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Our TV experts and professionals

These experts co-manage the quality of the study:

TV-I ADVISORY BOARD

Vinca Wiedemann

Vinca Wiedemann

The Founder of the New Danish Screen Fund, a former long-time director of the prestigious National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen, and a collaborator of the most important Danish filmmakers like Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg. The Copenhagen Film School allowed its students to be one of the first in the world to complete their studies not only with a film but also with a pilot of a television series.

Piodor Gustafsson

Piodor Gustafsson

A key figure in Swedish television, he was a commissioning editor for the famous series The Bridge, among many other projects. He has previously worked as the CEO of Spark Film & TV, Programming and Commissioning Editor at SVT and as a commissioning Feature Film Consultant at the Swedish Film Institute. Today, he is the Director of Scripted Content of the largest commercial Swedish television TV4, and its digital platform C MORE.

Ben Gibson

Ben Gibson

A British producer, critic, former Head of Production at the British Film Institute, former Director of the London Film School and DFFB (German Film and Television Academy Berlin).

Ivar Køhn

Ivar Køhn

The Head of Drama at Norwegian public broadcaster NRK (also known as the ‘Scandinavian BBC’), winner of several Emmy Awards and the CEO of Rubicon, one of Norway’s largest production companies. He was the first producer in Europe to work with the then-completely unknown company Netflix on the cult series Lilyhammer. During his 10-year leadership, he has transformed Norwegian television production into one of the best in Europe.

Leif Holst Jensen

Leif Holst Jensen

A producer and former Dean of the Faculty of Film & Media at the Westerdals Institute in Oslo, which has won several prestigious awards under his leadership, including a Student Oscar for Best Feature Film. He is currently Dean of the Faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technologies at Lillehammer University.

TV-I MANAGEMENT

Kamila Zlatušková

Kamila Zlatušková

Producer, screenwriter, dramaturgist, director and former vice-dean at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. She was a dramaturgist and later a creative producer at Czech Television. The films and programmes she helped create have repeatedly won many Czech and international awards. In 2018, she founded Serial Killer, an international television festival in Brno and the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. In cooperation with investor Jiří Hlavenka she established a Television Institute in Brno with the aim of building an international centre for quality education in the field of television production.

Jiří Hlavenka

Jiří Hlavenka

Entrepreneur, investor, publicist, philanthropist and member of the South Moravian Regional Council for Science, Research and Innovation. He co-founded the professional publishing house Computer Press and launched the country's first online store Vltava.cz. He has been investing in innovative startups since 2005. One of his biggest successes in this segment is co-founding Kiwi.com, which is now a global player in air travel and one of the most successful domestic companies ever. He has authored thousands of articles and trade publications and is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University.

OUR LECTURERS AND GUEST SPEAKERS

Education under the supervision of the best in the business:

MASTERCLASS SPEAKERS

The students are preparing to join the production process of CME Group, especially TV Nova and Markiza. In order to understand the specifics of the environment, the insiders of these TV stations pass on their unique know-how. Students have the opportunity to discuss with them, get feedback on their projects and build the necessary professional networking.

MENTORS

These mentors help students work on their individual projects.