October 18th 2018, 5-5.45pm – Multiplex Barberini, Hall 2
Speaker
- Alon Shtruzman, CEO Keshet International
Moderator
- Lorenzo De Maio, Head of TV Sales and Advisory Group Endeavor Content
Alon Shtruzman, CEO of Keshet International presents KI Content Fund
Earlier this year, KI launched a US$55m global content fund in partnership with a number of Israeli financial institutions. With investments still being made and the pot still growing, this five year fund aims to bring a new stream of high-quality content with global appeal to international audiences. Initially focusing on investing in high-end premium drama, this fund is available to producers and creators around the world.
Keshet International is a leading global content and media producer and distributor. It is part of the Keshet Media Group, which also owns Israel’s most watched free to air channel, Keshet 12.
Headed by CEO Alon Shtruzman, KI’s portfolio includes seven local production and distribution hubs – Keshet UK, Tresor in Germany, Keshet Asia in Hong Kong, Keshet India, as well as Keshet Films and Keshet Studios in the US – and a majority stake in Greenbird Media.
Established in 2012, KI offers original content developed and produced within this network of companies, as well as curated third party IP. KI’s boutique catalogue spans a broad range of scripted and non-scripted programming genres, including drama, comedy, entertainment, kids’ and factual.
Among KI’s most recent dramas garnering rave reviews and awards at major festivals around the world are When Heroes Fly, Sleeping Bears, Autonomies and Stockholm. Additionally, it is co-producing an untitled drama with HBO, while the comedy Fallet is in development at Showtime. Other highlights include hit drama Prisoners of War, upon which the prime time Emmy® winner Homeland was based; gripping espionage thriller False Flag; high octane game shows BOOM! and The Search; successful talent shows Rising Star and Masters of Dance; and the international Emmy® Award-winning ‘buddy comedy’ Traffic Light.
