Alex Szalat

The panel discussion will delve into the differences between television/broadcast content and international festival documentaries and how funding works in these different spaces around the world.  What does it mean to have broadcast partners versus festival partners? Does one offer more creative freedom than the other? How can we negotiate the drawbacks and best use the opportunities these different forms offer? The conversation will examine broadcasters' priorities and ways they evaluate content that might drive them to co-produce, buy, or broadcast certain films instead of others.