What's next in serial drama? Established brands begin to wane, programs of US origin witness a new surge in popularity in German television, while local serial drama production seems to be in a state of crisis. At the same time, new sub-genres have emerged with the adaptation of the telenovela and the sprawl of inexpensive crime docu-soaps. Keeping the international context in mind, this seminar will provide an overview of broadcasters' and producers' strategies to revitalize the genre in the coming TV season.
Presentation: Torsten Zarges, Correspondent, kressreport, Cologne ______________________________________________________________________________________
14:00 hrs - 14:45 hrs
US-Series for the German Market
Presentation
Carsten Fink, Vice President Sales & Distribution, Buena Vista International Television, Ismaning ______________________________________________________________________________________
14:45 hrs - 15:30 hrs
Tales from the North. Serial Drama Production in Scandinavia
Presentation
Sven Clausen, Producer, Danmarks Radio, Søborg ______________________________________________________________________________________
15:30 hrs - 16:15 hrs
Britain’s Best. New Serial Drama from the UK
Presentation
Andy Harries, Controller Drama/Comedy, Granada, London ______________________________________________________________________________________
16:15 hrs - 16:30 hrs Coffee break ______________________________________________________________________________________
16:30 hrs - 17:30 hrs
Perspectives for the German Serial Drama
Panel
Reinhold Elschot, Managing Director, Network Movie Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne
Hansjörg Füting, Managing Director, ndF, Unterföhring
Dr. Bernhard Gleim, Head of Serial Drama, NDR, Hamburg
Alicia Remirez Coronas, Deputy Managing Director/ Head of Fiction, Sat.1, Berlin
David Safier, TV-Writer ("Berlin, Berlin"), Bremen
Barbara Thielen, Producer, teamWorx Television & Film GmbH, Cologne
Rainer Wemcken, Managing Director, Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH, Potsdam