{"id":19157,"date":"2023-09-06T08:50:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T08:51:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:51:56","slug":"banijays-christian-wikander-joins-tv-drama-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/banijays-christian-wikander-joins-tv-drama-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Banijay\u2019s Christian Wikander Joins TV Drama Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Wikander, global head of scripted at Banijay, is lined up for a keynote at the TV Drama Festival, taking place October 3 to 5. You can register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventcreate.com\/e\/tv-drama-festival-2023\">here<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikander spearheads strategic IP creation, drives collaboration across the\u202fbusiness\u2019s portfolio of over 60 drama labels, exploits\u202fformat potential and identifies third-party\u202facquisition opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second edition of 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. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on TVDramaFestival.com. Unlike other events requiring hefty registration fees, attendance to the TV Drama Festival is free. World Screen\u2019s festivals have an average of 1,700 registered participants and approximately 18,000 views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikander joins the previously announced participants: Two Brothers Pictures\u2019 Sarah Hammond, Fremantle\u2019s Christian Vesper, A+E Networks\u2019 Alexandra Finlay, All3Media International\u2019s David Swetman and Global Screen\u2019s Ulrike Schr\u00f6der. 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