
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BBC, DR, Turner, Nickelodeon, Studio AKA in for Kids Content Futures
Eight new speakers have joined the line-up for C21’s Kids Content Futures, the one-day conference that takes place on November 28 as part of Content London. The event will provide a host of networking opportunities alongside stimulating sessions featuring some of the most active commissioners and producers of children’s content working in the business today. […]
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Romper Stomper case study at Content London
Original creator Geoffrey Wright, will be at Content London to discuss the remake of his classic film Romper Stomper, in a one hour case study that tells the story of how the franchise is being refreshed as a six hour series. A Stan original series, Romper Stomper (6×60’) is a Roadshow Rough Diamond production in […]
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All3, Armoza, BBC, Endemol Shine, Vice, Warner Bros in for C21’s Unscripted
C21’s Unscripted Entertainment Forum, which takes place on November 27 as part of Content London, has added six new speakers to the line-up, from All3, Armoza Formats, BBC Factual, Endemol Shine, Vice and Viceland and Warner Bros. These speakers join a stellar line-up of unscripted entertainment executives taking part in the one day event, which […]
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McMafia case study at Content London
The inside story of McMafia, the highly anticipated AMC/BBC/Cuba Pictures copro, created by Hossein Amini and James Watkins and directed by Watkins will be unravelled in a one-hour case study at Content London. The eight-part mini-series was inspired by the 2008 book of the same name by journalist Misha Glenny and stars James Norton as the British-raised son of a Russian mafia boss […]
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The Love Island effect at Unscripted
A case study on global hit Love Island at C21’s Unscripted Entertainment Forum will examine how the show was supercharged into a TV phenomenon, and how it is being repurposed for global roll-out. The session will aim to uncover how to adapt a hit show and create high-impact TV that reaches a new audience. Love […]
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Australian drama in focus at Content London
Australia’s leading scripted players will take part in an Australian Focus at Content London, designed to uncover their development agendas and appetite for international coproduction. The panel is supported by a significant presence of the Australian scripted business, which sees more than 60 executives attend under the Screen Australia and Film Victoria banners. Speakers include: […]
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HBO, Hulu, Starz, Lookout Point join Content London line-up
Content London has added a raft of new speakers from leading US premium cable and streaming platforms, along with Lookout Point chairman and joint CEO Simon Vaughan to its speaker line-up. A focus on US premium cable will feature at The International Drama Summit at Content London. This session will see leading players outline their […]
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Spanish delegation heads to Content London
Spanish production companies are coming to Content London under the Icex Spain Trade and Investment banner to showcase how the Spanish TV industry is now playing in the big league when it comes to scripted production in Europe. The main broadcasters and producers from Spain will take part in a focus on the country, which features […]
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The City and The City to premiere at Content London
Lead actor David Morrissey (left), and writer Tony Grisoni will take part in a case study on The City and The City, ahead of its C21 premiere at Content London. Adapted by Grisoni and directed by Tom Shankland, The City and The City is produced by Mammoth Screen for BBC Two. It is distributed internationally by […]
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Magnificent seven line up for Kids Content Futures
The first seven speakers have been announced for C21’s Kids Content Futures conference, which takes place on November 28 as part of Content London 2017. CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR EARLYBIRD TICKET AND SAVE £100. The event will provide a host of networking opportunities alongside stimulating sessions featuring some of the most active commissioners and […]
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Italy returns in force to Content London
APT, the Italian Independent Television Producers, has announced it is supporting a delegation to attend Content London 2017 for the second year. APT is a trade association representing almost 50 independent television production companies, operating on fiction, entertainment, cartoon and documentary, with regard to Institutions and broadcasters for their industrial growth and interests. “Last year the […]
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Final 10 TIER 2 Earlybird tickets for Content London about to sell out
There are 10 TIER 2 Earlybird Tickets for The International Drama Summit remaining. These tickets cost £699, saving £200 on the full ticket price of £899 and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are thinking of coming to the Drama Summit, please act fast. When these are sold out TIER 3 tickets […]
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Top speakers line up for Unscripted
C21 has announced the first seven speakers for its upcoming Unscripted Entertainment Forum, which takes place as part of Content London on November 27. You can find out more about Unscripted by CLICKING HERE. You can register for Unscripted at the Earlybird Rate of £299 by CLICKING HERE. Stephen Lambert, CEO, Studio Lambert and chairman […]
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Amazon’s dramatic plans for Content London
Georgia Brown, Amazon’s director of original television for Europe, will outline her commissioning strategy across Europe at Content London. Amazon has been ramping up its originals strategy for some time, spending big on Frank Spotnitz drama The Man In The High Castle, which was recently renewed for a third run without Spotnitz on board, and […]
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Earlybird Drama Summit tickets to sell out as new speakers announced
TIER 2 earlybird tickets for The International Drama Summit are almost sold out! These tickets cost £699, saving £200 on the full ticket price of £899 and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are thinking of coming to the Drama Summit, please act fast. CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TIER 2 TICKET […]
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Head of Wattpad Studios keynotes at Drama Summit
With self-publishing platforms now creating a new generation of authors and fresh IP to turn into drama, Aron Levitz, head of Wattpad Studios shares the vision of one of the world’s most successful next gen content businesses and explains how drama producers can work with the platform. How can television studios and producers embrace audiences […]
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TVFI swells French Content London presence
More than 80 French drama executives attended Content London 2016. An even higher turnout is anticipated this year with the return of a delegation organised through TV France International. With the major broadcasters set to participate in the French Channels Focus panel, a raft of production and distribution companies are also in support. […]
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Drama Series Pitch Competition launches at Content London
The first Drama Series Pitch Competition will take place during The International Drama Summit at Content London, providing a new platform to launch scritped series.
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Brazilian delegation for Content London
Brazilian Content has announced a delegation to Content London to to boost coproduction and licensing opportunities between Brazilian producers and the international market. In March 2017 the audiovisual coproduction treaty between Brazil and UK came into force. Brazilian Content will organize a trade mission to UK in November and part of the activities is to […]
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Neil Cross joins Drama Summit for Hard Sun focus
Luther creator Neil Cross will share the story of his upcoming drama Hard Sun in an hour-long case study session at C21’s International Drama Summit in November. The new 6×60′ drama is produced by Euston Films for BBC1 and is distributed internationally by FremantleMedia. Cross is a British novelist and screenwriter best known as the […]
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Drama Summit adds Grisoni, C4, Two Brothers, Walter Presents, eOne, TF1 and more
C21 has confirmed several more key speakers for The International Drama Summit, adding Bell Media, C4, eOne UK, Two Brothers, Tony Grisoni, Walter Presents, TF1, and Atrium TV to the line up. They join previously-announced drama bosses Eleonora Andreatta, director, Rai Fiction (Italy); Philipp Steffens, head of fiction, RTL (Germany); Olivier Wotling, director of fiction, […]
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C21 launches Unscripted Entertainment Forum
C21 has announced The Unscripted Entertainment Forum, a new one-day event, will take place on November 27 as part of Content London. The one-day conference will bring together producers, distributors and broadcasters to discuss trends and opportunities in factual entertainment programming from around the world. It will chart the commissioning strategies, audience behaviours and future […]
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C21 Drama Summit announces first speakers
More than 200 heads of drama prep for Content London With more than 200 heads of drama set to attend The International Drama Summit at Content London, we are pleased to announce the first six to join the speaker line-up. Another 100 speakers, from writers, directors and showrunners to SVOD platforms, the world’s leading scripted […]