Thank You to our 2010 Association Partners

Our Association Partners have been tirelessly helping us to promote and attract the best international representatives from History and Current Affairs Television. We would like to take this opportunity to thank each of our partners for their help this year.
Remember, if you are a member of any of these associations you are eligible for a 15% registration discount. For more information, contact eatherton@achillesmedia.com or your Association representative today.

AG DOK (Germany)
The Association of Commercial Stock Image Licensors (ACSIL)
Canadian Film and Television Producers Association (CFTPA)
Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC)
European Documentary Network (EDN)
FOCAL International (UK)
International Documentary Association (IDA) (USA)
On Screen Manitoba (Canada)
PACT (UK)
US Independents (USA)
Women in Film and Television Toronto (WIFT) (Canada)

Decision Makers Lunch Reminder

In anticipation of History Makers 2010, we just wanted to remind you about the Decision Makers Lunches available to all registered delegates. These intimate lunch meetings allow you to sit down with any one of our esteemed international Commissioning Editors, pitch your idea, learn what they are looking for and make invaluable connections.

 2010 Commissioning Editors include:

Julia Harrington, Commissioning Editor, History Channel 4
Ann Julienne, Head of International Development, France Televisions
Dirk Hoogstra, Vice President, Development and Programming, HISTORY
Carlyn Staudt, Senior Vice President, Global Acquisitions, National Geographic Channel
Richard Melman, Channels Director, AETN UK
William Grant, Director of Science, Nature and History Programs, WNET New York
Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Commissioning Editor of Documentaries and Factual Programming, Danish DRTV
Tom Casciato, Director of News & Current Affairs, WNET/Thirteen
Ralf-Peter Piechowiak, Commissioning Editor, ZDF German Television Network
Tom Koch, Vice President, PBS Distribution
Daniela Bagliani, Docmentary Acquisitions & Co-Productions Manager, RTI SpA - Mediaset Group
Kathleen Mulvaney, Sr. Program Officer, Public Programs National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Alexander von Sallwitz, Senior Commissioning Editor, North German Broadcasting Corporation (NDR)
Olaf Grunert, Head of Topical Evenings, THEMA ARTE
Michael Kot, VP of Factual Content, Canwest Broadcasting

Only registered delegates are eligable, so REGISTER NOW!

History Makers Awards Nominees Announced!

Best Current Affairs Production
•    the fifth estate - CBC Television, Canada
•    Iran and the West – Brook Lapping Productions, UK
•    Tiger Spirit – Storyline Entertainment in association with National Film Board of Canada, Canada
•    The Final Inch – HBO, US
•    Under Our Skin – Open Eye Pictures, US
•    The Spy Factory – WGBH NOVA, US
Best Use of Archive in a Current Affairs Production
•    Trouble the Water – HBO, US
•    The Most Secret Place on Earth - The CIA's Covert War In Laos – Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion Köln GmbH & Co. KG, In coproduction with NDR/arte & WDR, Germany
•    Allende, A Closed Affair – TVE, Spain
Best History Production
•    Paper Dolls - Australian Pinups of World War 2 - Marina Films, Australia
•    To Kill or Not to Kill – NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.), Japan
•    The Stasi File of Hans Kramer - Context TV GmbH in association with Cinetévè, Germany
•    Busting the Berlin Wall – ZDF Enterprises, Germany
•    Looking for Lincoln – Thirteen WNET, US
•    The People vs. Leo Frank - Ben Loeterman Productions, Inc. (BLPI) In association with South Carolina ETV, US
Best Use of Archive in a History Production
•    Apocalypse: The Second World War – Clarke, Costelle & Cie in association with France Télévisions / Smithsonian Networks, France
•    Eliot Ness versus Al Capone - Temps noir in association with ARTE France, France
•    For Which I Am Prepared To Die – Lindy Wilson Productions, South Africa
•    Paris 1919 – National Film Board of Canada in co-production with 13 Production with Galafilm in co-production with ARTE France, Canada
•    The Spies Who Came From the Sea - Radio-Canada in association with CBC, Canada
•    Teddy: In His Own Words – HBO, US
Most Innovative Production
•    Inuit Odyssey - Clearwater Documentary, Canada
•    Manson – HISTORY, US
•    The Naked Archaeologist: Coat of Many Colours? – Associated Producers Ltd., Canada
•    Busting the Berlin Wall – ZDF Enterprises, Germany
•    The Naked Archaeologist: Babes, Brothels and Baths - Associated Producers Ltd., Canada
•    Generals at War – Windfall Films, UK
 
Thank you to all who submitted, and congratulations to the nominees.

Executive Producers of ‘The People Speak’ Confirmed for History Makers

History Makers 2010 is proud to announce that  Chris Moore and Anthony Arnove, co-Executive Producers and Co-Directors of HISTORY US' s 2 hour Special, The People Speak, will be presenting a Master Class entitled “Hollywood and History”

Inspired by Howard Zinn’s iconic books, “A People’s History of the United States” and “Voices of a People’s History,” The People Speak presents a view of American history in motion, telling the stories of ordinary men and women who have defined democracy - through live celebrity performances of historic letters and documents that succinctly illustrate the impact that “We the People” have had on the evolution of democracy. The program features performers such as Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Viggo Mortensen, Marisa Tomei, and Bruce Springsteen.

Equally informative and entertaining, Arnove and Moore will be on hand to discuss both the historical and the production aspects of the work. 

Click here to view our full schedule of events.

Daniel Goldhagen announced as Keynote Speaker

Daniel Goldhagen, international bestselling author and Triennial Democracy Prize winner, has been confirmed as Keynote speaker at the upcoming History Makers Conference. Goldhagen, whose most recent work Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity, is both a book and a feature-length documentary (produced by JTN Productions and WNET/13 for PBS), will be on hand to discuss the making of the film.

Worse than War is an important documentary that addresses the phenomenon of genocide and mass killing in our time. He will explore the challenges of turning his complicated book on a complex and sprawling subject into a tight, analytical, emotionally gripping, and cinematic film. Showing clips from the film, which include riveting testimony from perpetrators, he will shed light on the production process and its result.

For more information on Mr. Goldhagen and our other speakers, click here.

New Master Class with David Grubin Announced

History Makers 2010 will be previewing the latest project  from award winning filmmaker David Grubin entitled The Buddha. A two-hour documentary, The Buddha, tells the story of the mysterious Indian sage who attained enlightenment as he sat beneath a fig tree two-and-a-half millennia ago.   The documentary is woven through with animation and draws upon the images found in paintings and sculptures throughout those two millennia by some of the world’s greatest artists.

The film also highlights fragments of the Buddha’s world still present in India today.  Grubin will be presenting clips from the upcoming film as well as convening a brief discussion during Master Class with David Grubin. For more information on the session and other History Makers highlights, view our schedule here.