Anders Bruus of Denmark’s DR, Fabrizio Zappi of Italy’s Rai Documentary and Joseph Maxwell of Australia’s SBS are the latest commissioners to join the Unscripted strand at Content London, which will take place from December 3 to 5, to discuss their active commissioning priorities. The three-day Unscripted strand will run across the event, with commissioners and buyers from around the world discussing their active content and acquisitions strategies, as well as new opportunities for international co-production partnerships.
Anders Bruus is the editor of Danish pubcaster DR’s award-winning feature documentary strand Dokumania. He has commissioned and executive produced several Danish and international award-winning projects, including Sundance winners and Oscar and BAFTA nominees such as "Flee", "The Mole" and "A House Made of Splinters", plus streaming hits such as "ABBA: Against the Odds", "The Lost Leonardo" and "A Storm Foretold".
Fabrizio Zappi has led the documentary arm of Italian pubcaster Rai since December 2021. Before that, he was deputy director at Rai Fiction, where he was responsible for series, TV movies and docu-fiction. He holds a degree in business administration and a masters in audiovisual management, and has lectured at various Italian universities.
Joseph Maxwell oversees commissioning for all unscripted content at Australian pubcaster SBS. This ranges from cutting-edge documentaries to travel and food shows and big entertainment events. His slate of shows at SBS ranges from returning series such as "Who Do You Think You Are?" to landmark documentaries such as "The Australian Wars" and international entertainment events such as "Eurovision". In 2023, he oversaw the commissioning and launch of "Alone Australia", the highest-rating commission in SBS’s history.
More speakers are soon to be announced.