As part of a special presentation, technology catalyst and founder of StoryTech Lori H. Schwartz will explore “The Future of Technology Driven Storytelling,” and provide insights into the future of content and the tremendous role the audience will play in consuming stories and driving engagement. AI expert Yves Bergquist, program director for AI and Neuroscience in Media at the University of Southern California, will offer a glimpse into the work being done at the USC’s Entertainment Technology Center, and will illustrate how AI is impacting and will impact the production and consumption of content going forward.

Speaking

Lori H. Schwartz

Principal

StoryTech

Yves Bergquist

Director, AI & Neuroscience in Media

Entertainment Technology Center at USC

The roller coaster ride that is the television industry seems to be accelerating with each passing year, with major players emerging to disrupt the new order set up by the disruptors a few short years ago, traditional media ramping up its efforts to take on global platforms, and a steady stream of execs jumping ship from cable and broadcast to pastures digital. Meanwhile, producers and content creators catch their collective breath and wait for the next volley of change to be unleashed. Here, industry execs cast their 20/20 vision (see what we did there?) to the year ahead to discuss the trends they see taking shape on the media horizon, the latest developments in the ever evolving buyer-seller relationship, and the plans they have to keep building their businesses for the decade ahead.

Speaking

Allison Page

Global President, Magnolia Network

Discovery, Inc.

John Ford

Head of Programming

NPACT

Eli Lehrer

Executive Vice President and Head, Programming Genres & Music Services

History

Tom Forman

CEO

Critical Content

Michael O'Connell

Senior Writer

The Hollywood Reporter

Jodi Flynn

President & Chief Content Officer

The Content Group

Join us at the live presentation of FORMAGINATION! 

Realscreen West is delighted to be working in partnership with Armoza Formats to present the next edition of FORMAGINATION.

FORMAGINATION is a unique format competition and an international launching pad for international creativity. Whether you are a professional content creator working in the media industry or an individual from any walk of life with a great idea for a TV show – the competition is open for ANYONE with a format idea!

Come watch as the finalists present their concepts and the following three prizes are awarded. 

• 1st place winner: up to US$25,000, which shall be awarded in TWO STAGES ($5,000 for further development of the format, and up to $20,000 to shoot a pilot if approved for production), as well as one (1) registration to REALSCREEN SUMMIT 2020, which takes place January 27-30, 2020 in New Orleans.
• 2nd place winner: an ENTERTAINMENT MASTER CLASS module scholarship and one (1) registration to REALSCREEN SUMMIT 2020.
• Audience favorite: one (1) registration to REALSCREEN SUMMIT 2020.

Speaking

Judge

Toby Faulkner

SVP, Content discovery+

Facebook Watch

Judge

Avi Armoza

CEO

Armoza Formats

Host

Adam Ferrara

Actor/Comedian

Judge

Michael Schmidt

International Media Executive

TV-Scout GmbH

Judge

Marisa Levy

Chief Content Officer

BET Networks

Joe Berlinger, director of the Netflix docuseries Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and the narrative feature Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, will be featured in a keynote conversation at Realscreen West. Here, Berlinger will discuss the process behind these latest projects and how they intersected with each other from a creative and business standpoint, as well as his body of work and his take on the health of the documentary and non-fiction content genres across platforms.

Speaking

Joe Berlinger

Director, Producer & Partner

Radical Media