Fuji Television Network, Inc Japan

Since its establishment in 1959, Fuji Television has maintained its position as the leading commercial broadcaster in the Japanese media industry. The content it creates and broadcast everyday enjoys the overwhelming support of a wide range of audiences. Fuji Television strives for noble and creative ideas for its content: news, infotainment and documentaries, sports, dramas, and variety programs. Regardless of the genre, its program tops the rating in any time slot. Today, Fuji Television has 27 affiliated networks in Japan and 12 oversea offices around the world. Furthermore, Fuji Television distributes original content via several mediums, including terrestrial and CS satellite channels. It is also active in transmissions via the internet and mobile phones. With the strategy of meeting the needs of times and viewers, Fuji Television is constantly working to make its top-notch content available to be enjoyed in any format.

Website:
www.fujitv.co.jp
Jun Cui
Jun Cui
International Department 
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Bio

Born in China. After graduating from a university in Japan, Cui joined Fuji Television, the largest commercial broadcaster in Japan. At Fuji TV, Cui worked at the News department as a reporter and covered numerous national issues and news for 12 years. Cui took on a new position in the International Department last year. Since then she has been immersing herself in the field of co-production which she finds very exciting and rewarding. Blessed with many encounters with the industry’s experts and professionals at the international documentary festivals and with her Chinese-language ability, Cui recently completed a documentary co-production with a Taiwanese partner. The program was aired just this past summer. She hopes to meet more new friends and continue working on more international co-production projects.

ITVS - Independent Television Service United States

The Independent Television Service (ITVS) funds, presents, and promotes award-winning documentaries and dramas on public television and cable, innovative new media projects on the Web, and the Emmy Award-winning weekly series Independent Lens Monday nights at 10:00 PM on PBS. ITVS International is a division of the Independent Television Service that runs the Global Perspectives Project (GPP), an international exchange of documentary films made by independent producers, bringing international voices to U.S. audiences and American stories to audiences abroad.

Website:
www.itvs.org
Claire Aguilar
Claire Aguilar
Executive Content Advisor 
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Bio

Claire Aguilar is Executive Content Advisor at the Independent Television Service (ITVS), which funds, promotes and distributes independently produced programming to public media. She advises on content strategy and recommendations and oversees international documentary funding. She has commissioned programming from the global community of independent producers and is curator of Independent Lens, the PBS prime-time series of independently produced programming. Claire has served as programming consultant and panelist for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Rockefeller Foundation, the NEA, the Pew Fellowships in the Arts and many other media and funding organizations. She has led and participated in film juries for IDFA, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Silverdocs and Visions du R_©el. A second-generation Filipina American, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies and a Master of Arts in Film and Television Studies from UCLA. She serves on the boards of Women Make Movies, STEPS International and the EURODOC Steering Committee.

Maori Television New Zealand

Maori Television is New Zealand's indigenous broadcaster. Launched in 2004, the network's primary role is to help revitalisie te reo Maori (Maori language) and tikanga (culture).

Carol Hirschfeld
Carol Hirschfeld
General Manager Production 
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Bio

Carol Hirschfeld has worked in the NZ media industry for 28 years. She began in radio, had a brief stint in newspapers and then moved to television, working as a reporter, director, producer and presenter at TVNZ and TV3. For seven years she co-presented the prime time news and subsequently with her former co-host John Campbell, launched the nightly current affairs show, Campbell Live. For the past 4 years she has held a management position at Maori Television where she is currently General Manager Production.

Phoenix Satellite Television Hong Kong SAR China

Beginning operation on 31 March, 1996, based in Hong Kong, Phoenix Satellite Television has been striving constantly to provide quality Mandarin programming to the global Chinese communities, with an ultimate objective of "shortening the distance between the Chinese around the world". The dynamism of this massive market, combined with successful expansion strategies, has enabled Phoenix to develop a comprehensive multi-dimensional media platform.

Today, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, Phoenix Movies Channel, Phoenix North America Chinese Channel and Phoenix Hong Kong Channel, broadcasting to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe, America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia etc., covering more than 180 countries and regions. Besides World and Greater China news coverage, Phoenix TV has been very popular among the elite group of Chinese audiences for its insight and inspiring programs ranging from documentaries; current affairs slots and talk shows.

Mr. Haibo Huang would like to meet with delegates who have programs that relate to the Phoenix Chinese Channel program sphere.

Haibo Huang
Haibo Huang
Deputy Chief Editor of Phoenix Chinese Channel 
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Bio

Mr. Haibo Huang received his education at Communication University of China, Waseda University Japan, Hong Kong University of Science in the field of journalism, film studies and management. He joined Phoenix TV in 2002 after serving China Central Television for several years. With more than 20 years experience in the field of journalism and television industry, he participates in many of the productions; schemes and supervising of feature programs and major documentaries. He himself is also anchoring several current affairs shows and documentary TV columns and sometimes appears at news reporting fronts. Proficient in Chinese, English and Japanese. He is now serving as the Deputy Chief Editor of the Chinese Channel of Phoenix Satellite Television.

Mr. Haibo Huang would like to meet with delegates who have programs that relate to the Phoenix Chinese Channel program sphere.

SBS Australia

With a background as Australia’s multicultural broadcaster, SBS holds a unique place in the Australian media landscape. As described in the SBS Charter, SBS’s principal function is to provide multilingual, multicultural and Indigenous radio, television and digital media services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians, reflecting Australia’s diverse society.  SBS inspires all Australians to explore, appreciate and celebrate our diverse world, and in doing so contributes to social cohesion.

 

SBS carries out this function through an ever-increasing number of distribution platforms including free-to-air television channels, subscription television, analogue and digital radio, online, and via mobile devices and apps.

 

For more information, please visit www.sbs.com.au

Website:
www.sbs.com.au
John Godfrey
John Godfrey
Head of Documentaries 
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Bio

John worked for 10 years in the UK series/exec producing a range of factual programming across a range of genres for Channel 4 and BBC2. His career in the UK included the ground breaking Channel 4 series Eurotrash. He has been in Australia for 10 years, and has produced everything from documentary, to popular culture series (SBS and Discovery).  Most recently, he worked at Becker Entertainment as Head of Development and Executive Producer. He has been SBS Commissioning Editor of Documentaries since July 2008, and commissions include Who Do You think You Are? (Series 3 and 4), The Tall Man and Immigration Nation – The Secret History of Us. Now Head of Documentaries, John is responsible for the whole documentary slate, and in particular looks after indigenous and contemporary documentaries including Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta and Go Back To Where You Came From.

Joseph Maxwell
Joseph Maxwell
Commissioning Editor - Documentaries 
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Bio

Before moving to Australia to take up his role as commissioning editor for SBS, Joseph developed, directed and produced high end, prime time documentaries for most of the major broadcasters in Britain. He also set up his own production company. In Australia his credits as a commissioning editor include, “Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia” and “Who Do You Think You Are.” He has a series of new international co pro’s in production, in both science and history. 

David Braithwaite
David Braithwaite
Managing Editor Online 
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Bio

Dave Braithwaite is a digital-content specialist, with experience at some of Australia’s top publishers. 

He joined SBS in 2010 as Executive Producer, News & Current Affairs Online, before moving to SBS Online as Managing Editor. 

Dave previously worked as a cross-platform journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, and as Online News Editor for The Age. 

TVF International United Kingdom

TVF International's specialist approach to distribution has earned us a place within the media landscape as the leading independent factual distributor in the UK. Our catalogue encompasses everything from factual entertainment and lifestyle series to exceptional one-off documentaries, representing some of the most innovative and creative producers from across the globe. The TVF team is energetic and vibrant, with over ten languages spoken across Sales and Acquisitions. Both divisions work within their own specific territories to maintain a highly specialised knowledge of the global content market. Alongside the distribution of completed programming, we operate extensively with pre-sales, co-productions and formats. We have a strong presence on the international festival circuit, attending all major markets and events, and our team regularly offers their expertise on panels. TVF International is part of the TVF Media group, operating in television, digital and multiplatform production.

Julian Chou-Lambert
Julian Chou-Lambert
Senior Programming & Sales Executive 
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Bio

Julian works across Programming, Acquisitions and Sales at TVF International, covering Australia, New Zealand and Asia on the producer side, and China on the broadcaster side of the business. During his time at TVF, Julian has guided the development and production of a number of high profile programmes from across the world and sealed numerous deals with top Chinese broadcasters. He speaks French and Mandarin, and is at AIDC looking for - high quality factual programming and formats of all genres for worldwide distribution rights, with some territory exclusions allowed.