NEXT CREATORS MASTER CLASS
“THERE WILL BE SCREENS”
The NEXT CREATORS MASTER CLASS will bring together leading industry experts with a selected group of online video creators and digital entrepreneurs to take a deep dive into the creative as well as the commercial aspects of the vastly growing online video business.
Under the theme ‘There Will Be Screens’, the programme targets a new generation of online filmmakers, comedians and artists with an established online channel who work across platforms and are determined to grow their fan-base nationally and internationally.
Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and in collaboration with the EMC & UFA LABS, the inaugural 2-day event will be hosted in Cologne on September 11-12 and tie-in with dmexco, the global annual digital expo and innovation conference.
CURRICULUM
DAY#1 – September 11, 2017
10 – 11am
OPENING PRESENTATION
FUTURE TRENDS: There will be screens
11 – 12am
INDUSTRY DIALOGUE
BEYOND YOUTUBE: Creators go cross-platform
1pm – 2pm
CREATOR DIALOGUE
FROM YOUTUBER TO DIGITAL ENTREPRENEUR: The bigger business
2pm – 3pm
MASTER CLASS
NEWS & SOCIAL IMPACT: Will the revolution be televised online?
3.30pm – 5pm
MASTER CLASS
BEYOND THE HUMOUR: Comedy and the importance of being earnest
DINNER
DAY#2 – September 12, 2017
10 – 11am
MASTER CLASS
AUDIENCE INSIGHTS: Growing your fan base across platforms
11-12pm
MASTER CLASS
ON AIR: The power of ‘live’
1pm – 2pm
MASTER CLASS
INNOVATION SHOWCASES: Webseries & original content
2pm – 3pm
MASTER CLASS
FUTURE MEDIA: What you need to know about AI & VR
3.30pm – 5pm
PRESENTATIONS
PITCH FINALS
FAREWELL PARTY
WHEN & WHERE
When: September 11 & 12
Where: Cologne, Germany
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE
The programme targets professional online creators and digital media entrepreneurs with an existing channel – whether on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch or other digital platforms. The selected participants will receive a scholarship to attend the master class free of charge.
NRW-based participants also have the opportunity to pitch in front of a jury to receive additional funding for their projects.
For more information and application details please contact us.
