Taking place from June 28 to 30, 2022, the TV Drama Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the major trends in the business of scripted series today. See the full schedule below.<\/p>\n
Sign up for your free registration to attend here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Need to convert the times below for where you are? Click on the times above the name of each session to make sure you don\u2019t miss a thing!<\/p>\n Tuesday, June 28<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, June 29<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, June 30: Screenings Day<\/strong><\/p>\n Keynotes slated for the TV Drama Festival, which you can register for here, include Howard Gordon, Juan Jos\u00e9 Campanella, Neil Dudgeon, Viaplay Group\u2019s Filippa Wallestam, Robert and Michelle King, Banijay\u2019s Lars Blomgren, Kudos\u2019 Karen Wilson, Walter Presents\u2019 Walter Iuzzolino, Lionsgate\u2019s Sandra Stern and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[4983],"class_list":["post-17014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-tv-drama-festival","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\nU.K.\u2019s Finest<\/strong>
\nBanijay Rights\u2019\u00a0Cathy Payne<\/strong>, All3Media International\u2019s\u00a0Louise Pedersen<\/strong>, Entertainment One\u2019s\u00a0Stuart Baxter<\/strong>\u00a0and ITV Studios Global Entertainment\u2019s\u00a0Ruth Berry<\/strong>\u00a0weigh in on commissioning and financing trends in British drama.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Howard Gordon<\/strong>
\nA prolific writer and producer,\u00a0Howard Gordon<\/strong>\u00a0will discuss his brand-new show\u00a0Accused<\/em>, an anthology based on the acclaimed British series of the same name.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Juan Jos\u00e9 Campanella<\/strong>
\nArgentinean television and film director, writer and producer\u00a0Juan Jos\u00e9 Campanella<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has an exclusive deal with VIS for scripted projects that includes the hit Paramount+ series\u00a0The Envoys<\/em>\u00a0(Los Enviados<\/em>).<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Neil Dudgeon<\/strong>
\nSince 2010,\u00a0Neil Dudgeon<\/strong>\u00a0has portrayed DCI John Barnaby in the long-running, globally successful British crime procedural\u00a0Midsomer Murders<\/em>.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Viaplay Group\u2019s Filippa Wallestam<\/strong>
\nAs executive VP and chief content officer,\u00a0Filippa Wallestam<\/strong>\u00a0is ensuring Viaplay Group\u2019s slate of originals and acquired fare will resonate with subscribers as it expands its global footprint.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Banijay\u2019s Lars Blomgren & Kudos\u2019 Karen Wilson<\/strong>
\nSpotlighting Banijay\u2019s prowess in producing drama across the globe, this session will feature\u00a0Lars Blomgren<\/strong>, the company\u2019s head of scripted, and\u00a0Karen Wilson<\/strong>, managing director of Kudos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nTV Drama Pioneer Award: Walter Iuzzolino<\/strong>
\nCo-founder and curator of Walter Presents,\u00a0Walter Iuzzolino<\/strong>\u00a0is helping to bolster the global interest in subtitled foreign-language series.<\/li>\n
\nCo-Production Evolution<\/strong>
\nZDF Studios\u2019\u00a0Robert Franke<\/strong>, Dynamic Television\u2019s\u00a0Daniel March<\/strong>\u00a0and LEONINE Studios\u2019\u00a0Caroline Kusser<\/strong>\u00a0will share their expertise on how co-production financing models are evolving.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Robert & Michelle King<\/strong>
\nAn award-winning writing team,\u00a0Robert and Michelle King<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>have been creative collaborators for more than two decades, including on such hits as\u00a0The Good Fight<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Evil<\/em>.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Lionsgate\u2019s Sandra Stern<\/strong>
\nAs president of the Lionsgate Television Group,\u00a0Sandra Stern<\/strong>\u00a0will outline how the independent studio is partnering with established and new talent to serve the needs of commissioners across broadcast, cable and streaming.<\/li>\n
\nEuropean Might<\/strong>
\nFremantle International\u2019s\u00a0Bob McCourt<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will discuss the trends shaping the new golden age in European scripted.<\/li>\n
\nKeynote: Miranda Kwok<\/strong>
\nThe creator and executive producer of\u00a0The Cleaning Lady<\/em>,\u00a0Miranda Kwok<\/strong>\u00a0will discuss adapting the Argentinean hit for U.S. audiences and putting diversity front and center in the show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nZDF Studios\u2019\u00a0Sl\u00f8born<\/em><\/strong>
\nDirectors Christian Alvert (Dogs of Berlin<\/em>) and Adolfo J. Kolmerer again take the helm of the disaster thriller\u00a0Sl\u00f8born<\/em>\u00a0in season two, where our heroes have lost all contact with the mainland but their troubles are far from over.<\/li>\n
\nAll3Media International\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>Mystery Road: Origin<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe prequel to the acclaimed Australian series. Created by a new generation of First Nation filmmakers,\u00a0Mystery Road: Origin<\/em>\u00a0explores how a tragic death, epic love and the brutal reality of life as a police officer straddling two worlds will form Detective Jay Swan.<\/li>\n
\nAll3Media International\u2019s The\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Brokenwood Mysteries <\/strong><\/em>S8<\/strong>
\nOffering brilliant escapist viewing, this lighthearted and long-running detective series has become a prime-time hit around the world. In the deadly but picturesque town of Brokenwood, which is filled with quirky characters and countless secrets, Detective Mike Shepherd and his close-knit team use unorthodox methods to undercover the murders that lead to the sleepy town\u2019s rising death count.<\/li>\n
\nAll3Media International\u2019s\u00a0Van der Valk <\/em>S2<\/strong>
\nSet against the bustling backdrop of the stunning city of Amsterdam, Van der Valk and his brilliant team continue to investigate and solve compelling murder mysteries. In this latest season, the suspenseful stories follow an explosive battle between an alternative community and the city’s establishment, the dysfunction of a family at the heart of the city’s historic diamond industry, and sexual exploitation within the world of classical music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"