Program
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WEDNESDAY 29 MAY 2013(Note: The following program is subject to change. ) |
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8:30 | 10:00 | Guest Register |
10:00 | 10:15 | OPENING OPENING ADRESS BY FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR AND STRATEGIC PARTNER CHINA PUBLISHING GROUP
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10:15 | 11:00 | KEYNOTE I IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STORY: THE POWER OF STORIES "The universe is made of stories, not atoms", noted poet Muriel Rukeyser in her day. And stories continue to define our lives even today. A case for the power of storytelling.
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11:00 | 11:45 | THE FUTURE IS… MISSION STATEMENT I What will the future of the media industry look like? Which business models will prevail or become sustainable? We will ask two market leaders from the Chinese publishing industry. In a brief double presentation followed by interview, they will reveal how traditional publisher explore the full potential of social networking platform and mobile applications to enhance content distribution and reach brand new territories.
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11:45 | 12:30 | CASE STUDY STORY OF SUCCESS I: BEYOND PAGE AND SCREEN – THE STORY OF THE FUTURE A book is no longer simply a book, TV is constantly reinventing itself, games are starting to resemble reality – transmedia is being celebrated as the key to success. Using best-practice examples, this session will explain transmedia and provide deep insights into how publishers and other content providers can face the challenges of the future.
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12:30 | 2:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
2:00 | 3:00 | SPOTLIGHT I: Deutscher Design Club VISUAL STORYTELLING The German Designer Club (DDC) is an initiative of designers and “design in mind” companies that spreads the message of design excellence, a platform for interdisciplinary designers in Germany and abroad. Ten DDC representatives from highly successful German agencies will speak about Storytelling in the field of the creative industries, using - words. Words are the key elements, the “building blocks” of stories - and they build a bridge between the different DDC members, whose backgrounds are as varied and manifold as can be. Most representative German design methods are still influenced by Bauhaus and “Ulmer Schule”. This means: however diverse the different approaches might be – whenever it comes to design, semiotics will be the one crucial instrument. A language, its words: these are the bricks of a story, the source, which constitutes everything.
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3:00 | 3:45 | CASE STUDY STORY OF SUCCESS II: New horizons – “Infinity Ring” Traditional meets new media, book meets game – the result is a multi-platform innovation: Launched in August 2012 “Infinity Ring” is an alternate-history time travel adventure for readers ages 8-12. Told in seven episodes “Infinity Ring” combines books, an interactive game and collectible “Historian’s Guides”. Written by a team of six best-selling authors, this multi-platform series expand the horizon – not only of a book, but also of reader experience and storytelling. The editor of the series Nick Eliopulos will provide insights into development, production and the merging of traditional and new media. He will talk about constant learning, about collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and share his experience on discovering new frontiers… BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In 2008 Scholastic combined a book series with an internet game for the very first time. “The 39 clues” was the first multi-platform series in children’s book publishing. Now it has more than 15 million copies in print worldwide and more than two million registered users in the online game.
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3:45 | 4:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
4:15 | 5:00 | MASTER CLASS / TRAINING SESSION HOW TO ... MASTER CROSSMEDIA BUSINESS Producers, publishers, ad agencies, and brand managers have heard enough about transmedia storytelling to know that it is important. It has arrived and everyone knows that it has the potential to create a unified and coordinated experience across multiple media channels. In this session, a transmedia expert will provide you with the concepts, tools and processes you need to start developing transmedia projects immediately.
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5:00 | 6:00 | INTERVIEW HOW DO YOU TELL A STORY, MR. LIU ZHENYUN? Liu Zhengyun knows how to tell a story. And he tells it in a variety of ways. He is not only one of the most successful contemporary authors in China, but also famous as a screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted for the screen. In this interview Liu Zhenyun provides exclusive insights into his work, he speaks about his secret of success and answers your question on storytelling today and tomorrow.
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CONFERENCE MODERATOR:
James Chau(周柳建成), CCTV News Anchor, UN Goodwill Ambassador, China
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETERS:
William White, Shi Limin, Tang Shengwen