The Pixel Pitch 13 Oct
Power to the Pixel: The Cross-Media Forum
in association with the BFI London Film Festival
12 – 15 October 2010
The Pixel Market is supported by the Media Programme of the European Union, the BFI London Film Festival, ARTE, TorinoFilmLab, Audio Network and BAFTA.
The Pixel Pitch 2010
Following a day of discussion and debate centred around audience engagement and project case studies at the conference, The Pixel Pitch, the public day of The Pixel Market, presented an ideal opportunity to discover first-hand which types of projects are getting financed and by whom.
Nine international producer-led teams were chosen to present their projects to a select jury made up from international decision-makers, commissioners and executives from across film, advertising, broadcast, the arts, online and games.
Thomas Hoegh, Founder of Arts Alliance, started proceedings with a keynote presentation which was followed by a day of project presentations and jury feedback. The projects selected for Competition were:
94 ELEMENTS (UK) – Documentary / Film, Broadcast, Mobile, Interactive
Pitch Team: Roz Mortimer & Mike Paterson
THE ARTISTS (BEL) – Fiction/Broadcast, Gaming, Live Event, Mobile, Interactive
Pitch Team: Peter de Maegd & Eric Taelman
DR0ID (UK) – Fiction / Film, Broadcast, Gaming, Mobile, Social Networks
Pitch Team: Emma Foster & Kevin Moss
PETRUS (BEL/FR) – Fiction & Non-Fiction/Feature film intertwined with a documentary, Broadcast, Mobile, Live Event, Interactive, Publishing, Album
Pitch Team: Wayn Traub
SOCKS, INC. (USA) – Fiction/Broadcast, Gaming, Live Event, Interactive
Pitch Team: Jim Babb
KORRIDOR (UK) – Fiction/Broadcast, Gaming, Mobile, Interactive, Publishing
Pitch Team: Jeremiah Alexander & Margery Bone
GRANNY’S DANCING ON THE TABLE (SWE) – Drama/Feature film, Gaming, Mobile, Live Event, Interactive, Publishing
Pitch Team: Helene Granqvist & Hanna Sköld
THE RODSHIRE ARCHIVES PROJECT (USA) – Fiction/Broadcast, Gaming, Mobile, Interactive, Publishing
Pitch Team: Julia Pontecorvo
LION VS. MIDGETS (UK) – Fiction/Feature film, Broadcast, Gaming, Mobile, Interactive
Pitch Team: Raphael Warner
Full list of jurors:
- JULIE ADAIR, Head of Online (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Disney (UK)
- ROSIE ALLIMONOS, Multi-platform Commissioning Executive, BBC (UK)
- NUNO BERNARDO, Producer & CEO, beActive (PORT)
- GUILLAUME BLANCHOT, Head of New Media & Video Games, CNC (FR)
- ROSA BOSCH, Producer & MD, B&W Films (UK)
- MORGAN BOUCHET, Transmedia/Social Media Director Content Division, Orange (FR)
- PETER CARLTON, Producer Warp Films (UK)
- NICK COHEN, Multi-platform Commissioner Factual and Arts, BBC (UK)
- PETER COWLEY, CEO Spirit (UK)
- MARK CRANWELL, MD & Director of Content, Babelgum (UK)
- ROB CROSSEN, Portal Business Manager, MSN (UK)
- MEL EXON, Managing Partner & Co-founder BBH Labs (UK)
- JONATHAN FORD, Digital Acquisitions and Distribution, ContentFilm (UK)
- LIZZIE FRANCKE, Senior Executive Film Fund, UK Film Council (UK)
- IAN GINN, Producer Hubbub Media (NETH)
- MARC GOODCHILD, Editorial Lead, BBC IPTV (Childrens) (UK)
- BEN GRASS, Producer & MD, Pure Grass Films (UK)
- THOMAS HOEGH, Founder Arts Alliance Media (UK)
- JASON KLIOT, Producer and CEO, Open City Films (USA)
- MATT LOCKE, Acting Head of Cross-platform Content, C4 (UK)
- RAY MAGUIRE, President UK, Nordic, Ireland Sony Computer Entertainment (UK)
- IAN MCCLELLAND, Head of New Media, RTL Group (LUX)
- MAUREEN MCHUGH, Writer & Partner No Mimes Media (USA)
- ROB MCLAUGHLIN, Head of Digital and Interactive Content Production & Strategy, NFB (CAN)
- MIKE MONELLO, Co-Founder Campfire (USA)
- MICHAEL MORRIS, Co-Director Artangel (UK)
- BRIAN NEWMAN, Founder sub-genre (USA)
- TOMMY PALLOTTA, Director Collapsus and Producer (USA)
- HANNE PALMQUIST, CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond (NOR)
- KEITH QUINN, SVP Creative Development & Production, Paramount Digital Entertainment (USA)
- SANEEL RADIA, Director of Media Innovation BBH Labs (USA)
- MICHEL REILHAC, Executive Director ARTE France Cinéma (FR)
- JOEL RONEZ, Head of Internet, ARTE France (FR)
- LANCE WEILER, MD Seize the Media (USA)
- BRENT WEINSTEIN, Head of Digital Media, United Talent Agency (USA)
- DAVID G. WILSON, Head of Creative & Business Affairs EON Screenwriters’ Workshop (UK)