WCSFP Kicks Off in Dresden

MAINZ: ZDF and ZDF Enterprises are hosting the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) this year, which started today and runs through December 3.

The event features film and television practitioners from the fields of scientific, historical and other non-fiction themes. The congress was booked up one week ahead of its start, with nearly 700 delegates from more than 30 countries on hand.

In their introductory remarks, Alexander Coridass, the CEO of ZDF Enterprises, and ZDF’s general manager, Markus Schächter, commented: "The TV branch is undergoing a major upheaval and the media revolution is stirring up traditional structures. Yet what’s remarkable is that in spite of all the uncertainty about the future of our medium, this congress is booming. Its success shows us that documentaries and information will perhaps be the winners of the media transformation."