MRM Will Present Two Special Events in the Course of Kazakhstan Media Summit Business Program

The first Kazakhstan's media summit will take place on October 15 at Rixos Almaty (Kazakhstan) - media industry event that brings together professionals in the sphere of television, digital and other media to discuss the prospects for the development of Kazakhstan's media industry.

KYIV MEDIA WEEK organiser Media Resources Management (MRM) will be the Official Partner of Kazakhstan Media Summit. Thanks to the company’s deep expertise in the field of media it’s actively integrating into the program of the summit. Representatives of the MRM team will hold two special events - the screening of new TV formats, as well as a master class by Hollywood script consultant Steve Kaplan dedicated to creating comedy content. The program includes a number of special events as well - panel discussions, master classes by speakers from Kazakhstan, CIS countries, Germany and Switzerland.

The main topic of the media summit will be Media Business in the Epoch of Changes: Recession or Transformation?

Screening of new and trendy television formats from around the world will take place on October 15 at 15:00. The program will include formats of the largest prodcos and distributors of TV content, such as all3media International (UK), Endemol Shine Group (UK), Eccho Rights (Sweden); BBC Worldwide (UK), Small World IFT (US), FremantleMedia (United Kingdom), Telemundo Internacional (USA); Televisa Internacional (Mexico), Global Agency (Turkey), Red Arrow International (Germany), Armoza Formats (Israel) and many others.

The moderator of the screening will be Kateryna Udut, Deputy Director of Strategic Marketing and International Relations of Media Resources Management, producer of the annual international conference and screening FORMAT SHOW in the course of KYIV MEDIA WEEK.

"The event’s 5-year long history has proven that FORMAT SHOW became an effective platform for discovering current trends of international format business. As a result - lots of the formats by international rightholders that have been presented in  the course of FORMAT SHOW (2010-2014) were adapted and aired in Ukraine and other CIS countries.

Considering the growing need of TV channels and production companies of our region and, in particular, Kazakhstan in fresh and unconventional ideas, unusual business models and new partnerships, we gladly accepted the invitation of the organizers of Kazakhstan Media Summit to join the business program of the event and present exciting new TV show formats by holders from around the world, " - says Kateryna Udut.

 

In the course of the Summit, scenic consultant Steve Kaplan will hold a master class on creating comedy content. The topic of the master class is Steve Kaplan’s Hidden Tools of Comedy. The Basics. Alla Prelovska, international project manager at Media Resources Management, curator of educational projects: FILM.UA Faculty line-up and professional workshops from MRM, producer of the annual conference Film Business and KIEV CoProduction Meetings platform in the course of KYIV MEDIA WEEK will moderate the master class.

"The master class will give an understanding of how the comedy works, and when and why it doesn’t work; using the examples of new and old American and British sitcoms Steve Kaplan will explain the nature of humour as well as the difference between ridiculous and comical. He will introduce the Hidden Tools of Comedy in general and how to use them in creating or doctoring scripts of comedy content. The meaning and use of a certain tool will be described in detail and with examples. I'm glad that MRM’s experience will come in handy to the new and rapidly developing market of Kazakhstan", - says Alla Prelovska.

 

 

The first Kazakh media summit will be held on October 15, 2015 at Hotel Rixos Almaty (506/99 Seyfulina str.), Almaty, Kazakhstan. Visit www.mediasummit.kz for more details.