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Friday, November 11
 

3:30pm EST

INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 'Speed Pitching: Filmmakers Pitch Potential Funder or Network'
This is speed-pitching for filmmakers.  Filmmakers have a rare, in-person, 7-minute, one-on-one opportunity to pitch a film concept to a funder or network partner.

A BLUE Whale Pass is required for this session.  Participants must register.  Please email jessica@blueoceanfilmfestival.org to reserve your spot.

Commissioners:
James Honeyborne - BBC
Shari Sant Plummer - Code Blue Foundation
Mark Brownlow - BBC
Joy Galane - Smithsonian Channel

Speakers
avatar for Mark Brownlow

Mark Brownlow

Executive Producer, BBC Natural History Unit
'Ocean' (NHU) Multi-part series for BBC & World-wide In 2001, the BBC led the world with the multi award-winning Blue Planet; now it plans to return to the planet’s oceans. More marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries... Read More →
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Joy Galane

Executive Producer, Smithsonian Channel
avatar for Shari Sant Plummer

Shari Sant Plummer

President, Code Blue Foundation
Shari Sant Plummer is President of Code Blue Charitable Foundation, Secretary/Trustee of the Summit Charitable Foundation, Vice President/Trustee of Seacology, Board Member of the Deep Search Foundation, Board Member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, member... Read More →


Friday November 11, 2016 3:30pm - 4:00pm EST
The Palladium Workshop Room 253 5th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
 
Saturday, November 12
 

11:30am EST

INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 'Speed Pitching: Scientists Pitch Producers'
This is speed-pitching for scientists. Television producers are always on the lookout for great stories and interesting information. Scientists have 7 minutes to share a concept for a great TV program.

A BLUE Whale Pass is required for this session.  Participants must register.  Please email jessica@blueoceanfilmfestival.org to reserve your spot.

Commissioners:
Alexa Elliott - WPBT2 
Mark Brownlow - BBC
Gianna Savoie - Ocean Media Institute
Charles Poe - Smithsonian Channel 

Speakers
avatar for Mark Brownlow

Mark Brownlow

Executive Producer, BBC Natural History Unit
'Ocean' (NHU) Multi-part series for BBC & World-wide In 2001, the BBC led the world with the multi award-winning Blue Planet; now it plans to return to the planet’s oceans. More marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries... Read More →
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Alexa Elliott

Series Producer, WPBT2
Alexa is the Series Producer with WPBT2 'Changing Seas'.  She has 20 years of experience as a journalist working in public media. Her work has garnered multiple awards, including the prestigious Communication Award from the National Academies of Sciences, as well as several regional... Read More →
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Charles Poe

Senior Vice President of Production, Smithsonian Channel
Senior Vice President of Production, Smithsonian Channel.  Charles guides the editorial process for all original programming and international co-productions for Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture between the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime. He served as Executive Producer... Read More →
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Gianna Savoie

Executive Director, Ocean Media Institute
Gianna Savoie is an award-winning documentary producer, writer, and professor with nearly two decades of experience in Natural History filmmaking and a penchant for powerful storytelling that has led her to sink her teeth into some of the most critical conservation issues on the planet... Read More →


Saturday November 12, 2016 11:30am - 12:00pm EST
The Palladium Workshop Room 253 5th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
 
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