We will kick off with a session on Arts Programmes - the epitome of the Public Service subject - and discuss with leading Arts commissioners if these films can survive in the modern environment.
We will present case studies of two contemporary documentaries: The Human Footprint, the archetype of how to make factual programming in a new and innovative way and Man on Wire, winner of two prizes at the Sundance Film Festival, with the key players divulging secrets about the production. We will have a panel devoted to the funding of PSB programming and what alternative sources of financing are out there for producers.

In another session, we will discuss the case of Storyville, the BBC's flagship international documentary strand, which this year fought off proposed 50% cuts to its budget. The Storyville team will explain how the strand survived, and what it is going to be doing differently to ensure it lives on.

Furthermore, we will feature a panel on New Platforms with Joost, one of the pioneers in the new wave of Internet TV. Having developed its own software which streams broadcast quality pictures perfectly, and allows viewers to create their own play lists - effectively building their own channel -they look set to revolutionise the TV world. But can ad-funded programming work? Will there be the content without the broadcasters to fund it? A leading member of the Joost team explains the system, and how they think it will work.

We will conclude the weekend with a double session 'You're SO wrong' in which producers can tackle a panel of commissioning editors head-on about what subjects they should be commissioning and why. The CE's will answer back in 'Avoiding the Obvious', when they outline why so many proposals never make it to the screen.

This Open Training Session will push delegates to face up to the realities of the new broadcasting environment, and challenge broadcasters to explain how they're trying to help PSB programming prosper in a difficult climate.

Take a look at the inspiring sessions we have lined up with special experts from Brussels, London, Mainz, Paris, San Francisco, Strasbourg and Washington D.C. - including Claire Aguilar from ITVS, Nick Fraser from BBC Storyville, Tabitha Jackson and Jan Younghusband from Channel 4, Stephen Hunter from National Geographic Channels, International, Martin Pieper from ZDF/ARTE, and many more.

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Brussels! The detailed agenda and complete list of experts can be retrieved from our website.

Programme:
http://www.discovery-campus.de/v2/page/symposia/symposia_programme/38/

Experts:
http://www.discovery-campus.de/v2/page/symposia/38/#experts

The 1st Open Training Session is organised in the framework of the European Media Event taking place from 3-9 March 2008 and in partnership with Injoy Productions. For further information on the European Media Event, please contact Inge Rochette at: eme@injoyproductions.com

The Discovery Campus Masterschool 2008 is supported by the MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Union, the Bavarian State Chancellery, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg and the Sächsische Stiftung für Medienausbildung.