INPUT / … / … / Keeping the Drama in Mixed Genres: Dramedy_ Doc Musical and Cinematic Poem

As broadcasters seek for recipes to serve both content and high market shares, new formats are being created to attract more audiences. Today mixed fiction genres are more of a rule than an exception. Modern TV drama mixes styles and means, facts and fiction and realism with unrealistic elements. New genres like dramedy (drama + comedy) soon became part of even newer subgenres. In this fast changing drama world we have to learn to mix well. How do we keep the best of the original genre and avoid fatal compromises? How do we keep the depth of characters in a feelgood dramedy series and portray a real life author in a dramadoc musical series? Another key issue for public service is the commissioning and production of unique singles that blow up all genre definitions. How does one turn a 50-minute poetic recital about a lunch date into an entertaining fiction? What more does it take than a splendid star actor to engage the audience? This session dives into old and new mixed formats and shows how we can successfully deliver unique fiction film content despite the overall pressure to survive as public broadcasters in a competitive TV world!