Monte‑Carlo TV Festival Unveils Business Forum Lineup
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- Monte‑Carlo Television Festival launches its Business Forum on Friday, featuring a star‑studded speaker lineup.
- Aldis Hodge will take part in “Filmmakers & Friends” with creator Ben Watkins to discuss their creative partnership and career paths in TV.
- Michael Hirst participates in “In Conversation with Michael Hirst” and later joins “From Pitch to Premiere” with Toma De Matteis and Rola Bauer to reveal his series‑development process.
- Lesley Manville will sit on the “Leading Ladies Changing the Channels” panel alongside Sue Latimer, Judy Lung, and Cécile Menoni to highlight women‑driven shifts in television.
- Kevin McKidd joins talent agents Darren Boghosian, Barry Buren, and Roger Charteris in “Talent, Creators & Agents” to discuss navigating innovation‑driven TV trends.
- Susanne Daniels and Luke Hyams explore “Instinct vs Algorithm” to discuss how 30 years of greenlights inform storytelling in the feed‑driven era.
- Tom Jennings will appear on the “AI in the Documentary Room” panel with Gisella Marengo and Joshua Seftel, moderated by Remi Tereszkiewicz, to examine AI’s impact on documentary production.
Why it matters: Industry professionals and broadcasters gain direct insight from top creators, talent agents and digital pioneers, while the festival solidifies its position as a pivotal forum for shaping television’s creative, technological and regulatory future amid rapid innovation and offers networking that could drive new co‑productions and funding deals.
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