Program

Programme en français

Montreal International Television Conference —

Conference : Serial Risk

March 15, 16 and 17, 2016

 

Locations

 

Registration and ticket purchase

 

Simultaneous translation services (French to English) will be available throughout the conference.

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Screenwriting workshop: New voices, new concepts

Which team will create the most original TV series concept?

Five senior screenwriters will each mentor a team of students who will compete in a one-day writing workshop. The students will represent l’UQAM, l’École nationale de l’humour, Concordia University and L’inis (Institut national de l’image et du son).

Mentors:

Joanne Arseneau, Screenwriter, Le Clan, (Québec)

Jérôme Enrico, Director, Paulette, and Head of ENSEC  (France)

Pierre-Yves Bernard, Screenwriter, Minuit le soir (Québec)

Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Screewriter and Producer, Lost, The 100, (U.S.)

Sylvie Lussier, Screenwriter, L‘auberge du chien noir (Québec)

Marianne Persson, Producer and Professor, SADA, (Sweden)

Location: L’inis, 301 de Maisonneuve est

 

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Opening ceremony and round-table discussion

Host : Robert Guy Scully

Guests:

Marc-André Grondin, actor, Spotless, L’imposteur (Québec)

Camilla Hammerich, Producer, Borgen (Denmark)

Louise Lantagne, VP documentary and fiction, Attraction Images (Québec)

Martin Matte, Actor, Screenwriter, Producer Les beaux malaises (Québec)

Location: Studio-théâtre Alfred-Laliberté, UQAM, 405 Sainte-Catherine Est (Berri-UQAM metro)

 

8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Cocktail

Location: BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, 535 Viger Est

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Masterclass: Showrunning in the United States

Guest speaker : Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Lost, The 100, Charmed, The Middleman (U.S.)

What really happens in the writers’ room of a large American TV production? What are the « laws » of showrunning?

After twenty years as network executive, writer, producer, pilot writer, show creator and showrunner, Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The 100, The Middleman, Medium) breaks down principles to manage creativity, create an optimal work environment, and make it possible to make quality television with a minimum of human carnage and suffering (offscreen at least).

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Break

 

11:15 a.m. to 1:45 a.m.

Panel: Is the concept of showrunning possible in Quebec?

Are the writers’ room experiments done in Quebec conclusive? Is showrunning an effective method in Quebec’s television production context? What kind of risks are involved in adapting a Quebec television success for the anglophone market?

Michelle Allen, Screenwriter, Pour Sarah (Québec)

Bernard Dansereau, Screenwriter, Annie et ses hommes, Toute la vérité (Québec)

Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Writer, Follow the Money (Denmark)

Annie Piérard, Screenwriter, Annie et ses hommes, Toute la vérité (Quebec)

Bruce Smith, Showrunner, 19-2 (Canada)

Anders Toft Andersen, Producer, Follow the Money (Denmark)

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

 

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Panel: Programming risk-taking TV series: the role of public television in Quebec

Moderator : Pierre Barrette, UQAM

Stéphane Baillargeon, Journalist, Le Devoir

Stéfany Boisvert, PhD candidate, UQAM

Roger De La Garde, Professor, Université Laval

Germain Lacasse, Professor, Université de Montréal

Johanne Larue, Producer, Attraction Images

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Break

 

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Masterclass: Borgen, a case study from Denmark

Camilla Hammerich, Producer of Borgen, explains how Danish creators handle the question of risk-taking in TV series.

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Break

 

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Masterclass: Young talents taking risks

The young team at the Montreal production company Passez Go talk about their experience with the TV series Le Chalet.

Guest speakers:

Marie-Claude Blouin, Producer and Director

Vicky Bounadère, Producer

Félix Tétreault, Producer and Director of photography

Kadidja Haidira, Screenwriter

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016

9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Panel: Taking risks with TV fiction: why is it important?

Risk as freedom and inspiration for writers. Broadcasters willing to take risks. Directors making risky decisions. This panel gathers a group of risk-takers who dared to take chances.

François Létourneau, Actor and Screenwriter, Série noire (Québec)

Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Writer, Follow the Money (Denmark)

Dominique Besnehard, Producer, 10 % (France)

Rafaël Ouellet, Directeor, Nouvelle adresse (Québec)

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Break

 

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Panel: Creative vs financial risk: a look at how decisions are made (outside of Quebec)

Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Screenwriter and Producer, The 100, Lost (U.S.)

Camilla Hammerich, Producer, Borgen (Denmark)

Christer Nilson, Producer, Ettor & nollor (Sweden)

Alexandre Piel, Deputy Director Fiction Unit, ARTE (France)

Olivier Wotling, Head of Fiction, ARTE (France)

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Break

 

 

11:45 a.m. to 12:45 a.m.

Pitch session and announcement of the winners of the screenwriting competition

Student who participated in the one-day writing competition that took place on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, will pitch their TV series concept in front of the jury and the public.

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

12:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Lunch

 

2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Panel: Can Quebec’s TV series market afford to take risks?

André Béraud, Head of Drama, Radio-Canada

Nathalie Clermont, Director of Programming, FMC

Jocelyn Deschênes, Producer, Sphère médias

Ginette Viens, Brand and Content Manager, Contenu QMI/TVA

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Break

 

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Panel: The importance of exporting talent and formats: The risk of coproduction

Joanne Forgues, Producer, Casablanca (Québec)

Christer Nilson, Producer, Ettor & nollor (Sweden)

Alexandre Piel, Deputy Director Fiction Unit, ARTE (France)

André Provencher, VP, Creation & International Development, QMI Content

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Break

 

4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Masterclass: Taking risks and living with them

Richard Blaimert, screenwriter of the popular Quebec TV series Nouvelle adresse (and director for season 3) talks about killing his main character and the impact that decision had on his work for this series.

Location: Odeon Cineplex, Quartier Latin, 350 Emery

 

5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Break

 

5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Closing Ceremony and North American premiere screening of Follow the Money (Denmark)

Jeppe Gjervig Gram and Anders Toft Andersen, creators of Follow the Money, present the series’ first episode. This Danish series first aired in England (BBC) and was then broadcast in Denmark.

Location: Studio-théâtre Alfred-Laliberté, UQAM, 405 Sainte-Catherine Est

 

6:45 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Closing cocktail

Location: Studio-théâtre Alfred-Laliberté, UQAM, 405 Sainte-Catherine Est

 

Information: lerisqueenseries@gmail.com