[Reader-list] Second World Conference of Screenwriters, Barcelona, Spain, November 9-10, 2012

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Building on the success of its 2009 event in Athens, Greece, 
screenwriters from around the globe will meet in Barcelona, Spain on November 9 and 10, 
2012 to discuss changes to their craft and the business of film and television.




Organized by  the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE), in conjunction with the 
International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) and Foro de Asociaciones de Guionistas del 
Audiovisual (FAGA), the Second World Conference of Screenwriters will feature speakers on the 
cutting edge of new technologies and some of the most creative minds working in film and 
television, online and branded content, immersive and transmedia entertainment.




“The new global space holds exciting opportunities for creators and, admittedly, many challenges 
too,” says FSE president, screenwriter Christina Kallas. “The second World Conference of 
Screenwriters will bring leading figures from around the world to discuss all aspects that play a 
role in defining the way professional writers and their organizations can position themselves in 
relation to our changing world. WCOS2.0 will formulate a vision.” 




“In a market more and more dependent on international co-productions, and a borderless 
internet, it’s essential for writers to share information on what is happening in each other’s 
jurisdiction,” says Sylvie Lussier, screenwriter and IAWG policy and research group chair.


Together, the three groups represent approximately 50,000 writers from Europe, North America, 
Mexico, India, Israel and New Zealand. The organizers also hope to attract delegates from 
emerging film industries in South America, Asia and Africa.


The conference is sponsored by generous donations from the Spanish collecting societies 
Derechos
 de
 Autor
 de
Medios
 Audiovisuales
 (DAMA)
 and
 Sociedad
General
 de
 Autores
 y
Editores

(SGAE).



CONFIRMED SPEAKERS (ALPHABETICAL)
Philippe Aigrain (France) CEO of Sopinspace and co-founder of La Quadrature du Net
Nicolás Alcalá (Spain) producer, director, screenwriter, and founder of Riot Cinema Collective
Pablo Hernández Arroyo (Spain) legal manager of Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE)
Bernie Corbett (UK) general secretary, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)
Andrea Gibb (UK) screenwriter, member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain’s film committee
Jill Golick (Canada) writer-entrepreneur, Ruby Skye PI and president, Writers Guild of Canada (WGC)
Enric Gomà (Spain) screenwriter, board member of Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE)
Rubén Gutiérrez del Castillo (Spain) studies and research coordinator at Fundación Autor
Professor Peter Henning (Germany) board member, Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren (VDD/German 
Writers Guild)
Kristin Jones (USA) chief creative officer at Vuguru
Christina Kallas (Germany/USA) screenwriter and president of Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE)
David Kavanagh (Ireland) CEO, Writers' Guild of Ireland (WGI); executive officer, Federation of 
Screenwriters in Europe (FSE)
Christopher Keyser (USA) screenwriter and president, Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw)
Jamie King (UK) founder and CEO, VODO free-to-share content 
Paul Kontonis (USA) digital media strategist and chairman of the board of the International Academy of 
Web Television 
Claire Lemarechal (France) scriptwriter, board member, La Guilde Française des Scénaristes
Susin Lindblom (Sweden) managing director, Writers Guild of Sweden 
Sylvie Lussier (Canada/Quebec) screenwriter, IAWG policy and research group chair, SARTEC president 
Susan Miller (USA) writer/producer Anyone But Me
Inés Paris (Spain) screenwriter, film director
Lowell Peterson (USA) executive director, Writers Guild of America, East (WGAe)
Michel Reilhac (France) executive director of ARTE France Cinéma and head of acquisitions for Cinema 
with ARTE France
Henrique Rivadulla (Spain) president of Foro de Asociaciones de Guionistas del Audiovisual (FAGA)
Hans Rosenfeldt (Sweden) creator and head-writer of the TV series Bron/Broen (The Bridge) 
Liz Rosenthal (UK) founder and CEO of Power to the Pixel 
Charles B. Slocum (USA) assistant executive director, Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) 
Robert Taylor (UK) screenwriter, board member Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE)
Virginia Yagüe (Spain) screenwriter, vice-president, Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales (DAMA) 
Timo Vuorensola (Finland) director/producer Iron Sky
Andrew S. Walsh (UK) award-winning game and screenwriter 
David Young (USA) executive director, Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw)



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