17-20 October 2016

Cannes, France

Press Release

KIEFER SUTHERLAND

AWARD-WINNING ACTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

GIVES MIPCOM MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE

Paris, 22 September 2016 – , Award-winning actor and executive producer, will deliver the Media Mastermind Keynote on Monday October 17th at 4:40pm in the Grand Auditorium at MIPCOM 2016.

Kiefer Sutherland is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor who starred in the groundbreaking Fox drama series “24” as special agent, Jack Bauer. He will next be seen starring in “Designated Survivor” from The Company and ABC Studios, distributed internationally by eOne.

“Designated Survivor” is a conspiracy thriller and family drama about an ordinary man in an extraordinary situation. The series follows a lower level United States Cabinet member, Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland), who is suddenly appointed President after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

Featuring a stellar cast including Natascha McElhone (Californication) as Kirkman’s wife, an equal employment opportunity attorney, Maggie Q () as Hannah, the lead FBI agent on the bombing of the Capitol, Kal Penn (House) as Kirkman’s speech writer, (Narcos) as his senior advisor, and Italia Ricci (Chasing Life) as his no-nonsense Chief of Staff Emily, the series is from (Grey’s Anatomy, , , ) and ABC Studios, and created by David Guggenheim (Safe House, Bad Boys 3), who executive produces with Simon Kinberg (The Martian, X- Men), Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Gordon (Grey’s Anatomy), Nick Pepper (Quantico), Suzan Bymel and Aditya Sood, alongside showrunner Jon Feldman (Dirty Sexy Money). The is directed by Paul McGuigan (Scandal, Sherlock). Jacqueline Sacerio oversees the project for The Mark Gordon Company.

The global entertainment content market, MIPCOM takes place in Cannes, France from 17- 20 October 2016. Kiefer Sutherland joins a stellar line-up of Media Mastermind Keynote speakers including Sean Cohan, President, International and Digital Media, A+E Networks; Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content, YouTube; Marion Edwards, President, 20th Century Fox Television Distribution; Adi Hasak creator and executive producer; Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO of Sony Corporation; David Linde, Chief Executive Officer, Media; Ben Sherwood, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney-ABC Television Group; and Sophie Watts, President, STX Entertainment.

About MIPCOM - MIPCOM is the year’s most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms. Each October, the industry’s major players converge in Cannes to turn every moment into an opportunity, transforming four days of meetings, screenings and conferences into deals, from blockbuster programming to ground-breaking partnerships. And MIPJunior is the leading showcase for kids programming, uniting the world’s most influential buyers, sellers and producers the weekend before MIPCOM. Over two days, these influential players, along with publishers and licensing executives, present, discover and screen the very latest content, giving them the edge on concluding deals at MIPCOM. Please visit www.mipcom.com

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