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The new opportunities afforded to drama producers and distributors as the streaming wars kick up another notch were a recurring theme at the inaugural TV Drama Festival last week. Held from June 28 to 30, this latest addition to World Screen<\/em>\u2019s portfolio of successful virtual summits gathered 20-plus speakers from across the scripted segment to discuss commissioning and rollout strategies, approaches to running writers\u2019 rooms and delivering authentic storytelling that will resonate with viewers who have an abundance of choices available to them.<\/p>\n

Missed any of the sessions live? You can access the entire festival on-demand here: <\/strong>TVDramaFestival.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We opened the event last Tuesday with U.K.\u2019s Finest<\/a>, a superpanel featuring Banijay Rights\u2019 Cathy Payne, All3Media International\u2019s Louise Pedersen, Entertainment One\u2019s Stuart Baxter and ITV Studios\u2019 Ruth Berry weighing in on commissioning and financing trends in British drama<\/a>. Our first keynote of the day was delivered by prolific showrunner Howard Gordon<\/a>, discussing how he adapted the British drama <\/a>Accused<\/em><\/a> into a new anthology for FOX in the U.S.<\/a> and highlighting the continued importance of broadcast television, which he described as the \u201cmost durable place for people to gather at the same time and watch a story.\u201d We then heard from Argentinean television and film director, writer and producer Juan Jos\u00e9 Campanella<\/a>, who has also worked across broadcast and streaming. Campanella discussed his wide-ranging deal with VIS and his Paramount+ series <\/a>The Envoys<\/em><\/a> (<\/a>Los Enviados<\/em><\/a>)<\/a>. TV Drama Festival viewers were then treated to a keynote conversation with Neil Dudgeon<\/a>, the star of All3Media International\u2019s long-running and well-traveled crime drama <\/a>Midsomer Murders<\/em><\/a>. Next, Filippa Wallestam<\/a>, executive VP and chief content officer at Viaplay Group, told TV Drama Festival viewers about her approach to curating the streamer\u2019s slate of originals and acquired fare as it expands its global footprint<\/a>. And in the final session on Tuesday, Lars Blomgren, head of scripted at Banijay, and Karen Wilson<\/a>, managing director of Kudos, offered up a look inside the company\u2019s drama development and production process<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Wednesday schedule opened with the presentation of the TV Drama Pioneer Award to Walter Iuzzolino<\/a>. The curator and co-founder of Walter Presents discussed how he and his team are positioning the service as a premier home for top-notch foreign-language scripted series<\/a>. Then, we put financing models in the spotlight with the Co-Production Evolution<\/a> session, with ZDF Studios\u2019 Robert Franke, Dynamic Television\u2019s Daniel March and LEONINE Studios\u2019 Caroline Kusser discussing the best ways to pool resources to bring compelling projects to the screen<\/a>. Robert and Michelle King<\/a> then offered tips on running writers\u2019 rooms and managing an ever-growing slate of shows<\/a> while also discussing the keys to their long-running partnership. Sandra Stern<\/a>, the president of Lionsgate Television Group, talked about how the independent studio is partnering with established and new talent to serve the needs of commissioners across broadcast, cable and streaming<\/a>, always with a focus on innovative funding models. Next, Bob McCourt<\/a>, the COO of Fremantle International, discussed the opportunities the company is finding amid a renaissance in European drama production<\/a>. The final session of the day featured showrunner Miranda Kwok<\/a>discussing how she adapted the successful Argentinean series <\/a>The Cleaning Lady<\/em><\/a> for FOX<\/a> in the U.S. and placed diverse and inclusive storytelling at the forefront of the show.<\/p>\n

We closed the TV Drama Festival with a Screenings Day featuring ZDF Studios\u2019 Sl\u00f8born<\/em><\/a> and All3Media International\u2019s Dalgliesh<\/em><\/a>, The Brokenwood Mysteries<\/em><\/a> and Van der Valk<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch all of these sessions on TVDramaFestival.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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