History Hits: What we called history
Thursday, October 26, 2023 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM · 1 hr. 15 min. (Africa/Abidjan)
History Hall
Session
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With recommendations from a cohort of commissioning editors, historians, and funders we take a look back at the outstanding history productions of the last year across all platforms and formats. What are the most important, most influential, most innovative, and most daring history productions? What do their metrics tells us about the most effective way to reach audiences? How do we keep integrity at the forefront?
Speakers
Mark Willock
Commissioning editor, history documentary unitSüdwestrundfunk Baden-Baden (SWR)Chris Hastings
Executive Producer & Editorial ManagerWORLDRuth Berry
director/writer/producerModerator, Producer & DirectorElisabeth Hagstedt
Head of Content & BroadcastHistoire TVAdel Ksiksi
Manager of Planning & SchedulingAl Jazeera Documentary ChannelLucie Kon
Commissioning EditorBBC Storyville