Co-productions offer a wealth of benefits to public broadcasters, especially when it gives access at very early stage to a wealth of high quality programme rights. In this panel discussion between Simone Emmelius (SVP International Drama, ZDF), Dermot Horan (Director of Acquisitions, RTE), Faruk Guven (Head of Cinema and Co-productions, TRT), Diego Bunuel (Director of Programmes, France Télévisions), Axel Arno Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, SVT) and hosted by Elly Vervloet (International Drama Expert, VRT), EBU Members discuss their drama and documentary co-productions. As some of the EBU’s closest collaborators, they analyze the benefits of this kind of collaboration, notably the European Alliance, and how it helps in securing high-end European content into today's content markets.
Simone Emmelius (ZDF)
Dermot Horan (RTE)
Faruk Guven (TRT)
Diego Bunuel (France Télévisions)
Axel Arno (SVT)
Host: Elly Vervloet (VRT)