Closing Keynote Announced for MIPDOC

PARIS: Award-winning producer-directors Rory Kennedy and Liz Garbus will deliver the MIPDOC closing keynote address on "Social Change through Documentary" on March 29.

The format will be a moderated conversation with Lynne Kirby, the senior VP of original programming for Sundance Channel, and Kennedy and Garbus will share their visions and experiences of making socially-responsible documentary films. The pair co-founded Moxie Firecracker Films in 1998, and together they produce and direct films for broadcast and cable networks such as HBO, A&E, MTV, TLC, Lifetime Television, Discovery Channel and Channel 4 in the U.K.

For its 12th edition, taking place in Cannes on March 28 and 29, MIPDOC will offer a two-day program of events, conferences and innovation. In addition to a summit on financing and sessions dedicated to virtual worlds and to co-productions, MIPDOC 2009 is also launching a MIPDOC Accelerator, a series of high-impact one-on-one meetings for matchmaking among industry professionals.