C21Podcast

Grandé Studios co-founder Andrew Lapierre, Hybride director of operations Mathieu Boucher and MELS executive producer Richard Cormier on their efforts to make Montreal a destination for virtual production, in the final part of our coverage of C21's Content Quebec On Demand.

As part of C21's Content Quebec On Demand CarpeDiem Film AND TV's Marie-Claude Beauchamp, Digital Dimension's Fred Faubert, Squeeze Animation's Denis Doré and Oasis Animation's Isabelle Bilodeau talk about the growth of the Canadian province's animation sector.

Canadian screenwriter, producer and director Luc Dionne discusses his career and the lessons learned over 25 years in film and TV, the challenges of penning 160 pages of scripts a week, and his tips to upcoming writers, as part of C21's Content Quebec On Demand.

As part of C21's Content Quebec On Demand, Media Ranch's Sophie Ferron, Sphere Media's Jocelyn Deschênes, Encore International's Chrystine Girard and Pixcom's Nicola Merola discuss the Canadian province's production and distribution models.

Execs from the Quebec Film AND Television Council, SODEC, Laurentides Film and TV Commission, MELS, Group Dazmo, Montréal Film and Television Commission and Muse Entertainment discuss the benefits Quebec has to offer as a filming location, as part of C21's Content Quebec On Demand.

Ici Tou.tv exec director Christiane Asselin, Bell Media director of strategic planning Isabelle Sullivan and Videotron VP of marketing AND content Caroline Paquet tell C21's Content Quebec On Demand about how local streamers are holding ground against global players and their strategies for the coming 12 months.

Radio-Canada general manager of television Dany Meloul and Quebecor Content VP of strategy and international business Yann Paquet discuss their development agendas and commissioning and acquisitions strategies for the coming year as part of C21's Content Quebec On Demand.

Actor, director and screenwriter Xavier Dolan tells C21's Content Quebec event about how he has navigated his career to date, his move from film into TV, how he balances his various roles, his influences and inspirations, and what’s in store with his new series The Night Logan Woke Up.

SODEC president AND CEO Louise Lantagne, AQPM president AND CEO Hélène Messier, and University of Quebec visiting media school professor Catalina Briceno shine a spotlight on the Canadian province and what it has to offer the international TV business, as part of C21's Content Quebec.

Nucleus Media Rights execs Bruno Zarka, Alan Rudoff and Isabelle Pechou on the fledgling London-based studio's first projects and plans for global growth; and Keshet Tresor Fiction director of programming Christina Christ on the company's ambitions in the booming German drama market.

Docsville co-founder Lawrence Elman discusses the challenges of the company's new Covid-19-focused ITV film 2020: The Story of Us; and Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee talks about the Northern Ireland-based sitcom's success around the world.

Starlings Television president Chris Philip on adapting Korean drama for the globe and continuing with production during the pandemic; and Martin Persson, executive producer at Anagram Sweden, on the success of innovative SVT police drama Thin Blue Line.

Emma Hindley, of the UK's Zinc Media Group, on how traditional history programming is changing to gain wider appeal; and Channel 5 commissioning editor Lucy Willis on how the genre has changed for buyers, plus the trends she predicts for it in future.

A+E Networks president of programming Rob Sharenow on navigating the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and the opportunities he sees for the US cabler in 2021; plus Big Light Productions CEO Frank Spotnitz and Lux Vide CEO Luca Bernabei on their new Aidan Turner-starring Leonardo da Vinci drama.

Keshet International's Kelly Wright and Passion Distribution's Tom Burton discuss the rise of local SVoD services and the alternatives they present to programme sellers and producers as global players proliferate.

ViacomCBS International Studios Distribution head of formats Laura Burrell on her expectations of this year's virtual MipTV, plus a number of new deals hot off the press; and Blue Ant International senior VP of coproductions and sales Ludo Dufour on how local and global streamers are changing the landscape for programme sales.

C21 editorial director Ed Waller, news editor Clive Whittingham and Drama Quarterly editor Michael Pickard discuss the latest trends and issues shaping the international TV marketplace as the virtual MipTV 2021 gets underway online.

Ringside Studios creative director Gub Neal and exec producer Patrick Irwin on establishing the Newen-backed drama label over the past 12 months; and Banijay Iberia CEO Pilar Blasco on the firm's recent restructure and the peninsula's current Covid-19 production protocols.

Fremantle India MD Aradhana Bola on how the company has navigated the pandemic and the way the market is opening up to overseas players; and Nanni Erben and Gunnar Juncken, joint CEOs at Banijay Germany scripted label MadeFor, on their first 12 months in operation.

Comedian Alex Horne, creator of hit UK format Taskmaster, about how it became an international success story and endured lockdown; and TVNZ director of content Cate Slater on her efforts to raise the profile of Kiwi output on the global stage.

Wipeout executive producer Matt Kunitz on reviving the classic physical gameshow for US cablenet TBS at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic; and Stephen Dunleavy, founder and MD of UK natural history producer Humble Bee Films, on Life in Colour with David Attenborough.

Sky TV New Zealand manager of local content Annie Murray, and Philip Smith, CEO of Auckland-based Great Southern Television, on seeking international partners for a new multi-million dollar fund to support the production of Kiwi stories with global appeal.

Rollem Productions founder Kay Mellor on the return of her BBC drama The Syndicate and the need for levity in TV right now; and BBC Studios' director of current drama Caroline Levy on how the organisation is championing diversity with returning series The Break.

Former Carnival Film AND Television exec Jessica Pope talks about her new role as creative director and head of development at Swedish production company Mopar Studios and writer/director Alankrita Shrivastava discusses her new Netflix Indian drama Bombay Begums.

Discovery group VP for EMEA and international content Myriam Lopez-Otazu talks about the launch of Discovery+, and CuriosityStream's Devin Emery and Bakori Davis discuss how they are responding to increased competition in the factual streaming space.