Risks and Rewards in Documenting “Life on the Edge” at Realscreen West

Partner Michael Donaldson will navigate the difficulties of docureality programming at Realscreen West in Santa Monica, CA on June 2. The session titled “Living on the Edge,” will explain how to balance the grittiness of docureality stories with the entertainment factor needed for network television. The panel includes: moderator Jane Root, CEO of Nutopia; as well as panelists Michael Branton, EVP Creative Affairs at GRB Entertainment; Laura Fleury, Head of Programming at LMN; Tom Forman, CEO of Relativity Television; and Jane Lipsitz, Founding Partner at Magical Elves Productions.

Realscreen West is one of the largest unscripted entertainment conferences on the West Coast and provides a platform for creators, buyers, or distributors of unscripted entertainment to network, create new program ideas, and learn new trends in the industry.