20th Century Fox International Productions Group President to Speak at ATF Conference

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Asia’s leading entertainment content market, on Wednesday announced that the president of Fox International Production Group, a division of 20th Century Fox Film, News Corporation, will deliver the opening keynote at its conference on Dec 4. This kicks off a comprehensive four-day conference that will take place, concurrently with ScreenSingapore, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands between Dec 4 to 7. In a statement, ATF and ScreenSingapore said Fox International Production Group president Sanford Panitch will speak on “Creativity Beyond Borders: Asia and the Global Market Place – Opportunities for the Future”. The film industry executive was tasked to head the Fox International Productions Group in 2008 to focus on producing and acquiring international productions from all over the world. Attuned to the global filmmaking culture, Panitch spent the next four years setting up Fox’s international productions operations in 11 countries. Under his leadership, Fox International Productions Group today has released and distributed over 40 films and is considered the most dynamic international production group among the major studios. Fox International Productions has been involved in several Asian productions throughout the region in Taiwan, Korea, China, India and Japan. -- BERNAMA