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A session delving into the development and production process of books to screen, focusing on how new deal structures are evolving, the importance of enabling and empowering content creators, and tackling the reading crisis in boys.
From George Melies’ 1899 film adaptation of ‘Cinderella’ to DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Wild Robot’, the film and TV business has long relied on books and comics as source material.
This session assembles a group of diverse experts whose backgrounds range from author to publisher, screenwriter to studio executive. The panel will delve into the complex intersections of publishing and film / TV, in live-action and animation, and cover topics across traditional and non-traditional development & production.
We’ll take a look at the demographics we feel we’re failing as content creators and consider how diversity has been addressed and actioned across the publishing market, and how this has translated into film and TV.
The panel will discuss evolving deal structures, DIY models of self-publishing and indie production, the challenges of discoverability and retaining audiences, as well as recent innovations in creating compelling and lasting stories for children and families.
A session delving into the development and production process of books to screen, focusing on how new deal structures are evolving, the importance of enabling and empowering content creators, and tackling the reading crisis in boys.
From George Melies’ 1899 film adaptation of ‘Cinderella’ to DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Wild Robot’, the film and TV business has long relied on books and comics as source material.
This session assembles a group of diverse experts whose backgrounds range from author to publisher, screenwriter to studio executive. The panel will delve into the complex intersections of publishing and film / TV, in live-action and animation, and cover topics across traditional and non-traditional development & production.
We’ll take a look at the demographics we feel we’re failing as content creators and consider how diversity has been addressed and actioned across the publishing market, and how this has translated into film and TV.
The panel will discuss evolving deal structures, DIY models of self-publishing and indie production, the challenges of discoverability and retaining audiences, as well as recent innovations in creating compelling and lasting stories for children and families.
