Monday, December 08
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Fashions and Trends
Président

Sponsored By:
     European Broadcasting Union / Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision

Are big reconstructions a temporary whim? Is the trend for "fake" archive, as a way to re-tell the past, growing? Is the cult of the presenter a bonus or hindrance? How can the fashion in one country work for the rest of the world? This session will discuss where history programming is going; whether the genre can sustain its popularity or whether the bubble is bound to burst. This session will set the trend for the rest of the Congress.

Sponsor Introductions:
     Olaf Grunert, Senior Commissioning Editor
     ZDF/ARTE Germany

Producer:
     Andre Singer, Senior Vice-President
     Alliance Atlantis Productions London Ltd. UK

Moderator:
     Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Author/ Historian
     University of London UK

Participants:
     Jacoba Atlas, Senior Vice President
     PBS - Public Broadcasting Service USA
     Olaf Grunert, Senior Commissioning Editor
     ZDF/ARTE Germany
     Janice Hadlow, Head of Specialist Factual Group
     Channel 4 Television UK
     Ann Julienne, Head of Acquisitions & International Coproductions
     France 5 France