This afternooon’s activities

Lunch ends at 2.30pm, and the next panel runs until 3.30pm. WRITERS RESPONSE I: Interventions on writers issues • Chuck Slocum, associate executive director of the WGA West will outline the American deal following the strike Robert Staats, managing director of VG Wort will examine the complex question of reciprocity and multi-territory licences • Cécile [...]

This morning’s agenda

The bus will leave at 9am in front of the Titania hotel. The first session will take place from 9.30am – 10.45am CONGLOMERATES AND OTHER PLAYERS I: Role of the multinational conglomerates in the digital future Will the multinational conglomerates continue to dominate production and distribution worldwide or will the telecoms, ISPs etc. step in [...]

This afternoon’s session

After lunch, the first discussion will kick off at 2.30pm, and end at 3.30pm. FIRST DEBATE: Working with directors (the first of two debates on issues of particular interest to writers) Whose film is it anyway and what does it matter? • Stanislav Semerdjiev, FSE board member (chair) • Srdjan Koljevic, Peter Hedges, Scott Alexander, [...]

Tomorrow morning’s schedule

Tomorrow the bus leaves the Titania Hotel at 8.45am for the conference venue. The first session will begin at 9.30am and run until 10.30am Opening session: GLOBAL CHALLENGE Welcoming speeches and opening of the conference • Representatives of the Greek Government and Government Agencies • Michael Winship, chair of IAWG/president of WGA East • Christina [...]

Participant profile: David Kavanagh

We’re in Ireland for a late, last swift one with David Kavanagh. David Kavanagh is the Executive Officer of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild. He has been Film Officer of the Irish Arts Council, Chief Executive of the Irish Film Institute, and General Secretary of the European Script Fund. David is also a board [...]

Final agenda for the conference online

The final Agenda for the World Conference of Screenwriters has been released. It includes the programme of discussions, and the speakers assigned to them. You can read the Agenda on our site, download it, or download and/or embed it into your blogs from Scribd or .docstoc.

Participant profile: Jonathan Davis

We arrive in Germany to meet film consultant and advisor Jonathan Davis. Jonathan was born in London in 1957. At university he decided that film history was more interesting to him than art history because, with film, the technological and economic process was much clearer than it was for painting or even architecture. Accordingly, on [...]

Participant profile: Julian Friedmann

It’s to the UK now to meet agent and consultant Julian Friedmann. Julian is the joint Managing Director of Blake Friedmann Literary Agency in London which represents 200 book and script writers worldwide. He created and was Head of Studies of PILOTS (Programme for the International Launch of Television Series), one of the European Union [...]

Participant profile: Cameron McCracken

Our last call for tonight is in England, where we meet Cameron McCracken, Managing Director of Pathe UK. Cameron is a member of the British Screen Advisory Council, the British Council Film Committee and a director of Screen Yorkshire. Prior to his appointment at Pathe 10 years ago, Cameron was Director of Business Affairs at [...]

Participant profile: Maciej Karpinski

We arrive in Poland, where we look in on screenwriter and producer Maciej Karpinski. Maciej is considered one of the leading film writers in Poland, and the author of several books, including a text on screenwriting: An Imperfect Reflection – considered essential reading in his country – as well as plays for theatre and television, [...]