NATPE Global & Realscreen Summit, Feb 2–7, 2026, Miami

The NATPE Global and Realscreen Summit 2026, taking place from February 2–7, 2026 at the InterContinental Miami, stands out as one of the most significant weeks on the international calendar for the audiovisual content business. The 2026 edition will open with a moment of strong symbolic and cultural relevance: during the Realscreen Awards, Dr. Jane Goodall will be honored with the Realscreen Action Award, a distinction presented to individuals whose work in non-fiction and factual storytelling has generated meaningful social and cultural impact.

The co-location of NATPE Global and the Realscreen Summit brings together, in the same venue and during the same week, two distinct yet complementary events designed to address different needs of today’s audiovisual industry.

NATPE Global (February 5–7) is first and foremost a business-driven, multi-genre marketplace, where distributors, producers, and buyers meet to present catalogs, evaluate ready-made or advanced-stage content, and engage in licensing and co-production discussions. The event is characterized by a strong presence of buyers from North America and Latin America, alongside European operators seeking to expand the international reach of their titles. In this context, Miami once again proves to be a strategic location, serving as a natural bridge between English-speaking and Latin American markets.

The Realscreen Summit (February 2–5), by contrast, is a vertical event dedicated to non-fiction and factual entertainment. Rather than functioning as a market, it positions itself as a forum for editorial and strategic discussion among producers, broadcasters, and platforms active in documentaries, unscripted formats, docu-series, and factual premium content. The Summit focuses on topics such as the development of exportable IP, evolving production models, and the relationship between editorial content, brands, and platforms. The crossover day on February 5 is designed to foster dialogue between scripted and unscripted worlds, reflecting the increasingly fluid boundaries between content and market dynamics.

Taken together, the integrated structure of the two events offers a clear snapshot of the industry’s priorities in 2026: a growing focus on the economic sustainability of content, increased attention to the value of libraries, and rising interest in projects with a strong editorial identity that can be adapted across territories and platforms. In this sense, NATPE Global and the Realscreen Summit serve as a key observatory for understanding not only what content is being produced, but also how—and under what conditions—it circulates internationally.

Further defining the profile of the event, the program of keynotes and sessions within the NATPE HONORS series provides targeted insight into the transformations underway across the media sector. Highlights include the Keynote Conversation with Sean Cohan, President of Bell Media (February 4), focused on the strategy of Canada’s leading media group, spanning the repositioning of legacy assets, the growth of streamer Crave, and the international ambitions of its content portfolio.

Also within the NATPE HONORS series, “The Future of News: In Conversation with Wendy McMahon” (February 4) examines the challenges facing contemporary broadcast news, with a focus on editorial integrity, evolving audience engagement models, and emerging approaches to journalism.

The relationship between brands and content is explored in “Inside P&G Studios: Redefining the Intersection of Brands and Entertainment,” featuring Anna Saalfeld, Head of P&G Studios, and Loretha Jones, who discuss the role of corporate content studios and their collaborations with producers, networks, and platforms.

Closing the keynote program is the Keynote Conversation with Kristin Dolan, CEO of AMC Networks and recipient of the 2026 NATPE Honors North Star Award (February 5), centered on the company’s transformation toward global, data-driven, and increasingly streaming-focused business models.

For the full and updated program, keynote listings, and additional event information, please refer to the official websites: global.natpe.com and summit.realscreen.com.