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MUMBAI: Mipdoc, the documentary screening marketplace and
conference takes place from 14-15 April 2007 in Cannes prior
to the start of MipTV.
Mipdoc will celebrate its tenth birthday with a keynote from
Al Jazeera’s DG Wadah Khanfar, a focus on Italy and eight
“Trailblazers” from all across the world.
Khanfar will deliver a keynote about the reasons behind Al
Jazeera Network becoming the first Arab broadcaster to launch
a documentary channel covering current affairs, social issues,
culture, art and religion.
He will reveal how his company is becoming one of the major
actors in the industry, catching the attention of documentary
producers worldwide.
Mipdoc will focus for the first time on the thriving Italian
production industry. During the Mipdoc Made in Italy event,
Alessandro Signetto, President of the documentary association
Doc IT, is to show trailers of five productions he selected
from the latest and best documentaries, in the presence of their
producers.
This year’s conference programme will also offer the
Mipdoc participants panel sessions on Online documentary
distribution, Dramatising reality and two workshops
to help maximise the ability to negotiate with potential partners
and to deal with new developing territories : How To Pitch
and Co-production with China.
The third edition of the MIPDOC Co-Production Challenge,
which is sponsored by NFB (National Film Board of Canada),
will give directors and producers the opportunity to pitch
their documentary project to a high-profile jury of savvy
industry experts.
Mipdoc 2006 saw a 13 per cent rise in participation with
432 companies from 57 countries, 385 acquisition executives
attending. Production and sales companies sent 1,189 programmes
to the digital screening library, of which 769 were appearing
at a market for the first time.
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