AIDC Confirmed Guests

AIDC 2010 is pleased to announce the following confirmed guests:

Keynote Speakers

• Thom Beers, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, Original Productions, USA
• Paul Gibbs, Head of Programmes, BBC World News, UK

Session Speakers

• Claire Aguilar, Vice President of Programming, ITVS, USA
• Nathalie Applewhite, Associate Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, USA
• Murray Battle, Director of Independent Production and Presentation, Knowledge, Canada
• Julie Campfield, Director of Development, ro*co films international, llc, USA
• Anais Clanet, Head of Sales, WIDE Management - International Sales and Production, France
• Pat Ferns, President/Executive Producer, Ferns Productions, Canada
• Klara Grunning-Harris, VP/Commissioning Editor/International Acquisitions, Co-production & Fiction Executive, KUDOS Family - Film and Media Distribution, USA
• Ian Jones, Documentary Broadcast and Production Consultant, UK
• Brenda Kelly, Executive Producer, UK
• Cat Le Clef, Head of Acquisitions & Sales, Cat&Docs, France
• John Lindsay, Vice President/ Head of National-International Productions, KETV-TV, USA
• Christine Reisen, Senior Commissioning Editor, ARTE France
• Greg Sanderson, Executive Producer, BBC Storyville, UK
• Charles Schuerhoff, Director of Acquisitions & Sales, PBS International, USA
• Esther van Messel, CEO, First Hand Films, Switzerland

More guests will be confirmed soon.  Please continue to check the website for updates.

DocExchange Premium Members' Opportunities

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Special Discounted Rate - EDN Financing Guide

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Australian Delegation to China

The Australian Delegation to the Sichuan TV Festival in China, was a great success. 

For photos and comments from delegation members click here.

Attention Science Producers

If you are a science producer put this date in your diary - February 23 2009.

More details will be announced soon.

Deadline Reminders

• Stanley Hawes Award nominations close - 23 November 2009
• Early Bird Registrations for AIDC 2010 close - 30 November 2009
• MeetMarket submissions close - 30 November 2009
• F4 submissions close - 3 December 2009
• Mini Documentary Competition - Deadline Extended to 10 February 2010
• Videotheque entries to be included in the printed catalogue for distribution at AIDC 2010 - 25 January 2010
• Trailer Park entries to be included in the printed catalogue for distribution at AIDC 2010 - 25 January 2010
• Videotheque entries to be included in the physical Screening Room at AIDC 2010 - 15 February 2010
• Trailer Park entries to be included in the physical Screening Room at AIDC 2010 - 15 February 2010