Robert Lang on a panel about cross-media at the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers

This week Kensington’s President and Executive Producer, Robert Lang heads to the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in Montreal to participate in the “Meet the Canadian Producers” event and speak on a panel about co-productions for cross-media projects.

Each year the Congress is hosted by a different city and broadcaster. Robert has been attending most every year fro the past 15, to meet with broadcasters and strike development deals. This year he is speaking on a panel, “Co-Producing and Funding Cross-Media Projects,” about ScopifyROM, our new mobile app that allows visitors to explore museum artifacts in a new way using their mobile devices. It should be an interesting presentation about how a successful TV series, Museum Secrets, evolved into a rich media interactive website and into the unique Scopify mobile experience. And now Kensington is exploring the potential uses of Scopify with other museums and producers internationally. Find full details on the panel below.

If you’re in Montreal for the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers and you want to connect send a tweet to @KensingtonTV !

– Amanda @kensingtontv.com, Blogger and Social Media Lead

Co-Producing and Funding Cross-Media Projects: A Networking Opportunity

Tuesday, Dec. 3 03:30 pm – 05:00 pm

St-Antoine Room

This session introduces producers to the world of co-production financing for web formats, apps, and interactive formats. The presentation will include information on the various funds that finance international cross-media projects, including Wellcome Trust, the National Film Board of Canada, The Bell Fund, MEDIA, and ARTE. It will be followed by informal networking to help producers and financiers meet and discuss possible collaborations.

Session Producer

Christian Beetz, CEO, Gebrüder Beetz Media GmbH (Germany)

Speakers

Catherine Alvaresse, Deputy Director of the Knowledge and Discovery Factual Programming Unit, ARTE France (France)
Wolfgang Bergmann, Managing Director, ARTE Germany/ARTE Coordinator, ZDF (Germany)
Amit Breuer, CEO, Amythos Media Inc. (Canada)
Iain Dodgeon, Creative Partnerships Manager, Wellcome Trust (UK)
Ghassan Fayad, Producer, KNGFU (Canada)
Jasper James, Founder, Screen Glue Ltd. (UK)
Robert Lang, Television and Interactive Creator, Kensington Communications (Canada)
Kay Meseberg, Chef d’Edition ARTE Future, ARTE G.E.I.E. (France) Simon Nasht, Filmmaker and Founder, Smith&Nasht (Australia)
Thomas Viner, Executive Producer, Arrow Media (UK)
Thomas Wallner, Owner, DEEP Inc. (Canada)

See the entire WCSFP Schedule of events here: http://wcsfp.com/index.php/2013/schedule