HIGHLIGHTS As of 25 September 2015 5-8 October 2015 3-4 October 2015 Click to view content Click to view content CONTENT INTRODUCTION 3 I - CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 4 Media Mastermind Keynotes & Personalities of the Year Turkey, Country of Honour 2015 Reshaping the Content Game… Into the Stream 4K ULTRA HD Industry Spotlight II – MIP SCREENINGS 14 World Premiere TV Screenings International Drama Screenings Other screenings III – THOUGHT LEADERSHIP EVENTS & SPECIAL EVENTS 18 Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch, OTT &Global TV Channel Strategy Summit, Opening Party, Red Carpet, Gala Dinner Press Events IV – STARS & VIPS 20 2 INTRODUCTION 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 groundbreaking partnerships. A NEW CREATIVE EXCELLENCE The television paradigm is dramatically changing as content providers need to offer premium content, first class storytelling and enhanced viewing experiences. They need to renew the business by reshaping the content game and by diving into the stream. Through its world class conference and event programme, MIPCOM offers the global media industry the hottest entertainment trends focusing on this new creative excellence. MIPCOM 2015 will help you gain insight on the latest challenges that the industry is facing. All the key players and their latest innovations will be part of our rich programme built around: A New Creative Excellence. The MIPCOM programme includes the Media Mastermind Keynote Series, World Premiere TV Screenings and international screenings, conferences, matchmaking and networking events. 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Exclusive interview of Izzet Pinto, CEO of Global Agency 3 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTES . MIKE HOPKINS, CEO, Hulu MARK GORDON . JIM PACKER, President of Worldwide CEO Television & Digital Distribution, The Mark Gordon Company Lionsgate Award-winning film and television producer, Jim Packer and Mike Hopkins will hold a keynote conversation. The With more than 100 projects to his credit, Mark Gordon is one of conversation, structured as a fireside chat, will cover Hulu’s rapid Hollywood’s most prolific producers. His television slate includes growth in the U.S., the changing distribution landscape for digital “Grey’s Anatomy” ,“Criminal Minds” and “Ray Donovan. As a film programmes in the U.S., the future of television and the continued producer, Gordon’s upcoming projects include “Steve Jobs” and evolution of content. “Arms and the Dude”. Past films include “Saving Private Ryan”, “2012”, “The Day After Tomorrow”, “Speed”, “Source Code… Monday 5 October – 12.10 Tuesday 6 October – 11.00 SOPHIE TURNER-LAING CEO . DAVID NEVINS, President, Showtime Endemol Shine Group Networks Inc. ARMANDO NUNEZ, President & CEO, Sophie Turner-Laing will take the stage for the first CBS Global Distribution Group time since her appointment as head of the newly-formed global content creator, producer and distributor. David Nevins and Armando Nuñez will discuss the expansion of the SHOWTIME brand internationally, and the rising demand for Monday 5 October – 16.30 SHOWTIME’s premium content on multiple-platforms around the world. They’ll also talk about how SHOWTIME continues to attract ADAM CROZIER world-class talent, both in front of and behind the camera, as well Chief Executive as their highly-anticipated, upcoming series “Billions” and “Twin ITV Peaks”. Tuesday 6 October – 16.00 Crozier will discuss ITV‘s strategy to build an international content business, including the creative renewal of ITV Studios and ITV’s international expansion in key markets including America, where it is now the largest independent producer of non-scripted programmes. Monday 5 October – 17.10 4 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTES “OUTCAST” KEYNOTE SESSION: . RUDY TANOESOEDIBJO, President . DAVID ALPERT, Executive Producer “Outcast” and Director, PT PMNC Sky Vision “Walking Dead” . NADAV PALTI, CEO & President, Dori . PATRICK FUGIT, Lead cast “Outcast” Media Group (DMG) . SHARON TAL YGUADO, Executive Producer, Head of Fox International Studios and EVP Global Scripted Rudy Tanoesoedibjo and Nadav Palti will deliver a joint keynote. Entertainment, Fox International Channels They will discuss the opportunities, challenges and future of content and media platforms in Asia, especially in Indonesia which “Outcast” is the new drama series from Robert Kirkman has the fourth largest population in the world and has become the (creator of “The Walking Dead”) and the first series new rising media market in Asia. produced by Fox International Studios. Patrick Fugit joined by Sharon Tal Yguado and David Alpert will Tuesday 6 October – 16.40 discuss the creative process behind comics-to-TV adaptation and the studio’s strategy to bring “Outcast” to a global audience in the biggest way possible. Tuesday 6 October – 11.40 “WAR AND PEACE” KEYNOTE SESSION: MIPCOM will welcome a high-profile keynote panel to discuss the business strategy and creative process behind . ANDREW DAVIES, Screenwriter the BBC’s epic TV adaptation of “War and Peace”. The . BEN DONALD, Executive Producer, International Drama, BBC Worldwide panelists will provide an insight into what is involved in . TUPPENCE MIDDLETON, Cast Member bringing a literary masterpiece to the television screen . FAITH PENHALE, Head of Drama, BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Wales for a new generation, from financing to making event . STEPHEN REA, Cast Member television for a modern audience. SIMON VAUGHAN, CEO, Lookout Point Tuesday 6 October – 12.30 . HARVEY WEINSTEIN, Co-chairman, The Weinstein Company 5 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INTO THE STREAM KEYNOTES . JIMMY MAYMANN, EVP & President, DERMOT MCCORMACK AOL Content & Consumer Brands, President of Video & AOL Studios former CEO of The Huffington Post AOL . SHAHRZAD RAFATI, Founder & CEO, BroadbandTV As digital media continues to grow and evolve, it’s easy to tout the end of traditional television as we know it. Dermot Together, Jimmy Maymann and Shahrzad Rafati will share their McCormack will argue that OTT will not devour traditional, but thoughts on the future of online consumption including evolving instead evolve alongside it to create an even more engaging formats, distribution models, monetization, diversification and experience for viewers, creators, and brands alike. building whole ecosystems around content online. Wednesday 7 October – 16.30 Monday 5 October – 10.45 GEORGE STROMPOLOS NICOLA MENDELSOHN Founder & CEO Vice President EMEA Fullscreen Facebook George Strompolos will share how the massive The migration from desktop to mobile has led to a multichannel network built to empower the next generation of seismic shift in the way that people around the world connect with content creators rapidly evolved into a global media company. each other. Nicola Mendelsohn will share her vision for an immersive, visual-based digital world that makes communications Monday 5 October – 11.30 easier and requires marketers and content creators to make sure they are keeping pace. JB PERRETTE Wednesday 7 October – 15.45 President Discovery Networks International As media companies faces an increasingly fragmented viewing environment, JB Perette will discuss how Discovery – one of the biggest media players - is tackling the future and redefining its business model 30 years on. Tuesday 6 October – 17.10 6 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS MIPCOM PERSONALITIES OF THE YEAR KEYNOTES Gary Newman & Dana Walden Co-Chairmen and CEOs Fox Television Group Dana Walden and Gary Newman has been named as MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year – the first time that two industry leaders have jointly received the award since its creation in 1989. Walden and Newman will be honoured at a gala dinner for international executives to be held at the InterContinental Carlton Cannes on Wednesday 7 October. Newman and Walden were named Presidents of 20th Century Fox Television in 1999, and in the 15 years since, have grown the company into a Launched in 1989 to recognize outstanding career powerhouse content provider which has dominated the awards races, achievements in television, the MIPCOM Personality of reimagined the boundaries of television storytelling and broken new the Year award has paid tribute to 21 iconic names business models which have been adopted the industry over. including Ted Turner, Summer Redstone, Pierre In July 2014,