MIPTV Unveils Finalists For MIPFormats 'Fresh Talent Pitch'

MIPTV Unveils Finalists For MIPFormats 'Fresh Talent Pitch'

PARIS, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MIPFormats, MIPTV's new conference and pitching event dedicated to the booming formats market, today unveils the line-up for the Fresh Talent Pitch. This spotlights 10 original ideas for non-scripted concepts chosen from 110 submissions that were made for the first edition of this highly-anticipated pitch session.

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The selected finalists are from Agent Blank (Australia), CCCP (Netherlands), Devine Television (New Zealand), Dragonfruit Studios (US), Georgetown media (Germany), Mast Media (UK), Pernel Media (France), SEO Entertainment (Germany), Small World IFT (US), Zodiac Group Central Creative Group (UK).

"The Fresh Talent Pitch is designed to identify the successful formats of tomorrow," said Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM's Television Division. "This first edition has already met with real enthusiasm. We received more than 100 extremely innovative projects, including many surprising reality show concepts."

The 10 creators chosen as finalists will have the opportunity to pitch their programme concept to a panel of buyers and commissioning executives from the major players during a pitching session on Sunday 11 April, as part of MIPFormats which takes place in the Grand Auditorium, Palais des Festivals in Cannes on the eve of MIPTV.

The projects were chosen by a panel of experts comprising Virginia Mouseler and Stefano Semeria from international programme tracking company The WIT, Nicole DeFusco of Sundance Channel, David Lyle, Fox Reality Channel, Jan Salling, Banijay International; and Mikko Silvennoinen, Channel 4 Finland.

Given the number and quality of the submitted projects, the jury has picked out an additional 20 formats which will be showcased by Elevator Pitches during the Commissioners & Producers MIP Accelerator & networking break, scheduled for 11.15am on Sunday 11 April.

Organised in association with C21FormatsLab, C21Media's feed of daily news and analysis on the non-scripted business for the entertainment industry, MIPFormats has already received 500 registrations, almost half of whom are buyers representing 54 countries. More than 313 companies will be attending, including CBS Studio International, Endemol, All3 Media International, Ogilvy Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, MTV Networks International, BBC Worldwide, Zodiak Entertainment and Shine Group.

To find out more about the 10 MIPFormats finalists, click here: http://www.mipworld.com/mipformats/conferences-and-events/fresh-talent-pitch/

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ABOUT REED MIDEM

Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is a leading organiser of professional, international tradeshows. Reed MIDEM events have established themselves as key dates in professional diaries. The company hosts MIPTV, MIPDOC, MIPCOM, and MIPJUNIOR for the television and digital content industries, MIDEM for music professionals, MIPIM, MIPIM Asia, MIPIM HORIZONS and MAPIC for the property and retail real estate sectors.

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