What the Format Doctor has been up to around the world recently
16-19 June 2010
Mentor/Trainer at the international format academy The Entertainment Masterclass in Banff
13-16 June 2010
President (Fiction) of the Final Jury at the Banff World Television Festival in Alberta.
Catch my panel "Formats that Travel: Going Global" at the Banff Festival, where I will be joined by Deal or No Deal creator Dick de Rijk, Small World's Tim Crescenti, CBC's Executive Director, Factual Entertainment, Julie Bristow, and President and CEO of Insight Production, John Brunton.
8-11 May 2010Mentor/Trainer at the international format academy The Entertainment Masterclass in Berlin
10-16 April 2010
Find me on the Engine Entertainment boat at MIPTV, Jetee Albert Edouard, Cannes
22-23 March 2010
Visiting tutor at the National Film & Television School, Beaconsfield UK, 2 day workshop on formatting television.
March 2010
Appointed member of the Advisory Board for the Banff World Television Festival
13-14 December
Guest speaker - Israel Producers Conference, Tel Aviv, plus workshop on 'The DNA of International Formats'
25th November
Format Doctor client Canada's Super Speller nominated at Kidscreen in the category Family: Best non-animated series, results to be announced in New York City Feb 11th 2010
22nd November
Mentor/Trainer - international format academy The Entertainment Masterclass in Norwich, UK: "Reality Shows: How Far Should We Go?"
14th November
Format Doctor client The Hour with George Stromboulopoulos triumphs at the Canadian 2009 Gemini Awards, winning in the categories Best Host or Presenter, and Best Talk Show
26th September - 1st October
Key speaker at the RioMarket, part of the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival in Brazil, plus an afternoon of 1-1s
4th-7th October
Find me at MIPCOM aboard the Decode Entertainment boat, "Don Juan", Jetee Albert Edouard, Cannes