Ted Hope to Keynote PttP’s Cross-Media Film Forum and Day 1 Programme Announced
We are delighted to announce that Ted Hope, Co-Founder of New York-based production company, This is that, and award-winning Producer of a slew of features including Adventureland, The Savages (twice Oscar-nominated); American Splendor (Winner: Sundance Grand Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Award, Cannes); 21 Grams (2 Oscar nominations, 5 BAFTA nominations) will be making this year’s keynote address at Power to the Pixel’s Cross-Media Film Forum at the London Film Festival, 14-15 October. The programme for the Conference is also now online.
International digital pioneers speaking at the Conference on 14 October and/or leading Workshops and Meet the Expert sessions on 15 October are:
- SCILLA ANDREEN, Founder & CEO, IndieFlix
- FRANNY ARMSTRONG, Director Age of Stupid
- EFE CAKAREL, Founder & CEO, The Auteurs
- CHRISTY DENA, Cross-media Specialist and Strategist
- MARTIN ELRICSSON, Producer & Creative Director, The company P
- LIZZIE GILLETT, Producer Age of Stupid
- BEN GRASS, Managing Director, Pure Grass Films
- KAROL MARTESKO-FENSTER, General Manager & Publisher, Film Division, Babelgum
- BRIAN NEWMAN, Consultant and Former President, Tribeca Film Institute
- NINA PALEY, Filmmaker, Sita Sings the Blues
- STEVE PETERS, Experience Designer and Partner, No Mimes Media
- DAVID VARELA, Producer, nDreams
- HUNTER WEEKS, Filmmaker, 10MPH and Ride the Divide
- LANCE WEILER, Filmmaker, Story Architect and Digital Innovator
We are also pleased to confirm the following international experts for The Pixel Pitch on 15 October:
- Rosie Allimonos, Multi-Platform Commissioner, BBC
- Peter Bale, Executive Producer, MSN
- Guillaume Blanchot, Director of New Media, CNC
- Sally Caplan, Head Premiere Fund, UK Film Council
- Ray Maguire, UK Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment
- Karol Martesko-Fenster, General Manager & Publisher, Film Division, Babelgum
- Michel Reilhac, Director, ARTE France Cinema
- Mark Wood, Co-founder, Krempelwood
…with more to be announced.
