



TVSF 2019
BERLIN INTERNATIONAL TV FESTIVAL
PROGRAMME
TVSF CONFERENCE & CREATIVE FORUM
It is The Golden Age of Television. The soaring demand for serialised content from multiple territories and platforms has created a new creative ecosystem; and the opportunities for writers and producers to tell truly local stories and reach a global audience at the same time have never been greater.
But projects are equally becoming more complex to navigate. How can creators make the most of this brave new world to produce across genres, countries and platforms?
The TVSF Creative Forum is a 2-day conference dedicated to fast-tracking new and in-development national and international series. We bring together producers, writers and industry executives to share their experience and give a rare glimpse behind the scenes of current projects.
DAY 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 13
8.30am – 10am:
THE TVSF BREAKFAST CLUB
hosted by SAXONIA MEDIA
OPENING: MADE IN BERLIN
10.15am
TV vs STREAMING - QUO VADIS: TREND MONITOR 2019
DR. FLORIAN KERKAU (GOLDMEDIA RESEARCH)
10.45am
GOLDEN BUT COMPLEX AGE OF TELEVISION?
PRODUCING ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, GENRES AND COUNTRIES
DANNA STERN (YES STUDIOS), PETER KERCKHOFF (DEUSCHE TELEKOM),
NATALY KUDIABOR (UFA FICTION), SIMON MIRREN (US SHOWRUNNER)
11.30am
GOLDEN AGE FOR TALENT? WHAT CREATORS WANT
MICHAEL GORDON (CAA), ADOLFO KOLMERER (DIRECTOR),
RICHARD KROPF (SCREENWRITER), CARLO DUSI (RED ARROW STUDIOS)
LUNCH
1.00pm
RETHINKING ENTERTAINMENT ECONOMICS
ANDREA IERVOLINO (TATATU)
1.30pm
SHORT, NARRATIVE AND SERIALIZED: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE WEB SERIES PHENOMENON
MEREDITH BURKHOLDER (WEBFEST BERLIN)
JOËL BASSAGET (AUTHOR & PRODUCER)
1.45pm
THE MAKING OF ... ‚DRUCK‘ (SKAM)
POLA BECK (DIRECTOR), ALEXANDER LINDH (WRITER)
2.15pm
NISMAN: THE PROSECUTOR, THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPY
CHRISTIAN BEETZ (GEBRÜDER BEETZ), IMKE MEIER (ZDF.INFO)
BREAK
3.30pm
FEMALE LEADS: THE POWER OF MENTORSHIP
KERSTIN POLTE, NATALY KUDIABOR, POLA BECK, YVONNE ABELE, GABRIELE TSCHERNIAK
4.15pm
IN CONVERSATION WITH: OLIVER BERBEN
HOSTED BY VDD. INTERVIEW: SEBASTIAN ANDRAE
5.30pm
PYP: PITCH YOUR PILOT FINALE // Part 1
OPENING: SVEN SUND
JURY: SVEN PHILIPP, YVONNE ABELE, FRANZISKA LINDNER, KERSTIN POLTE, URS KIND
DAY 2: FRIDAY, JUNE 14
8.30am – 9.30am
THE TVSF BREAKFAST CLUB
hosted by SAXONIA MEDIA
9.30am
PYP: PITCH YOUR PILOT FINALE // Part 2
OPENING: PIT KRAUSE
JURY: SVEN PHILIPP, YVONNE ABELE, FRANZISKA LINDNER, KERSTIN POLTE, URS KIND
10.30am
INSIDE STORIES: ‚BAD BANKS‘ & ‚DUNKELSTADT‘
CAROLINE VON SENDEN (ZDF), ALEXANDRA STAIB (ZDF)
AXEL MELZENER, JULIA NIKA NEVIANDT (SCREEN WRITERS ‘DUNKELSTADT’)
11.15am
LESSONS LEARNED: DEVELOPING & PRODUCING INTERNATIONAL DRAMA SERIES
DANNA STERN (YES STUDIOS)
RAN TELLEM (MEDIAPRO)
LUNCH
1.00pm
SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE: NAVIGATING INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS
MICHELE ZATTA (RAI FICTION)
RICCARDO NERI (LUPIN FILMS)
MORITZ VON DER GROEBEN (GOOD FRIENDS)
CARLO DUSI (RED ARROW STUDIOS)
2.30pm
THE MAKING OF ... ‚THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE‘
RICHARD KROPF (SCREENWRITER), LASSE SCHARPEN (PRODUCER)
BREAK
3.30pm
MASTERS-ON-MASTERS (Part 1)
PAUL HAGGIS & SIMON MIRREN
4.30pm
IN CONVERSATION WITH: EDWARD BERGER
DIRECTOR ‘PATRICK MELROSE’, ‘THE TERROR’, ‘DEUTSCHLAND 83’
SPEAKERS

Adolfo Kolmerer
Director

Caroline Von Senden
ZDF

Dr. Florian Kerkau
Goldmedia Research

Kerstin Polte
Serienwerk

Moritz Von der Groeben
Good Friends

Pola Beck
Director

Simon Mirren
Showrunner

Alexandra Staib
ZDF

Christian Beetz
Gebrüder Beetz

Edward Berger
Director

Lasse Scharpen
Bantry Bay

Nataly Kudiabor
UFA Fiction

Ran Tellem
Mediapro

Sven Philipp
Deutsche Telekom

Andrea Iervolino
TaTaTu

Dana Ibisis
Screenwriter

Imke Meier
ZDF Info

Michael Gordon
CAA

Oliver Berben
Constantin Film AG

Riccardo Neri
Lupin Film

Sven Sund
Saxonia Media

Carlo Dusi
Red Arrow Studios

Danna Stern
Yes Studios

Justin Welkes

Michele Zatta
Rai Fiction

Peter Kerckhoff
Deutsche Telekom
