Drama Summit: Fiction, and How to Make it Write!

Thursday, October 9th, 08:00 – 15:00 hrs, 
In Cooperation with the Media Broadcasting Authority of NRW (LfM)

Fiction is considered the undisputed core discipline in the audiovisual industry. At the same time fictional game worlds such as “Grand Theft Auto” are seizing the market on a large scale. Along with the establishment of new narrative forms – be it online, mobile, in games or advertising – new chances and challenges emerge. What is essential to successfully tell a story in the respective media?

Host: Torsten Zarges, Correspondent, kressreport, Cologne ______________________________________________________________________________________

10.00 hrs - 10.15 hrs
Introduction
Potentials of Fiction Formats in the 21 Century
Prof. Dr. Norbert Schneider, Director, Landesanstalt für Medien (LfM)


10.15 hrs - 11.00 hrs
Keynote and Q&A
Hollywood Majors, the Next Level. Producing for Online, Mobile, Cinema and TV
Daniel Hetzer
, VP Programming & Co-Productions, Fox Television Studios, Los Angeles


11.00 hrs - 11.45 hrs
Q&A
Being Relevant. New Approaches to Fiction Entertainment
Colin Barr
& Bruce Goodison, Executive Producer/Director ("10 Days to War"), BBC, London
interviewed by
Elizabeth Guider
, Editor, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles

11.45 hrs - 12.15 hrs Coffee Break


12.15 hrs - 13.00 hrs
Keynote and Q&A
Bigger than Hollywood. Games, the Future of Fictional Entertainment
Michael T. Bhatty
, Lead Game Designer ("SACRED"), Autor ("FarCry"-Romane) & Producer, Michael Bhatty Entertainment, Osnabrück


13.00 hrs - 14.00 hrs Lunch Break


14.00 hrs - 14.45 hrs
Keynote and Q&A
New Fiction for all Plattforms. Potentials of Online TV
Luke Taylor
& Gavin Rowe, Directors, Bigballs Films ("Kate Modern"), London (tbc)


14.45 hrs - 15.30 hrs
Keynote and Q&A
The Power of Fiction. Persuasive Strategies in Advertising
Friedrich von Zitzewitz
, Managing Director Creation ("Horst-Schlämmer-Blog"), Plan.Net, Hamburg


15.30 hrs - 16.00 hrs Coffee Break


16.00 hrs - 16.45 hrs
Q&A
Fiction made in Germany
Christian Becker
, Managing Director & Producer, RatPack Filmproduktion, Munich


16.45 hrs - 17.00 hrs
Sum-up