Stillerman to keynote Drama Summit

CONTENT LONDON: Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development at the network behind Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, will give a keynote at C21’s International Drama Summit, part of Content London between November 29 and December 1.

Joel Stillerman

In a one-on-one interview, Stillerman will discuss the state of the market, what he is looking for from international partners and discuss the production and development slate at AMC and Sundance TV, which he also presides over.

AMC has been responsible for some of the most iconic and character-driven shows in global television, including Mad Men (winning the Emmy for outstanding drama four years in a row) and Breaking Bad (six of the last eight).

He also oversees The Walking Dead, the highest rated drama series in basic cable history, Fear the Walking Dead and Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul. Other recent hits include Hell on Wheels, Humans, Into the Badlands, The Making of The Mob, The Night Manager and Preacher.

Stillerman also oversees Sundance TV, which under his tenure was billed as the fastest growing entertainment network among its target audience of adults 25-54 for the year. Its 2016 scripted slate has included Peabody Award-winning Rectify; Hap & Leonard, based on the Joe Lansdale novels; The Last Panthers, a coproduction with Sky Atlantic and Canal+; Cleverman from Australia, coproduced with Red Arrow International; Rebellion, an Irish mini-series coproduced with Zodiak Rights, Touchpaper TV and RTÉ; and family drama series The A-Word, coproduced with Keshet International, Fifty Fathoms, Keshet UK and BBC One.

He joined AMC with more than 20 years of experience developing, producing and writing for film and television. This included a stint as chairman of indie film and TV production company Yolo Films. He has also served as VP of production and executive producer at MTV Networks.

Other US channel keynotes announced to date include Eric Schrier, president of original programming at FX, the cableco behind Fargo, The Americans and The People vs OJ Simpson; and Channing Dungey, president of entertainment at ABC.

You can find other announced speakers for the 2016 Summit here.

The International Drama Summit takes place at Picturehouse Central in London’s West End, with the venue opening for registration and the opening night party on November 28. You can find out more about the event and register online by clicking here.

The three-day event features an unrivalled conference agenda, drama premieres, screenings programme, coproduction marketplace, networking lounges, drama series case studies, broadcaster briefings, writers room strand, craft workshops, coproduction and finance sessions, kids’ content futures, and much more.

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