Eighteen producers take part in DISCOPs pitching programme

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Eighteen producers take part in DISCOPs pitching programme --

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:07

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DISCOPRO, DISCOP Africas Pan-African pitching, mentoring and networking program, is designed to deliver vital resources in development, coproduction and distribution as well as critical stages for content production for aspiring professional content producers. DISCOP Africa runs from 5 to 7 November at the Sandton Convention Centre and is an annual, three-day, tradeshow which brings together buyers, sellers and producers of televised entertainment content. The pitching competition takes place on 7 November.

Out of 77 entries received this year, DISCOPRO has selected 18 shortlisted producers to take part in the 2014 pitching competition. The Formats, Documentary and Animation categories each have five shortlisted participants and due to popularity, the TV Series category has seven participants.

The shortlisted participants are from the following seven African countries: South Africa, Cameroon, Cote D Ivoire, Togo, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.

Runners-up walk away with US$1,000 in development funds and a complimentary Meeting Table at DISCOP Africa 2015. The winners prize stands at US$2,000 in development funds and a complimentary Meeting Table at DISCOP Africa 2015. C te Ouest, a distributor of audiovisual content in Africa, has this year committed to an additional US$5000 in prize money.

Serving on the DISCOPRO Judges Panels are:

Animation

Molefi Lebone / Endemol Africa, South Africa

Marguerite Abouet / About Productions, France

Han Gao / Jiangsu TV, China

Saira Sow / Viasat Broadcasting, UK

Anthony Silverson / Triggerfish Animation, South Africa

Documentary

Denise Mwende / Zuku Life & Entertainment, Kenya

Brendan Gabriel / Endemol Africa, South Africa

Ahmadou Bakayoko / RTI, Ivory coast

Don Edkins / Steps, South Africa

Joao Ribeiro / Televisao Independente De Mozambique, Mozambique

TV Series

Chalres Povey / Endemol Africa, South Africa

Damiano Malchiodi / Manager A Plus TV, Canal Overseas, France

Alain Modot / DIFFA Media Consulting, France

Ben Amaddasun / MTG Africa, Viasat Broadcasting, UK

Wangeci Murage / Zuku TV, Kenya

Format

Peter Gird / Cooked in Africa Films, South Africa

Gnama Baddy-Dega / Skyprod, France

Helga Palmer / Endemol, South Africa

Miki Mori / NHK, Japan

Aletta Albers / Mnet, South Africa

The DISCOPRO program offers the following to all registered participants:

Expert guidance from renowned professionals

Lectures and hands-on workshops

Pitching Competitions

Networking with possible co-production partners, development and acquisition executives

Access to a pan-African TV content and adaptation rights market

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