New Speakers Sign On for RioContentMarket 2017

RIO DE JANEIRO: RioContentMarket 2017 has lined up four additional keynote speakers, including executives from Sony Pictures Television, Keshet International, Sundance Institute and Telemundo Studios.

Alon Shtruzman, the CEO of Keshet International, is among the newly confirmed speakers. Israel-based Keshet International is currently distributing the Brazilian drama series Santo Forte internationally. In addition, Marie Jacobson, the executive VP of programming and production at Sony Pictures Television, will speak at RioContentMarket 2017. Jacobson manages a team that has been involved in the production and execution of several regional versions of shows such as Yo Soy Betty, La Fea.

Jacobson’s team has also worked on regional versions of The Amazing Race for AXN Asia, Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars. She is also responsible for strategic programming and brand direction for Sony Pictures Television.

Perla Farias, the senior VP of scripted development for Telemundo Studios, and Michelle Satter, the director of the feature film program at the Sundance Institute, will also deliver keynote addresses. Farias is responsible for creating content for the U.S. Hispanic market, and her credits include Juana la Virgen, which was adapted in the U.S. as the English-language CW series Jane the Virgin. Sundance Institute’s Satter handles the New Frontier program, which focuses on audiovisual professionals who develop narratives for digital media, virtual reality and augmented reality. She works with new talent in storytelling labs.

RioContentMarket will take place March 8 to 10 at the Hotel Windsor Barra in Rio de Janeiro.