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Panel Industry Professionals

On the 3rd of September the Septimius Awards organizes panel discussions. This year Oscar Winners, Stedman Graham (Official Septimius Awards Ambassador) and other prominent industry professionals will be attending the panel. The panel will also have Q&A’s where the public is given the opportunity to ask the panelists questions.

Septimius Panel Discussions: 3 of September Wednesday 12:00-20:00

Panel Host: Anne-Marie Van Leggelo
The main topic: How to stimulate more collaboration, talent & diversity in the film and television industry?

The panel explores a number of sub-themes during the panel discussions:

1. How can we increase cooperation and collaboration between countries?
2. Who are the most important players in the Netherlands, Asia, America and Africa that offer a platform and financing?
3. Various ways to finance films?
4. Incentives and platforms for new talent?
5. AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the film industry?
6. International Casting

Panel Program 3 September:

12:00-14:00 Redcarpet (Food and Drink)
14:00-15:30 Stedman Graham Workshop
15:30-16:00 Break (Food and Drink)
16:00-18:00 Panel Discussions
18:00-20:00 Redcarpet (Food and Drink)

Panelist: Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham is an American educator, author, businessman, public speaker and the Official Ambassador of the Septimius Awards. He specializes developing in identity leadership across all industries.

Panelist: Nancy Bishop
Nancy Bishop, CSA is an award winning international casting director, who works from London. She has cast hundreds of projects ranging from large scale studio pictures, such as Mission Impossible IV, to independent films such as Donald Sutherland’s last feature, Miranda’s Victims, to television series for major streamers.

Panelist: Jan-Willem Breure
Jan-Willem Breure is the director and founder of the Septimius Awards. The Septimius Awards is an international award ceremony based in Amsterdam The Netherlands.