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Welcome to the ConnectED Hub where delegates can research our hosts, request meetings and watch exclusive clips from industry experts giving insight into market trends and business opportunities in Europe and the UK.
Meetings can't be guaranteed but we do our best to ensure delegates are allocated at least one and up to three ten-minute meetings from the number they've requested. Occasionally applicants are matched with a Host in the same field as person requested. The meetings are scheduled according to the Host's availability. For information about the event visit our FAQs.

APPLICATIONS FOR SPEED MEETINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED.

If you submit a request after 09.00 Monday 12 August, we will be creating waiting lists for all hosts except Director Non-Fiction Series Netflix, Sean Haycock and Nathaniel Grouille

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

SPEED MEETINGS

REQUEST A MEETING

Go to our Host Hub to request meetings with the 90 commissioners, distributors and producers from the UK, US, Europe, India, Australia and Canada who are hosting speed meetings at the Platform 5 Café throughout the Festival.

Among our Hosts are Festival Speakers & Panellists such as C4 Head of News & Current Affairs Dorothy Byrne who is delivering the MacTaggart Lecture this year, Head of Unscripted SBS Australia John Godfrey and SVP Development Discovery US Winona Meringolo and many more.

Speed Meetings are ten-minute one-on-one meetings that we hope will start an on-going conversation. You can request as many as you like, but will be matched with up to three by our team.

Visit the Host Hub to discover our hosts’ wishlists and request a meeting that fits your project.

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THE GLOBAL TV INDUSTRY

Visit our Territory Focus pages to watch interviews with international TV executives sharing their views on market trends, business opportunities and tax breaks available outside the UK.

Zespa Media invites you to our Welcome Breakfast on Weds 21st August from 09.00-09.45 at the Platform 5 Cafe to meet top Chinese producers and watch clips of their work. Find out more about the delegation from China here.

As part of our Working with China Focus, Qin Xiaoming, Deputy Director of International Distribution & Acquisition, Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation and Charles Lei Founder & CEO Thunder Communications International share their experience of working in the Chinese TV market.

WATCH THE INTERVIEWS

2019 HOSTS PREVIEW - VISIT THE HOST HUB FOR FULL LINE-UP

Aisling O'Connor

Head of TV Commissioning, BBC England

BBC

Looking for: I’d like to meet small to medium Indies based in England outside London who want to work with BBC England. I like new talent, ideas for England that might work for BBC Three or BBC Four

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Craig Orr

VP Commissioning & Development

MTV International

Looking for: Looking for formats and cast-led shows that must feel bold, daring and fresh.

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Winona Meringolo

SVP DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

Discovery US

Looking for: We focus on high-stakes crime (which primarily means murder) though we don’t rule out all kinds of impactful crime – e.g. double lives, cults, survivor stories, etc.

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Bilaal Hoosein

Director of Programmes

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH

Looking for: Half hour and one hour documentaries, one-offs and series. Politics, economics and social issues, current affairs.

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Niamh Hargan

Attorney

SmithDehn LLP, USA

Looking for: Anyone requiring legal advice related to producing content for the U.S. market. This might include business affairs matters such as advice as to the negotiation of a PSA with U.S networks (and/or indeed streaming platforms such as Netflix or Amazon) or advice on U.S. distribution deals.

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Justin Binding

Commissioning Executive

BBC Northern Ireland

Looking for: Co-producers developing universal stories that must be able play with our local audiences in Northern Ireland, likewise, creative formats that can connect particularly with our younger audiences.

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Mansi Darbar

HEAD – ACQUISITIONS & OPERATIONS

Applause Entertainment, India

Looking for: Acquiring Rights of Paper Formats, co-producing series, sourcing talent – content creators, writers, showrunners etc.

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'CONNECT WITH' INTERVIEWS : INSIGHT FROM INTERNATIONAL TV EXECS

USA

Carrie Stein, EVP Global Scripted TV Series, Kew Media

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IRELAND

Dermot Horan, Director of Acquisitions & Coproduction, RTE

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THE NORDICS

Jan Salling, Head of Nordic Productions, BBC Studios

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france

Emmanuelle Guilbart, CEO and Co-funder APC Studios

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LUXEMBOURG

Nicolas Steil, President & CEO, The Iris Group

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ICELAND

Hordur Runarsson, Co-founder Glassriver Productions

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EUROPE

Bo Stehmeier, President, Red Arrow Studios International

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CHINA

Charles Lei, Founder & CEO, Thunder Communications International

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Nicky Davies Williams, CEO, DCD Rights

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BELGIUM

Elly Vervloet, International Drama Executive, VRT

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GLOBAL PRODUCERS

Tim Mutimer, CEO, Banijay Rights

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IRELAND

Larry Bass, CEO ShinAwiL

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FINLAND

Timo Vierimaa, Founder, Funfar Films Oy

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SOUTH AFRICA

Witney Tucker, Head of Scripted and Acquisitions, NV Studios

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CHINA

Qin Xiaoming, Deputy Director of International Distribution & Acquisition, Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation

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CANADA

Solange Attwood, EVP International, Blue Ant Media

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Clare Laycock, VP Head of channels TLC & ID, Discovery Networks UK & Ireland

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