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 LATV Festival Schedule of Activities & Sessions (PDF File, 104k)
NATPE’s LATV Festival offers three days of innovative sessions and activities featuring over 200 leaders in content creation, development, distribution, advertising, and business strategy. The festival brings together nearly 1,000 media professionals to celebrate the art and commerce of video content in the TV production capital of the world. The schedule of events includes digital showcases, screenings, sessions, workshops, case studies, panel discussions, networking events, pitch opportunities and much more.
The festival lineup includes:
- Screenings and Chats with seasoned television creators, breaking down the mechanics of creating award winning content
- Awards Celebration honoring program innovations
- Demos of the latest tools, technologies and trends in content development
- Screenings and Chats with 10 breakout content creators to watch in 2008
- Schmoozefest providing you with access to executives, writers, producers, and directors who will share their war stories and advice
- Panel discussions with media heavyweights as they debate and tackle the latest trends, strategies and complex challenges facing the development and distribution of video content
- Keynote addresses providing new insights and inspiration as you head into the busy fall season
- Partner Programs offering the latest analysis and business highlights from thought leaders in their fields
- Workshops and Roundtables providing nuts and bolts information on production tools
- Chats, Coffees and Cocktails With the media mavens, industry gatekeepers and show runners from whom you’ve been waiting to hear
- Networking Receptions and Meeting Opportunities bringing together LA's creative, development, production communities
- Pitch Opportunities in face to face meetings with decision making executives
DAY 1: Digital Day • Wednesday, July 30
The rules, strategies and players in the video content marketplace are constantly changing. Seize this rare opportunity to focus on the authorities, mentors and colleagues, from the U.S. and the world, who share a passion for creating, funding, licensing and delivering video content of any duration, on any subject, for any platform. Choose from an array of workshops, panels and clinics that are interspersed with screenings, showcases and cutting-edge demos. Read more about the session topics and speakers for Digital Day.
DAY 2: Content Industry Forum • Thursday, July 31
The Content Industry Forum focuses on all aspects of content development and production. Hear about best practices and trends from producers, show runners, agents and development execs. Dialog with peers and mentors on the latest advances in the industry and hear from fellow creators on the logistical challenges and solutions they confront when putting it all together and navigating today's business environment. New to this portion of the LATV Festival this year will be a Master Class series, providing insight into the latest innovations and production practices for established producers with hands-on demonstrations, briefings and workshops. Read more about the session topics and speakers for the Content Industry Forum. DAY 3: Pitch Pit, Lunch and Schmoozefest • Friday, August 1 Back by popular demand, the Pitch Pit rounds out the three-day event at the House of Blues, where producers of various standing will get to pitch their concepts to a panel of seasoned development experts. The highlight of last year’s Festival, the Pitch Pit event is a proven favorite that brings passion, talent and fresh ideas to the forefront, some of which have translated into real Hollywood deals. This year’s list of catchers includes:
APA Talent and Literary Agency
Atlas Worldwide - CANCELLED
BBC Worldwide America
BermanBraun
BET
CAA (Creative Artists Agency)
CBS Television Network
City Lights Entertainment
Comcast Emerging Networks/FEARnet
Creative Convergence
Distraction Formats
Endeavor
Fox Reality Channel
FremantleMedia
Fun Little Movies
Granada America
Handprint Entertainment
Hearst Entertainment
here! Networks
High Noon Entertainment
Homerun Entertainment
InFrame/Hollywood Classics USA
Lifetime Television
Lionsgate Television
LMNO Productions
Lucine Distribution
maniaTV
MarVista Entertainment
Motorola
MTV
NBC Entertainment (Comedy)
NBC Entertainment (Drama)
Outdoor Channel
RDF USA/Pangea
Rebel Entertainment Partners
Reveille
Scott Sternberg Productions
Screen Door Entertainment - CANCELLED
Select Artists
SiTV
Small World IFT
Talpa Content USA
True Entertainment
Tsunami Productions Read more about Catchers and pitching tips for this year's Pitch Pit.
Closing Schmoozefest
Modeled after the successful IndieProducer Schmoozefest, this is a unique networking opportunity for you to meet, mingle and schmooze with literally all kinds of successful industry professionals in a relaxed environment. Here’s your chance to share a casual cup of coffee with a network executive, writer, producer, director or actor and ask them questions about their own journey to the top. Unwind over lunch and stay for the schmooze!
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