In this newsletter:
- The Missing Link: Ida comes to the WCSFP in Melbourne
- Why I’ll be in Melbourne: PTV Productions’ Andrea Nemtin
- Congress Travel Tips: Stage and Screen
- CBC’S The Nature of Things returns as congress sponsor
- Absolutely Wild Visuals joins Congress as Industry Partner
THE MISSING LINK: IDA COMES TO THE WCSFP IN MELBOURNE
Just announced for the 2009 Congress in Melbourne, delegates will meet the team behind this year’s blockbuster, The Link – Uncovering our Earliest Ancestor. When the world was first introduced to IDA the fossil this past May the headlines screamed “extraordinary find is missing link in human evolution.” Following the news conference was the book, the website, the television program and then – controversially – the scientific paper. No documentary in history had such pre-launch publicity, and the phenomenal ratings on History Channel, BBC and ZDF reflected that impact. Nor has any documentary so blatantly preempted the accepted system of peer review in such science journals as Nature. The man who masterminded the deal, CEO of Atlantic Productions and producer of the documentary Anthony Geffen, as well as the key scientists and broadcasters, will appear in Melbourne. The team will take delegates through all stages of the production, executed over two years under a tight blanket of secrecy, and will confront the critics who questioned whether the whole process was an incredible coup or incredible hype.
WHY I’LL BE IN MELBOURNE: PTV PRODUCTIONS’ ANDREA NEMTIN
“My colleagues and I have decided this year to attend the WCSFP instead of MIPCOM. In the current climate, pre-sales and co-productions are essential. After the USA and UK, Australia and New Zealand are the largest English-speaking markets to work with. In our experience the only way to really establish a working relationship with a client or co-producers is to go to them. With the co-production treaty and a very similar financing system, Australia and New Zealand are natural co-production partners for Canadian producers. Also, National Geographic and Discovery are two of our largest clients, and the WCSFP offers an intimate environment to build relationships with them. Finally, did I mention the Great Barrier Reef in December?”
Andrea Nemtin is a Canadian producer and president of PTV Productions based in Toronto. To read additional testimonials, visit www.wcsfp.com.
CONGRESS TRAVEL TIPS: STAGE AND SCREEN
Stage and Screen Travel Services provides travel logistics for the world’s film and television, performing arts, sports and music industries, offering entertainment rates on hotels (both domestic and international) with savings of up to 40 per cent and negotiated airfare discounts up to 30 per cent. For more information or to contact a Stage and Screen representative, visit www.stageandscreen.travel.
CBC’S THE NATURE OF THINGS RETURNS AS CONGRESS SPONSOR
The WCSFP welcomes back long-time partner The Nature of Things as a sponsor of this year’s Congress. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s flagship science program, The Nature of Things is an award-winning series broadcast in Canada and in over 50 countries worldwide.
For more information on WCSFP sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Hobbs.
ABSOLUTELY WILD VISUALS JOINS CONGRESS AS INDUSTRY PARTNER
Australia’s Absolutely Wild Visuals have joined Congress as a sponsor at the Industry Partner level. A stock footage library with thousands of hours of HD, 35mm and other high-end film and video, and a focus on travel, worldwide locations and nature, Absolutely Wild Visuals will be on-site in the delegate lounge in Melbourne.
For more information on WCSFP sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Hobbs.
This is a republishing of the WCSFP e-newsletter originally sent to subscribers on 25 September 2009