ITVFest panels (& Schedule)!

July 31st, 11:30 AM
Polish Your Pitch
This intimate coffee talk walks participants through job placement opportunities in Hollywood and polishing your pitch to sell. Sample show pitches will be fixed in the session.
*Barbara Weintraub, Executive Producer
*Donna Michelle Anderson (DMA), Executive Producer

August 1st, 12:15 PM
Casting Panel: Good Actors Make Your Show Great
This panel features the top of the field in casting, and they'll be laying it all out for attendees.
*Matt Skrobalak, VP Casting CBS
*Tricia Wood, "Dexter"
*Megan Branman, "How I Met Your Mother"
*Lisa Miller Katz, "According To Jim"
*Debi Manwiller, "24"
*Dorian Frankel, Curb Your Enthusiasm

August 1st, 2:30 PM
Development: Executives Explain
The process of development, explained.
*Scott Freeman, EVP Bunim Murray
*Monika Zielinska, Manager, Comedy Central
*David Bickel, Executive Producer, Yes, Dear
*Andy Weil, Exectuvie, Berman Braun

August 2nd, 12:15 PM
Representation: How Do I Get That, Why Do I Need That?
Agents, managers, lawyers oh my!
*Barry Kotler, Gersh
*Melissa Myers, WME
*Michael Pelmont, New Wave
*Greg Gellman, Morris, Yorn, Barnes & Levine
*Jeff Bernstein, Jackoway, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum, Morris & Klein
*Paul Kaplan, Past President, Talent Managers Association

August 2nd, 2:30 PM
Pitching: How Do I Do That
Come listen to these independent producers who have been finding success pitching and developing their own shows.
*Damona Resnick, Director of Development, SyFy
*Adrian Kulp, VP Development, Borderline Amazing
*Jason Ensler, Director/Producer
*Heath Corson, Executive Producer
*Guy Shalem, Executive Producer

August 2nd, 4:45 PM
Writing - Showrunner's Tales
How do showrunners do it? What do they do? Why do they do it?
*Mark Goffman, Law & Order, The Beast
*Others, TBA

August 3rd, 12:00 PM
Let's Go Digital
What is a digital agent, or how do digital producers really make money.
*Brandon Martinez, Digital Agent, Abrams Artists

August 3rd, 1:00
Developing For The Web sponsored by Unicorn Media
Different mediums require different processes. The process for developing for the web takes into account a variety of different challenges that don't exist in the television world.
*Ilsa Berg, Fox TV Studios
*Ian Friedman, Atom
*Warren Chao, My Damn Channel
*David Samuels, Koldcast.tv
*Jigar Thakarar, CBS Interactive
*Tubefilter

August 3rd, 3:30 PM
Web TV or TV: Success Stories sponsored by Tubemogul
It seems all the major studios are using the internet to incubate talent for other projects at the studios. And now we're seeing the transition more and more.
*Lindsay Goffman, FreMantle, Secret Girlfriend
*Dan Levy, My Long Distance Relationship
*Ben and Rafi Fine
*David Burch, Tubemogul
*Dina Kaplan, co-founder, blip.tv

August 4th, 3:30 PM 
International Format Panel: Selling Your Show Overseas
If you're developing any kind of show at all, you simply have to have a concept about its viability in the international market.
*Karrie Wolfe, SVP RDF USA
*Kevin Kappock, Former VP Lion Television
*Matt Gaven, Executive Producer

August 5th 12:00 PM
Marketing Your Show
This intimate coffee discussion brings you to serious social networking masters. with over 11,000 Twitter followers, this duo certainly klnows how to make the most out of their marketing might.
* Tim Street is a director, writer, producer and new media consultant.

August 5th 3:30 PM
Multi Platform Panel: And Other Buzzwords
People in the media industry talk freqeuntly about multi-platform strategies and portal based services. But what the heck are both of those things?
* Frank Chindamo, Fun Little Movies
* Saskia Wilson-Brown, Current TV
* Tim Morse, Unicorn Media
* Chris Denson, AFI Digital Content Lab
* Mike Rotman, Producer/Writer

August 5th, 8:30pm
Special Screening with Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak will be on hand to talk about his independent venture.