History Makers International goes global with 2 exciting new Sessions!
UK-based Academy Award Winning Feature Documentary Producer of
'Man on Wire' and
'Project Nim,' Simon Chinn, and
Al Jazeera's Editor and Executive Producer Of "People and Power," Diarmuid Jeffreys will both be featured at
History Makers International 2012 in
New York City next month!
Feature documentaries have become an established attraction in modern cinemas. This session,
The Rise of Feature Documentaries, will explore the
creative and
business sides of
Feature Docs, exploring the elements that make them successful and examining how they balance the tricky mix of cinema and television.
Molly Thompson, Vice President of
A&E Indie Films and
Nancy Abraham, Senior Vice President of Documentary Programming for
HBO will join
Simon Chinn to walk us through the Ins-and-outs of the
European and North American feature documentary markets, as well as present scenes from some of their most popular and controversial films.
This session features:
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Simon Chinn
Founder
Red Box Films
| Molly Thompson
Vice President
A&E IndieFilms
| Nancy Abraham
Senior Vice President, Documentary Programming
HBO |
Our exclusive session,
Covering the Arab World: A Master Class with Al Jazeera shows history in the making and the art of making sense from chaotic events.
Al Jazeera has managed to create a unique on-the-ground approach to program making, resulting in an amazing body of
tough and authentic documentaries covering all of the front lines that have so recently been in the headlines - including
Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Bahrain. This in-depth session with
Diarmuid Jeffreys,
Programme Editor: People and Power, moderated by
CBC Executive Director of documentary programming,
Mark Starowicz, will explore how
Al Jazeera English works with independent producers around the world and present clips from Jeffreys' powerful body of work.
This session features:
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Diarmuid Jeffreys
Editor and Executive Producer, People and Power
Al Jazeera | Mark Starowicz
Executive Director, Documentary Programming
CBC |
