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MONDAY, JANUARY 27 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS
Marriott Marquis | Washington, DC | Sunday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 31, 2022

Agenda

Please note all times are in Pacific Daylight time (PDT)

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Tuesday, February 8

3:00pm

Virtual Speed Pitching - Game Show Network, OutTV, National Geographic (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

Sponsored by

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.  

*Advance sign-up is required.  

You may sign up to meet up to two Speed Pitching hosts.

*General sign-ups closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.

 


Featuring:


Table host

Sydney Clover

Senior Director, Development

National Geographic

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Table host

Sean Olsen

VP, Development

Game Show Network

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Lauren Whitelaw

Head of Programming

OUTtv Network Inc

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Virtual Speed Pitching - TLC, NBCUniversal, Corus (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

Sponsored by

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.  

*Advance sign-up is required.  

You may sign up to meet up to two Speed Pitching hosts.

*General sign-ups closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Isaac Ahn

Sr. Director, Unscripted Development, Lifestyle, Documentary, & True Crime

NBCUniversal Television & Streaming (Documentary and Crime)

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Jennifer Gordon

VP, Development

TLC

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Maria Knight

Production Executive, Original Content, Factual

Corus Entertainment

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WAIT LINE for Speed Pitching Sessions on Tuesday, February 8 (opens at 2:15pm EST)

WAIT LINE for the Tuesday, February 8th Speed Pitching Sessions will open at 2:15pm EST (45 minutes before the session start time). 

A WAIT LINE for Realscreen Summit passholders: 

  • who did not make their Speed Pitching selections in advance (before online sign-up closed);
  • who did make their advance Speed Pitching selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Pitching slots that may open up due to no-shows.
Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created.


Wednesday, February 9

11:00am

VIRTUAL: Meet the Distributors - Endeavor Content, Cineflix Rights, GRB Entertainment (11:00am - 12:00pm)

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required. 

During this session you will have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) table hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

*General sign-up closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Richard Life

SVP Acquisitions and Co-Productions

Cineflix Rights

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Table host

Liz Tang

Executive Director, Acquisitions

Endeavor Content

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Table host

Hud Woodle

VP, International Sales

GRB Studios

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VIRTUAL: Meet the Distributors - ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Off the Fence, Lucky You (11:00am - 12:00pm)

As part of our networking series designed to grow your connections, we’ve assembled some of the top distributors in unscripted and non-fiction entertainment and made them available for you to meet with. Sign up to find out what these industry experts can offer you and your production.

*Advance sign-up is required. 

During this session you will have the opportunity to meet and chat with up to three (3) table hosts (*please note; hosts will be rotating in 20-minute increments).

*General sign-up closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Loren Baxter

Head of Acquisitions

Off the Fence

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Table host

Cecilie Olsen

SVP, Global Content, Non-Scripted

ITV

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Table host

Robert E Salvestrin

CEO

Lucky You

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Thursday, February 10

3:00pm

Virtual Speed Pitching - AMC/SundanceTV/BBC America, Walt Disney Television, VICE TV (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

Sponsored by

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.  

*Advance sign-up is required.  

You may sign up to meet up to two Speed Pitching hosts.

*General sign-ups closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Jill Chapman

Vice President, Alternative Series & Content Planning

Disney

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Liz Cowie

Senior Manager, Development & Alternative Programming

VICE

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Carolyn Lehman

Manager, Nonfiction & Alternative Programming

AMC Network Entertainment LLC

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Virtual Speed Pitching - NBCUniversal, BET, Smithsonian (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

Sponsored by

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.  

*Advance sign-up is required.  

You may sign up to meet up to two Speed Pitching hosts.

*General sign-ups closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Mimi Blanchard

Senior Director, Current Programming

BET Networks

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Table host

Isabelle Mills

Manager, Program Development

Paramount, Smithsonian Channel

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Table host

Tenaja Williams

Sr. Director, Unscripted Development, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming

NBCUniversal Television & Streaming (Lifestyle Programming)

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Virtual Speed Pitching - Nickelodeon, CBC, PBS (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

Sponsored by

Programming execs will be taking one-on-one, five-minute pitches!  Get coveted one-on-one time with executives who have the power to steer your project to a greenlight.  

*Advance sign-up is required.  

You may sign up to meet up to two Speed Pitching hosts.

*General sign-ups closed on Monday, January 31 at 5:00 PM EST.


Featuring:


Table host

Yasmine Abbasakoor

Executive in Charge of Development, Unscripted

CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Table host

Mallory Arkin

Senior Manager, Unscripted Development

Paramount, Nickelodeon

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Table host

Zara Frankel

Senior Director, Programming & Development

PBS

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WAIT LINE for Speed Pitching Sessions on Thursday, February 10 (opens at 2:15pm EST)

WAIT LINE for the Thursday, February 10th Speed Pitching Sessions will open at 2:15pm EST (45 minutes before the session start time). 

A WAIT LINE for Realscreen Summit passholders: 

  • who did not make their Speed Pitching selections in advance (before online sign-up closed);
  • who did make their advance Speed Pitching selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Pitching slots that may open up due to no-shows.
Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created.


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