Steve Matthews - The Finále Plzeň film festival

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The aim of the special programme of Industry Days is to help make better quality Czech audiovisual works, be it features, documentaries or TV films. The programme is conceived in such a way that the current questions of Czech as well as of international cinematography are open for exploration; at the same time, it offers a platform for solutions and opens discussion between participants.

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masterclass

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STEVE MATTHEWS: WORKING WITH TV ? SHOW WRITERS: CREATIVE PRODUCER?S POINT OF VIEW CASE STUDIES: THE BORGIAS AND LOVE/HATE

In collaboration with MIDPOINT: Central European Script Center.

Steve Matthews, the executive producer for drama development at HBO Europe and the producer of The Borgias and Love/Hate will share his experience regarding working with TV-show writers. How to break in as a writer/show creator? How does the development process work once you are on board?

In the second part of the master class Steve will present case studies of two TV series he has worked on as a producer ? Showtime´s high end series, The Borgias and the low-budget contemporary series Love/Hate (which is set in Ireland). Steve will describe and compare the origins of the shows, their development and what elements made each successful.

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Měšťanská beseda, festival centre

Dance Hall, 2nd. floor

Kopeckého sady 13, Plzeň

Transportation upon arrangement

Contact: Jitka Kotrlová, tel.: +420 774 131 613

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