Behind the Scenes with the Secretary General
INPUT from the Inside
On 10 & 11 September the Members of the INPUT Board convened in Berlin for the Fall meeting 2010. Main points on the Agenda:
1. INPUT 2011, 9 - 12 May in Seoul
"Dare the Future" a motto that will apply in many respects: To the kind of programmes that will be presented, to the special sessions organised by the 2 host broadcasters KBS and MBC, and to the conference in general as INPUT 2011 will provide the opportunity for media professionals from around the world to have a close look at the technical "future" that is already reality in South Korea. Already the opportunity to look behind the scenes of KBS and MBC will be worth the trip to Seoul.
The programmes that will be presented by the 14 Shopstewards next May will reflect what is on the minds of TV-makers around the globe.
The Board has decided on the following 5 core issues for the progamme selection:
- Multiplatform, etc: Dancing on Many Tables
- How to best use the latest tools of the trade: Don't forget your Craftmanship
- Crossing genres: The End of Purity
- Productions that will survive any budget cut: Programmes on a Shoestring
- New ideas for daily or weekly shows: Bread & Butter Programmes Rejuvenated
So send the best you have to your National Coordinators or if you are based in a country without a National Coordinator send it directly to the International Selection.
But don't miss the deadlines which differ from country to country, so go to the national platforms on this website!
Our hosts for INPUT 2011 have already made pre-bookings at hotels close to the 63 Convention Centre for the exceptional rate of 80 Euro per night. The INPUT membership fee to attend the conference in 2011 will be 75 Euro and flights to Seoul are available at reasonable prices - if you don't wait until April next year!
2. INPUT 2012, in Sydney
will be organised by INPUT Australia, a legally incorporated not for profit organisation, directors are the 2 Australian National Coordinators Graeme Isaac and Julia Overton.
Key Partners will be: SBS, ABC, Screen Australia and Screen NSW.
The Hoyts Cinema multiplex in the Moore Park Entertainment Precinct has been chosen as conference venue. Proposed dates are first or second week of May.
The Opening Night Party will be held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and at the midweek Party INPUT 2011 delegates will overlook Sydney Harbour and the Opera House. The membership fee for 2012 has been settled for 100 Euro.
3. Role of INPUT National Coordinators
The INPUT white Paper of 2002 defining the Role of National Coordinators has been revised and adopted by the Board. The new version is effective as of 12 September 2010. The Coordinator of National Coordinators will see to its distribution and compliance.
4. The Programme quota system
The Board has started discussion on a revision on the quota system, following a proposal of a working group: Moss Bresnahan and Claudine Cyr. As a first step the Board decided to increase the quota by 2 for the respective host country in the respective year.
INPUT Diary
7 January 2011: Deadline for submission form and material to be in Berlin
5 - 12 February 2011: International Selection in Hilversum
12 -13 February 2011: Meeting of the Internatioal Board in Hilversum
9 - 12 May 2011: INPUT 2011 in Seoul
Call for Submissions
Contact Adresses:
INPUT Secretary General
Susanne Hoffmann
Prix Europa / RBB
14046 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 9799310910.
Fax: +49 30 9799310919.
Email address:hoffmann(at)prix-europa.de.