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Hungarian Television GREETINGS Dear INPUT Veterans and Future Enthusiasts, Dear Colleagues, Friends of INPUT, It is my pleasure to announce that by the time you Welcome to INPUT 2010 in Budapest. receive this sacred book of INPUT 2010 the conference This 33 INPUT conference is held in a time when public will have been officially opened to the public and the five service television is in deep crisis, its very legitimacy days of craze over televised images can commence. questioned. This week we !Hold up the Image" of We are here, in the creative cauldron of Hungarian courageous and innovative public service programmes Television to celebrate the arts and crafts of the public from around the world, sending the message that public television industry in twenty-four hours a day by television is alive and kicking. watching, thinking, discussing and of course having fun INPUT is a conference for television professionals who together to show that yes, we can hold up the image not come together to view and discuss freely and openly only for the generations to come but also for the public a wide range of television programmes. It is the only we serve day by day. annual event where programmes from all over the world Why have I used the term arts and crafts? The creation are exposed in a relaxed gathering, without prizes and of a television programme needs a tight cooperation or competition, without the pressures of a market place. I could rather say symbiosis of artists and well-trained INPUT is a celebration of the values of public service craftspeople. At first, the thought, the idea is born, television. It inspires programme and decision makers which is accompanied by the effort of a great number to renew, improve and make public television attractive of well-trained professionals who make these dreams yet clearly distinct from the commercial competitors. come true. It is a rare occasion that every participant Loss of clear identity is one of the greatest dangers of this complex and at the same time magical process public television is facing today. Balázs Medveczky can spend some precious time together to celebrate the Noemi Schory Acting President Hungarian Television Co.Ltd. birth of countless extraordinary pieces. INPUT President Programme makers and besieged Public Television organisations, struggle alone, forgetting that they are Together with you, MTV will hold up the image this year part of a global family, that they can gain strength by to everyone"s satisfaction and my sincere appreciation listening to each other and where possible, join forces. goes to both INPUT and MTV organisers for their This happens at INPUT. excellent voluntary contributions. We thank our host for INPUT 2010 Budapest and we In this spirit please roll the tape! hope that this Input will be a source of professional enrichment, an injection of confidence in the future of public service television. Have a great INPUT 2010 in Budapest. 2 3 ABOUT INPUT The INPUT Alphabet – Not Just for Newcomers History: Since 1978 the annual conference has travelled International Selection: This year about 270 Secretariat: Based in Berlin. the world and was hosted at the following cities: programmes from around the world were submitted, 80 Seoul: Will be hosting INPUT 2011. Assembly: The International Assembly will convene in of them selected and grouped into 19 sessions. This 1977 | Bellagio 1994 | Montreal Budapest on 10 May 2010 for the first time in the long job was done by 12 Shopstewards, chaired by the Head Sergio Borelli: One of the founding fathers of INPUT, 1978 | Milan 1995 | San Sebastian history of INPUT to elect Members of the International of International Selection (in 2010 Bill Gilcher). Their and backbone of the conference. Born in Italy he 1979 | Milan 1996 | Guadelajara Board. only guidance was to choose programmes which reflect has travelled the world for INPUT as International 1980 | Washington DC 1997 | Nantes outstanding, new and courageous television. NPO, the Programme Coordinator for 30 years. Board: The International Board is composed of 15 1981 | Venice 1998 | Stuttgart Dutch broadcaster in Hilversum hosted the event for 8 TV professionals, programme- and decision-makers, 1982 | Toronto 1999 | Ft. Worth Sessions: 80 TV programmes edited into 4-hour-long days in February. members of broadcasting institutions and independents 1983 | Liège 2000 | Halifax sessions of relevance to broadcasters and programme who define the strategy and work all year round to make 1984 | Charlston 2001 | Cape Town Mini-INPUT: Screenings initiated by National makers, will be screened each day simultaneously in the conference happen. They are elected for a 4-year 1985 | Marseille 2002 | Rotterdam Coordinators after an INPUT conference, for the sake 3 screening rooms. These sessions will be presented term. The Board appoints among its members the 1986 | Montreal 2003 | Aarhus of their colleagues who couldn"t attend. The events vary by Shopstewards. In addition 3 produced sessions, Presidium: President, Secretary General and Treasurer. 1987 | Granada 2004 | Barcelona in form and length but all are spreading INPUT"s impact presented by members of the INPUT organisation and 1988 | Philadelphia 2005 | San Francisco and visibility. In the last year there were about 40 Mini- focusing on broadcasting relevant issues will show Conference: INPUT is a conference and a rare 1989 | Stockholm 2006 | Taipei INPUTs held in more than 15 countries. excerpts of programmes, only. The evening sessions opportunity to see and question what colleagues from 1990 | Edmonton 2007 | Lugano are organised by Hungarian Television MTV and their other cultures are doing, to explore TV making methods Money: INPUT is based on the work of volunteers in 5 1991 | Dublin 2008 | Johannesburg partners. and techniques with peers from other countries. There continents. It is registered as a non-profit organisation. 1992 | Baltimore 2009 | Warsaw is no award or prize – the value of INPUT lies in the Shopstewards: Are appointed by the Board to edit the 1993 | Bristol 2010 | Budapest National Coordinators: TV professionals around the professional debate about the screened programmes. conference programme.They bring with them different world scout on a national level for programmes which perspectives, backgrounds and varied professional Delegates: Several hundred TV professionals from Host: Each year a public TV organisation hosts the fit the aims of the conference. Each country has its own TV experiences. 12 of them are responsible for the around the globe attend the conference. It is their conference, providing the conference location, technical selection system. An international network of 60 INPUT selection of programmes and the presenting of sessions participation, energy, and input which really is at the facilities and staff. Sponsorship must apply with the !NC"s (number increasing) submit their national choice at INPUT 2010. The result of their hard work is, we heart of the conference. spirit and objectives of INPUT. to the annual International Selection. hope, an edition of the most thought-provoking Public Founded: In 1977 by a group of dedicated TV-makers Hubs: They can provide copies of all programmes Newsletter: Stay informed about INPUT and register at TV crop of the last year. who met in Bellagio, Switzerland. Many people screened during the last three conferences for use at www.input-tv.org Website: There is more about us at wwww.input-tv.org. have helped this first initiative to develop into an INPUT related training events. The 5 Hubs are based Pompeu Fabra: The University in Barcelona keeps internationally acknowledged professional TV event. in Copenhagen, Johannesburg, Montreal, Seoul and copies of all programmes screened at INPUT Among them Howard Klein, James Day, Sergio Borelli, Sydney. conferences in its archive. Hans-Geert Falkenberg, Barbara van Dyke, Robert Goethe-Institut: Is an Associate Member of INPUT, Stephane, Nam June Paik and Kjeld Veirup. organising many Mini-INPUT events. Each year media Presidents of INPUT (almost complete): experts working for the Goethe-Institut attend INPUT for Howard Klein, USA training purposes. The Goethe-Institut also has its own Anne-Margrete Wachtmeister, SVT, Sweden INPUT hub in Munich. Michel Anthonioz, La Sept, France Gwyn Pritchard, BBC Wales, United Kingdom INPUT: International Public Television. Annual Gaétan Lapointe, Société Radio Canada screening conference for TV professionals and Norm Bolen, CBC, Canada international platform to discuss and challenge the Enrique Nicanor, Unite Media, Spain boundaries of public TV. Con Bushe, RTÉ, Ireland Hansjürgen Rosenbauer, ORB, Germany Noemi Schory, Belfilms, Israel 4 5 INPUT Secretariat Berlin François Smit INPUT / Culture & Arts Network Germany INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF INPUT [email protected] Presidium Associates Noemi Schory INPUT President Founding Member of INPUT Belfilms Andrzej Fidyk Maurice !Moss" Bresnahan Sergio Borelli Israel TVP Telewizja Polska S.A. KCTS-Seattle CIRCOM Phone: +972 3 624 0780 Poland USA Italy Mobile: +972 544 353221 Phone: +48 22 647 80 34 Phone: +1 206 728 6463 Phone: +39 06 589 9262 [email protected] andrzej.fi[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Susanne Hoffmann Honorary Member of the Board INPUT Secretary General Kevin Cummins Kim Kyung-Hee Michel Gélinas Prix Europa / RBB RTÉ KBS-Korean Broadcasting System Société Radio-Canada Germany Ireland South Korea Canada Phone: +49 30 97993 10910 Phone: +353 1 208 2921 Phone: +82 2 781 1466 Tel:+1 514 597 5450 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hans Hernborn INPUT Treasurer Stockholm Public TV & Media Abhijit Dasgupta Mvuso Mbebe representing Goethe-Institut Sweden Sukriti Foundation SABC Maren Niemeyer Phone: +46 707 84 85 86 India South Africa Goethe-Institut Zentrale [email protected] Phone: +91 33 2466 4453 Phone: +27 11 714 7426 Germany [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +49 89 15921 599 Board Members representing International Selection William Gilcher Dr.