2007 – Bucharest
Larger participation of Eastern Europe
The sixth seminar took place in Bucharest (19 – 22 November 2007). Programmes were presented by Maryknoll, Frank Frost and EWTN (USA), by Nova-T, H2Onews, Rome Reports and Shineout (Italy). Le Jour du Seigneur showed the short programmes using in a very creative way some material from the missions' archives. Almas (Mexico) and BNC (Argentina) came with new productions.
A number of Catholic television stations and production centres from the Eastern part of Europe attended the seminar for the first time : Domus Patris (Russia) and LUX Studio (Slovakia) joined Duna TV (Hungary). Lebanon was largely present and even delegates from centres in Africa (Kenya, Cameroon, Senegal). All together some 45 participants were hosted in a monastery close to Snagov (not far away from Dracula's grave!).
During the seminar in Bucharest the www.catholictv.tv website launched in December 2006 was presented as a tool for the TV/Producers' community to increase the exchange of information and programmes, offering the possibility for streaming video.
The option to organize the following seminar in Latin America was discussed. A majority was in favour, although the cost of travelling to South America was seen as an obstacle for a number of participants. It was considered and accepted that such a seminar was going to be more Latin American than worldwide.
