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IBC 2018
September 13 – 18, 2018, RAI
Amsterdam
This years conference themes will focus
on innovative new platforms, audience
engagement and interaction/immersion,
a wide-ranging exhibition will encompass
all the latest technologies from AI
and VR to advanced cloud-based workflows.
For the first time ever, the IBC Conference will feature The
Global Gamechangers stage chaired by Edith Bowman
and host “the biggest business, creative, tech, news and
future facing talent making waves around the world” including
Peter Salmon, Chief Creative Officer, Endemol Shine
Group and Deborah Turness, Head of Euronews, NBC Universal.
New conference tracks
IBC presents a series of brand new conference tracks this year
to shine a light on these nascent areas. NextGen: Interactive &
Immersive Experiences gives insight into developments within
the worlds of immersive content with Marc Schipper, Joint CEO,
Hammer Films joining the panel of immersive industry experts to
explore the latest immersive techniques including AR and AI.
Audiences: Engage. Influence. Grow will drill down on GDPR
and machine learning and reveal ways to engage niche and
wider audiences from the leading market success stories. Here
Maria Garrido, Chief Insights & Analytics Officer of Havas Group
& CEO of Havas Group will open the track, revealing the multilayered
strategies to reach evolving audiences. Former Channel
4 Chief, David Abraham will also take to the stage fresh from
launching his new venture Wonderhood Studios, to discuss the
intersection of content, advertisers and platforms and how the
consumption of video by audiences is changing business models
– and the impact this has on the next generation of studios
and content creation strategies.
Advertising: The New Attention Economy will explore new ways
of maximising opportunities and revenue in the age of big data
and the emergence of blockchain; Jana Eisenstein, Executive
Vice President of Advertising Platform Solutions, ProSiebenSat.1
and Mark Howe, Managing Director, EMEA Agencies, Google
joins the Advertising: The New Attention Economy panel to
discuss the different models of targeted marketing.
In addition, the track entitled Cutting-edge Tech Innovators promises
a glimpse into the future at where AI, VR, blockchain and
other game changers will take us. Join Rob Koenen, President,
VR Industry Forum (VRIF) and MPEG leader, for a dedicated
masterclass on the present and future of immersive media technologies.
IBC will also be hosting three invitation-only Executive Forums.
The Leaders’ Forum, Cyber Security Forum and Telco & Media
Innovation Forum.
The Future Zone brings together the latest ideas and innovations,
with a focus this year on showing various products and technologies
at different stages of their development. Also within this area,
the free-to-attend Future Zone Theatre will present a programme
of curated sessions exploring the impact of new technologies and
the opportunities, challenges and implications around VR, AR,
MXR and beyond.
What Caught My Eye returns, with experts highlighting products
and demonstrations on the show floor.
The Big Screen is a centrepiece of IBC, boasting the very latest
cinema projection and sound technology. In an IBC exclusive,
Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents will introduce the first episode
of a major new series, while, BAFTA winner and Oscar
nominated Habib Zargarpour, CCO, Digital Monarch Media will
give an exclusive insight into their work on high profile projects
including Blade Runner 2049, Disney’s The Jungle Book and
Ready Player One.
Registration for IBC2018:
https://ibc.itnint.com/IBC18/Online/RegLogin.aspx
© Simon Murphy
Craig Armstrong @ SoundTrack_Cologne
In his multi-faceted works, classical and electronic sounds
blend together in a virtuoso manner, his film scores became
cult and won numerous awards – now Craig Armstrong
(“Romeo + Juliet”, “Moulin Rouge!”, “The Great
Gatsby“) will receive SoundTrack_Cologne’s 2018 Lifetime
Achievement Award during the award ceremony of this
year’s conference on August 25, 2018. “Craig Armstrong
is one of the most influential and innovative contemporary
composers, who transcends all genre boundaries. We are
happy and feel honoured to welcome him this August at
SoundTrack_Cologne”, states Soundtrack_Cologne CEO
Michael P. Aust.
As a symbol of recognition for
exceptional achievements in the art
of film music, Soundtrack_Cologne
honors an outstanding individual
each year with a Lifetime Achievement
Award. On Friday, August
24, during the “Film Day”, Craig
Armstrong is going to talk about
his versatile creativity and his latest
projects. He will be available for
questions from the audience.
SoundTrack_Cologne 15
August 22 -25, 2018
Each year the conference welcomes guests from around the
globe to more than 40 panels, round tables, workshops and
networking events and is now an inspiration for the growing
landscape of music festivals and conferences in Europe.
www.soundtrackcologne.de
A powerful statement
Since its premiere at the International Film Festival in
Berlin, where Wolfgang Fischer´s film “Styx” won three
awards, the drama about the transformation of a strong
woman being suddenly torn out of her idyllic world during
a sailing trip - starring Susanne Wolff and Gedion Wekesa
Oduor - has continued its remarkable success story.
Rike, a 40 years old physician from Europe, represents
the typical Western model of happiness and success. She
is educated, confident, determined and committed. We
follow Rike while coping with her everyday life up to the
point where she fulfils her life-long dream to sail alone
on the high seas. Her destination: Ascension Island in the
© Schiwago Film & AMOUR FOU / Benedict Neuenfels
Atlantic Ocean. But her
dream is quickly destroyed
at the moment she
catches sight of a fishing
boat that capsized in a
storm: about hundred
people find themselves
on the verge of drowning.
After having made
unsuccessful distress calls to the coast guard she is forced to
take an essential decision.
“Styx” was the opener at the Filmkunstfest MV in Schwerin, Germany,
where it won three awards: the Grand Prize of the Festival,
the Audience Award and the Award for Best Sound Design, seducing
the Jury members who described it as „a monolith, a powerful
statement, a film that we do not just watch and forget“.
The film “Styx” will be released by Zorro Film in Germany August
9, and by Filmladen in Austria during autumn.
International Sales: Beta Cinema
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