Documentary Campus Masterschool Final Pitching Session

Leipzig, Germany - 24 & 25 October 2009

These interviews were conducted during the Documentary Campus Masterschool Final Pitching Session in Leipzig on 24 & 25 October 2009.

Going to Market - Sheffield Doc/Fest

by Fernanda Rossi

This new webisode series called Going to Market is a short review of the key doc markets around the world with interviews. Very informative and to the point so filmmakers can decide where to go and why. Here is the Sheffield one.

Documentary Campus 3rd Open Training Session "Documentaries: Secrets of Success"

Chania, Crete / Greece - 3, 4 & 5 July 2009

The interviews were conducted during the 3rd Open Training Session "Documentaries: Secrets of Success" in Chania on 3-5 July 2009. The following programmers and producers from across the globe shared their recipes of success with us:

Tabitha Jackson, More4, UK - Fiona Campbell, BBC, UK - Elizabeth Klinck, Elizabeth Klinck Research, Canada - David Glover, Channel 4, UK - Alan Hayling, Renegade Pictures, UK - Jihan El-Tahri, Director & Writer, France.

To learn what they have to say, simply click here.

To watch a trailer of the 3rd Open Training Session, click here.

Documentary Campus 2nd Open Training Session "Faster, Leaner, Keener, Meaner"

Manchester, United Kingdom - 23 & 24 May 2009

The interviews were conducted during the 2nd Open Training Session "Faster, Leaner, Keener, Meaner - Survival of the Fittest in Factual" in Manchester on 23 & 24 May 2009. The following programmers and producers from across the globe shared their knowledge on topics like 360° & how to survive in the current difficult economic climate with us:

Alex Connock, Ten Alps, UK – Mark Wild, National Geographic Television International, UK – Laura Fleury, A&E Television Network. USA – Barbara Truyen, VPRO TV, The Netherlands – Sascha Hartmann, ARTE France, France – Amy Greenlaw, PortalVideo, USA.

To learn what they have to say, simply click here!

To watch a trailer of the 2nd Open Training Session, click here.

1st Discovery Campus Open Training Session "Seriously on Series"

Munich, Germany - 7 & 8 March 2009

The interviews were conducted during the 1st Open Training Session "Seriously on Series" in Munich on 7th and 8th of March 2009. The following programmers and producers from across the globe shared their knowledge on documentary series with us:

Richard Bradley, Lion TV, UK – Hans Robert Eisenhauer, ZDF/ARTE, Germany – Tom Koch, PBS International, USA – Christine Lubrano, IFC, USA – Olivier Mille, Artline Films, France – Lynne Polak, EBU, Switzerland – Jan Ronca, Fox International Channels, Italy – Thomas Wartmann, Filmquadrat.dok, Germany – Lisa Weinbrenn, Discovery Networks Europe, UK.

To learn what they have to say, simply click here!

Cineuropa Industry Report: European Documentary Industry

In collaboration with Documentary Campus, EURODOC, and reelisor

This section dedicated to the European Documentary Industry and published by Cineuropa will be regularly updated with interviews, videos, articles and news regarding the documentary sector and its rapid changes. Here is a selection of experts who already contributed to the guide:

Tue Steen Muüller, International Consultant on Documentary, Denmark – Wilbur Leguebe, RTBF, Belgium – Jacque Bidou, JBA Production, France – Annette Scheurich, Marco Polo Film, Germany – Olaf Grunert, ARTE G.E.I.E., France – Barbara Truyen, VPRO TV, The Netherlands – Mark Wild, National Geographic Television, USA – Tom Koch, PBS, USA – Laura Fleury, A&E TV Network, USA – Peter Symes, Documentary Campus Masterschool, United Kingdom – Charlotte Uzu, Les Films d’Ici, France – Vardan Hovhannisyan, Bars Media, Armenia – Bruno Nahon, Zadig Productions, France.

To read and watch the interviews, click here!