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Welcome to Drama Summit West, a one-day event designed to connect the US and international drama businesses to facilitate new production, coproduction, fi nance and creative partnerships.

This one-day networking event is all about new models and a fresh approach.

Drama Summit West is a joint venture between C21Media and MediaXchange. Throughout the day there will be a series of panels and screenings with a networking cocktail party on the rooftop bar at The from 6pm to 8pm, presented in association with CAA.

This event is a companion piece to The International Drama Summit, which takes place on November 29-30 and December 1 as part of C21’s Content London event at the amazing Picture House Central multi-screen cinema complex in London. This year we are expecting up to 1500 of the world’s leading drama writers, producers, fi nanciers, broadcasters and digital platforms at this event, making it the most infl uential gathering in the scripted business calendar. We hope to see you there.

C21TV, C21Media.net and Drama Quarterly magazine (dramaquarterly.com) are here at the event to ensure the stories uncovered go global. Together these platforms provide daily coverage of the international business.

We’d like to thank our partners for their support in making this event happen, and to you for making it here today. Have a great time and please feel free to tweet your thoughts to #dswest.

David Jenkinson Katrina Wood Editor-in-chief & managing director CEO C21Media MediaXchange PRODUCING PRIMETIME HIT SERIES AROUND THE WORLD

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Morning session

8am – 9.15am 10.20am 12.15pm Registration NEW DRAMA NEW NEXT-GENERATION Light breakfast in Hampton Court on MODELS: INSIDE COPRODUCTION the third fl oor AMAZON ORIGINALS Where to next? With the US becoming Morgan Wandell, increasingly open to international 9.20am head of drama series at coproduction, and domestic audiences Welcome Amazon Studios, unveils more receptive to European drama, the platform’s latest originals slate leading coproducers and fi nanciers 9.30am together with key showrunners who unveil new initiatives and explain NEW DRAMA, NEW MODELS: are developing new material for the how they are looking develop new US CHANNELS DRAMATIC platform. collaborations across borders. PERSPECTIVE Moderator: David Jenkinson Moderators: Jeremy Gawade, Leading US channels discuss their Lee Thompson current and future drama strategies, 11am Matt Forde, EVP, content production, set against the fast-changing, post- Networking break sales and distribution, BBC Worldwide streaming entertainment landscape. North America What’s working, what’s on the 11.30am Nina Lederman, EVP of scripted development agenda and their plans NEW DRAMA, NEW MODELS: programming, All3Media America for the future. INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS’ Sharon Hall, president, Endemol Moderator: David Jenkinson DRAMATIC PERSPECTIVE Shine Studios Carmi Zlotnik, managing director, Top international drama buyers and Ted Miller, co-head, TV department, Starz commissioners provide their take on Creative Artists Agency Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP and the current market and outline how Rola Bauer, StudioCanal head of programming, A&E Networks their own drama acquisition strategies Carrie Stein, EVP of global Nena Rodrigue, EVP, original compete, confl ict with or complement productions, Entertainment One programming, acquisitions and new US production. Television production, BBC America Moderator: Ed Waller Francesca Orsi, senior VP, Marie Jacobson, EVP, programming HBO Programming and production, networks, Sony Pictures Television Susanne Müller, executive director feature fi lms, ZDF Richard Finlayson, director of television, ABC Australia Stephen Mowbray, head of acquisitions, SVT

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Afternoon session

2pm working and what comes next? NEW DRAMA, NEW MODELS: Moderator: Ed Waller HITMAKERS USA – The new Erik Barmack, VP of international drama entrepreneurs originals, Netfl ix America’s leading showrunners discuss their latest projects and the state of the 3.30pm drama business from both a creative and DEVELOPING HULU ORIGINALS 4.45pm commercial angle. Inside a Hulu original. THE FUTURE OF DRAMA: WHAT What are the trends impacting the Moderator: Nico Franks HAPPENS NEXT? independent business? What’s the Jessica Goldberg, creator, executive Leading producers, agents, fi nanciers coproduction opportunity? What’s producer and showrunner, The Path and distributors discuss the new creative the global picture? How do they think Jessica Scott, drama development and economic models revolutionising the the changing landscape will impact executive, Hulu way television dramas are made and how the business? How are dramas they think the business will change over going straight to series? How are the next fi ve years. they developing new projects with Moderator: David Jenkinson international partners? And how are they Richard Brown, fi lm and TV producer, creating global franchises with digital Anonymous Content / EP, True Detective platforms? Chris Rice, partner, WME IMG Moderator: David Jenkinson Andrew Marcus, president and chief Adi Hasak, creator, Shades of Blue, 4pm operating offi cer, Critical Content Eyewitness NARCOS CREATIVE Simon Vaughan, chairman and joint Eric Overmyer, showrunner, Bosch MASTERCLASS CEO, Lookout Point Oliver Goldstick, showrunner, The Creatives behind the Golden Globe and Holly Hines, senior VP, Dynamic Collection Bafta-nominated Netfl ix series share their Television Simon Mirren, showrunner, Versailles, experiences on all aspects of the show, Jenna Glazier, executive VP, television Criminal Minds including its adaptation, development, series, Sonar Entertainment Mark Goffman, showrunner, producer writing process, production, direction and writer and subsequent global success and look ahead to season two. Moderator: Nico Franks Carlo Bernard, executive producer and co-creator, Narcos Doug Miro, executive producer and co-creator, Narcos Eric Newman, executive producer, showrunner, Narcos Elisa Todd Ellis, executive producer, Narcos / president production and creative affairs, Gaumont Television US Gene Stein, president, Gaumont 5.45pm Conference close Television US 3pm 6pm – 8pm ’S LOCAL NETWORKING COCKTAIL PARTY PRODUCTION AT THE HOTEL’S ROOFTOP WEST How Netfl ix plans to roll – In association with CAA out local drama production around the world. What’s 8 X 1 HOUR / CRIME SERIES

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11.30 A.M. AT THE SCREENING ROOM Friday May 20, The Screening Room

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Screenings

10am 1.30pm Keshet International Eccho Rights Screening Notes: Screening Ahead of its US premiere Keshet International Eccho Rights’ mission is to presents the empower producers worldwide, BBC One, by supplying modern distribution Fifty Fathoms, services. With a focus on scripted Keshet UK and formats from across the globe, Sundance TV series that has the company will be presenting a captured the hearts and minds of number of top titles including the the UK, The A Word. Described as world premiere of Flight HS13 “a rare gem” by the UK press, the (The End adaptation from the series was written by multiple Bafta Netherlands) and Syrror (Nurses winner and Golden Globe nominee adaptation from Sweden) and rated highly, winning praise for its captivating soundtrack. 3pm Dynamic Television Screening

11.30am StudioCanal Screening

Dynamic Television is excited to premiere the fi rst footage from StudioCanal Distribution will Madiba, a thrilling event series showcase Midnight Sun, an eight- starring Laurence Fishburne part thriller from Märlind & Stein as Nelson Mandela. Dynamic’s (Bron/Broen) for Canal+ and SVT primetime drama slate also in Sweden, produced by Atlantique features: Syfy’s top-rated show Productions and Nice Drama. Z Nation, critically acclaimed hit Police offi cer Kahina Zadi travels series Trapped, new Syfy series to Sweden to investigate a murder. Wynonna Earp and Van Helsing, With Detective Harnesk, they premiering this fall. uncover a conspiracy as Kahina confronts the killer and her own past.

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www.ecchorights.com [email protected] These amazing speakers were part of the 2015 event. This year, there’ll be even more.

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Eleonora Andreatta Margery Bone Anders Toft Mia Stensgaard Karoline Leth Anne Thomopoulos Gwawr Martha Matt Strevens Ka Andersen Lloyd

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What happens next starts at The International Drama Summit Picture House Central • London • November 29/30/December 1 ell Christian Vesper Andy Harries Be part of the story

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Exclusive new venue in the heart of the West End Seven state of the art theatres Full service networking lounges

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Private cinemas to host your own screening VIP sponsors lounge with full bar & service On site deli, bars and restaurants

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The International Drama Summit is moving to Picturehouse Central this year, a seven-screen cinema on Shaftesbury Avenue right next to Piccadilly Circus. We have taken over the venue exclusively to ensure delegates have uninterrupted access to networking lounges, an expanded conference agenda, private and Kate Croft Derek Wax organised screenings, awards shows, cafes, restaurants and much more.

Earlybird registration and more info at C21media.net/contentlondon16

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