BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Set for MIP Digital Fronts Keynote

PARIS: BuzzFeed Motion Pictures president Ze Frank and producer Michael Shamberg are lined up to deliver a joint keynote at the MIP Digital Fronts.

Frank is the driving force behind BuzzFeed’s video division and a pioneer of online video. Shamberg is an advisor to BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, with experience in producing innovative Hollywood movies and TV. Together, the execs will discuss “the future of digital Hollywood” and address the shifts in production and distribution that are challenging traditional TV and studio models.

The keynote will take place on Tuesday, April 14, at 5:45 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, as part of MIPTV 2015.

Laurine Garaude, the director of television at Reed MIDEM, organizer of MIPTV, said: “We are very excited that BuzzFeed is featured in our MIPTV 2015 program, as they are at the forefront of reshaping the media landscape of tomorrow. Ze Frank represents this new generation of producer/creator and Michael Shamberg has a dazzling track record as a producer. This makes for a terrific pairing to drive the digital transformation of Hollywood.”