{"id":15082,"date":"2025-05-22T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/schedule-released-for-tv-formats-festival\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:25:35","slug":"schedule-released-for-tv-formats-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/schedule-released-for-tv-formats-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule Released for TV Formats Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios&#8217; Matt Forde, ITV Studios&#8217; Mike Beale and Lisa Perrin and Warner Bros. International Television Production&#8217;s Andr\u00e9 Renaud are among those slated to deliver keynotes at the TV Formats Festival, World Screen&#8217;s latest virtual festival, running from May 28 to 30. You can register for free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventcreate.com\/e\/tv-formats-festival\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Day one of the festival delivers an emphasis on production, licensing trends and factual entertainment, featuring sessions with Matt Forde, president of global production at BBC Studios; Mike Beale, managing director of the global creative network, and <strong>Lisa Perrin<\/strong>, managing director of international production, at ITV Studios; Andr\u00e9 Renaud, group VP for format and finished sales at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP); and Ralf R\u00fcckauer, VP Unscripted at ZDF Studios. Thursday, we shift our focus to analysis, with a session with The WIT&#8217;s Caroline Servy, and Asia, delivering sessions with All3Media&#8217;s VP for the Asia Pacific, Sabrina Duguet; Jin Woo Hwang, president and founder of Something Special; and Ryuji Komiya, who heads up nonscripted format sales at Fuji Television Network. The festival wraps Friday with a series of screenings.<\/p>\n<p>Find the full schedule of keynotes below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, May 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-t\/\">9 a.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nBBC Studios\u2019 Matt Forde<br \/>\n<\/strong>Newly promoted to president of global production at BBC Studios, <strong>Matt Forde<\/strong> will open the TV Formats Festival with a keynote conversation on scaling the group\u2019s ambitions across new and returning IP.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-i\/\">10 a.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nITV Studios\u2019 Mike Beale &amp; Lisa Perrin<br \/>\n<\/strong>Taking a deep dive into ITV Studios\u2019 format business, we\u2019ll hear from <strong>Mike Beale<\/strong>, managing director of the global creative network, and <strong>Lisa Perrin<\/strong>, managing director of international production, on group-wide collaboration, sharing expertise and looking out for the next big thing.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-d\/\">11 a.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nWarner Bros. International Television Production\u2019s Andr\u00e9 Renaud<br \/>\n<\/strong>As group VP for format and finished sales at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP), <strong>Andr\u00e9 Renaud<\/strong> is amplifying the division\u2019s presence worldwide across scripted formats and entertainment properties.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-h\/\">12 p.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nZDF Studios\u2019 Ralf R\u00fcckauer<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Ralf R\u00fcckauer<\/strong>, VP Unscripted at ZDF Studios, will share with festival delegates how the factual, scripted and kids\u2019 powerhouse is approaching the factual-entertainment and quiz-show landscapes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, May 29 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-k\/\">9 a.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nFormat Trends with The WIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tapping into a well of intelligence on trends worldwide, <strong>Caroline Servy<\/strong>, managing director of The WIT, will present new data on what\u2019s hot in formats today.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-u\/\">10 a.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nAll3Media International\u2019s Sabrina Duguet<br \/>\n<\/strong>From building a thriving scripted formats business to rolling out buzzy concepts like <em>The Traitors<\/em>, <strong>Sabrina Duguet<\/strong>, executive VP for the Asia Pacific at All3Media International, will weigh in on what\u2019s driving the format acquisition business in the region.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-o\/\">11 a.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nAsian Innovation: Riding the K-Content Wave<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Jin Woo Hwang<\/strong>, president and founder of Something Special, joins the TV Formats Festival as we explore how Korean content firms are tapping into the booming interest in content from the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.cmail20.com\/t\/r-i-thhdbit-l-b\/\">12 p.m. EDT<\/a><br \/>\nAsian Innovation: The View from Japan<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Ryuji Komiya<\/strong> will share how Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television Network is scaling its opportunities with format buyers worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, May 30: Screenings Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios&#8217; Matt Forde, ITV Studios&#8217; Mike Beale and Lisa Perrin and Warner Bros. 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