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Australian Director's Guild- Best of Input
August 17, 2009 09:35
Best Of Input, Sydney Sept 11 & 12 2009.
In September the ADG welcomes three special international guests to Best of Input, Hans Robert Eisenhauer Commissioning Editor from ARTE/ZDF Germany, Jo Raknes, Executive Producer with NRK in Norway and Judy Tam CEO of ITVS in the US.
The two-day conference here dedicated to both excellence in public broadcasting and to current, cutting edge television making provides a dynamic forum, where commissioning editors and television makers come together to view and discuss the most innovative programs screened by international public broadcasters over the last year.
This year BEST of INPUT presents highlights of the international conference offering a rare opportunity to Australian producers and commissioners to view some of the most influential and ground-breaking television programs produced here and internationally. It also affords the opportunity for extremely high-level and open debate between program makers and commissioners everywhere.
This year¹s BEST of INPUT highlights include:
Gaza/Sderot - Life in Spite of Everything
Cloud 9
Chicago Ten
RIP Remix Manifesto
Manshow
Gruen Transfer hit Aussie show about advertising
Salam Café
What was the story behind its development?
Date: 11 & 12 Sept
Time: 1.00 (On-site registration) 1.30pm 10pm Friday/ 10am 7.30pm Saturday
Venue: APRA/AMCOS 16 Mountain St Ultimo
(close to Broadway Shopping Centre which is site of suggested parking)
For further details and to register
http://www.adg.org.au/Best-of-input-2009.aspx
Contact details:
Location: Sydney (NSW)
Contact: ADG
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