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West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference (WESTDOC)
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September 14-16, 2009
West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference (WESTDOC)
September 14-16, 2009
Hilton Doubletree Hotel
Santa Monica, California
www.TheWestdoc.com
The West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference (WESTDOC) will take place September 14-16th at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Santa Monica. The conference is designed as a networking and learning experience for producers, directors, network executives and other creators that work in the nonfiction/documentary and reality TV industry.
The WESTDOC Conference will offer attendees opportunities to interact one-on-one with network buyers, distribution companies and industry leaders by at seminars and panel discussions. WESTDOC, the only conference worldwide geared towards both the documentary and reality genres, has assembled a lineup of programs and events that will provide invaluable insight to both the business and creative arenas of the industry.
During the first two days of the conference, attendees may choose panels from either The Documentary Village or The Reality Village where industry leaders and innovators will discuss a wide range of topics in a unique and “hands-on” environment. At PitchFest, the third day of WESTDOC, producers will pitch new programs to network and development executives in front of a live audience for potential acquisition or co-production funding.
Featured keynote guests include Thom Beers, founder and CEO of Original Productions, a prolific supplier of non-fiction television series and home of the cable hits “Deadliest Catch,” “Ice Road Truckers” and “Ax Men.”
Detailed information about the seminars, panels, keynote speakers, panelists, screenings and early-bird and guild discount rates and more are available at www.TheWestdoc.com
