MIPCOM 2015 DAY 1 ™ October 5, 2015 My 2 Cents: The choice Turkey Sets New Standards What to Expect between canned and For Country of Honor Status For Your Money frozen laughter Page 22 ince it was announced last and Time October that Turkey was INSIDE: French TV Sbeing awarded Country of f MIPCOM seems crowded this Honor at MIPCOM 2015, 12 Turkish year, that.’s because it is. At fi rst exports are growing, production, distribution and TV count, there are an estimated reports TVFI networks got together with the I 6,500 sellers and 4,500 buyers — Istanbul Chamber of Commerce with nearly 14,000 people expected Page 4 (ITO) to organize the most lavish in total. The fi nal numbers will be extravaganza Cannes has ever seen given, as usual, by Laurine Garaude, for a television event. INSIDE: A+E Reed Midem’s director of TV division At a cost of 2.5 million euro (two Celebrates 20 Years in million of which was contributed by is sponsored by ATV. Exhibitors on Thursday at noon. government organizations), various are also trotting out some 15 stars One of the questions on attendees’ the Int’l TV Biz minds: How to make time for the Turkish companies split duties of Turkish series, which are the Page 14 and events. These include three staple of the country’s TV exports. growing number of conferences at parties and six conferences (today’s In addition, ITV has sponsored MIPCOM (there are a record number opening night event is sponsored MIPCOM’s offi cial t-shirts and Kanal of conferences this year, in addition by TRT; tomorrow’s party will be D has sponsored the offi cial market to offi cial breakfasts, luncheons and VideoAge sponsored by ITV Inter Medya, bags. screening events). and Wednesday’s party by Global Over 50 Turkish entertainment Among the screenings are Sony Daily on Agency). The opening day luncheon companies, 20 of which are Pictures TV’s The Art of More (held the go (Continued on Page 14) (Continued on Page 14) Personality CHRISTIAN COOKE KATE BOSWORTH WITH CARY ELWES AND DENNIS QUAID Kudos to Fox’s Dana & Gary ith MIPCOM in its 31st edition, its 12th annual W Personality of the Year award (from 1989 to 2003 it was called “Man of The Year”) is going to a duo for the first time. But, since they act as a team, one could say that the singular descriptor “personality” is still appropriate. Gary Newman and Dana Walden were paired up at Fox in 1999 by Peter Chernin, then COO of News Corp, Fox’s holding company. Newman, a lawyer, had joined Fox in 1990 at the age of 36. Walden, a publicist, was recruited for Fox by Lucy Salhany in 1993, when she was 28. Three years later, she was moved from publicity to production. In 1999, Newman and Walden became co-presidents of Twentieth Century Fox Television, the production arm of Fox Television Group. 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Television Pictures Sony ©2015 A NEW ONE-HOUR DRAMA SERIES (Continued on Page 16) THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES DIMENSIONS BUILT AT 100% CLIENT: SONAR ENTERTAINMENT Bleed Size: 550mm W x 370mm H 540mm X 360mm Trim Size: 540mm W x 360mm H MECH 01 CD AE AD CD VIDEO AGE DAILY SPREAD 09/22/15 THE REFINERY // 14455 VENTURA BLVD // SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423 (818) 843 0004 // WWW.THEREFINERYCREATIVE.COM // FAX (818) 843 0029 THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES DIMENSIONS BUILT AT 100% CLIENT: SONAR ENTERTAINMENT Bleed Size: 550mm W x 370mm H 540mm X 360mm Trim Size: 540mm W x 360mm H MECH 01 CD AE AD CD VIDEO AGE DAILY SPREAD 09/22/15 THE REFINERY // 14455 VENTURA BLVD // SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423 (818) 843 0004 // WWW.THEREFINERYCREATIVE.COM // FAX (818) 843 0029 World fi nancing operators who like to see producers and directors VFM Likes to Close Film Financing Gaps heavily invested in making the ne of the highlights of the fourth edition of the Venice Film Market (VFM) –– which ended last September projects work. The selection is 9 after an eight-day run in Venice Lido –– was the second edition of the European Gap-Financing market. therefore geared less toward OHeld in a designated area on the fi rst fl oor of the Excelsior Hotel, and running concurrently with the 72nd artsy fi lms and more toward edition of the Venice Film Fest, the world’s oldest fi lm festival, VFM housed several exhibitors, including Eurimages, projects with a real audience Argentina’s INCAA, Mexico’s IMCINE, Regent Street Cinema, Russia’s Roskino (the market’s main partner) and and commercial appeal. newcomers Turkish Films and Un Film Per La Pace. INCAA, for one, was in Consequently, fi lms selected Venice to promote the seventh edition of Ventana Sur, a LATAM audiovisual at last year’s Gap-Financing content market to be held in Buenos Aires from November 30 to December 4. market did very well, and The European Gap-Financing market is an initiative to help the completion boasted premieres at the Berlin of 15 selected fi lm projects, this year with the support of the MEDIA program Film Fest, Cannes Film Fest and of the European Union. Submissions, which may now also include animation, Venice Film Fest. must have 70 percent of fi nancing already secured. A Final Cut workshop was According to Lucas Rosant, who, along with Eva Morsch-Kihn and VFM also held this year, with the director Pascal Diot, is in charge of the selection, the initiative — which had goal of supporting the post- over 100 submissions — attracts equity funders and alternative international production of quality indie fi lms from Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Syria. Panels at the VFM included a European Film Forum, a Russia Co-Pro Pitching session and a conference on South East Asian Opportunities for the Italian Audiovisual Industry. Market offi cials confi rmed that the number of participants was similar to that of last year’s event –– approximately 1,500 professionals from 57 countries. Int’l TV Sales Grow in France he 2014 export fi gures for the French TV Taudiovisual sector were released on September 10 in Biarritz, France, at the closing of the fi ve-day Le Rendez-Vous (September 6-10), the trade show organized by TV France International, the umbrella marketing organization for 150 member companies. Last year, international sales of French audiovisual content reached 153.8 million euro, a 12.1 percent growth from 2013. If pre-sales fi gures are included, the total increased to 210.3 million euro, which represents a historical record. At the same time, invest- ments in co-productions decreased by 18.9 percent, to 56.3 million euro. The sales growth of French content was driven by Western Europe and North American TV outlets and was led by drama (+ 49.3 percent), documentary (+ 13.2 percent) and formats (+ 3.5 percent), while animation decreased by 3.9 percent and music went down by 3.2 percent. October 5, 2015 Turkish TV Fare Highlights supposed to marry her childhood friend Sinasi. After Sinasi’s ITV Inter Medya O ff e r s Answers sister endures a traumatic event, TV Inter Medya brings gripping drama, celebrity cooking shows and Neriman begins to question his game show formats to Cannes. In Endless Love, working-class Kemal integrity. When Neriman meets struggles to make ends meet. His life is diffi cult, and he doesn’t believe in her wealthy cousins Pelin and I Dugyu, surprises are in store for miracles until he meets wealthy and glamorous Nihan and his world turns upside down. The couple fi ghts to stay together, despite their different everyone. backgrounds (pictured). Black Rose (Karagul) is a Answer If You Can! tests game show contestants’ physical and mental story of rebirth and redemption. capabilities, pushing them to the limit. They answer tough questions while When Murat is killed, his wife being timed on extreme challenges. Ebru faces the family’s wrath Culinary professionals train stars in Celebrities in the Kitchen. As the and is left to care for her children singers, dancers and actors learn new techniques, they compete for the title without money or support. of best dish in front of a tough jury. 20 Minutes (20 Dakika) is a Mafi a diamonds are behind the mysterious murder of Omer’s fi ancée and Elif’s father in Black Money Love (Kara thriller that revolves around Ali, Para Ask). Omer and Elif work together to solve the case, but their secrets keep them apart. who tries to save his wife, Melek, In Between (Fatih Harbiye) tells the story of Neriman, an ambitious and traditional young woman who is from being framed for murder. He has never broken the law — until he decides he must break Melek out of prison. Stand R9.A14 www.itv-intermedya.com Emergency Love from Calinos omance reigns supreme ALANCHE PRODUCTIONS. at Calinos Entertainment. AV RAspiring screenwriter Aysegul falls in love with Can, a handsome actor who ACORP – P is in love with someone else in Relationship Status: It’s Complicated (pictured). © 2006 – EURO Tension runs high and emotions run deep in Emergency Love, a series about the highly charged love between a junior doctor and her superior. The Girl Named Feriha is a drama that tells the tale of a college student born into a poor family who attends a private university. She lies about her background and falls for a wealthy boy: How long can she hide the truth? An unconventional couple fi ghts for their relationship in Only You.