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4,127REGISTERED DELEGATES 52COUNTRIES
625+PROGRAM BUYERS LIVE PANELS & 56MASTER CLASSES 875+C-SUITE DELEGATES 280SPEAKERS 20,000+ VIEWS 200,000+MEDIA INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS REACHED WORLDWIDE
Mrs. America As a world-renowned The Canada Media event highlighting industry Fund has since its Telefilm Canada is proud innovation, BANFF has creation, 10 years ago, BANFF provides an to continue our support truly embraced the many been a proud supporter incredible opportunity to of the Banff World Media challenges of this uncertain of the Banff World connect as a community, Festival, especially time by presenting the first- Media Festival. With celebrate successes, and now as we all navigate ever virtual version of the our partners, clients focus on the future. We’re these new, extraordinary Festival. and colleagues, all of proud to be part of the circumstances that - Randy Lennox, you in the industry, conversation. President, Bell Media, Chair of the we find ourselves Banff Television Festival Foundation we’ve created new - Doug Murphy, Board of Directors President & CEO, experiencing. worlds, discovered Corus Entertainment - Christa Dickenson, Executive Director, new dimensions and Telefilm Canada challenged norms. - Valerie Creighton, President & CEO, Canada Media Fund
New voices from diverse Congratulations to the Festival communities are critical to the future organizers, who have really During this time of challenge and change of Canadian storytelling. Netflix is stepped up to the plate in for the entire cultural and media sector, proud to support the development these extraordinary times connecting through the Festival is more of these up and coming artists with to deliver once again an important than ever… we champion BANFF and our incredible partners exceptional conference. Canadian creators in sharing their voices on the Diversity of Voices Initiative. - Lisa Hamilton Daly, - The Honourable Leela Aheer, and perspectives in innovative new ways. Director of Original Series Alberta’s Minister of Culture, - Catherine Tait, Netflix Multiculturalism, and Status of Women President & CEO, CBC Radio Canada This event created a After I watched window of opportunity The quality Jason Altman from It was an incredible pivot Ubisoft’s 30 Minutes for an unprecedented to first listen to what of the panels distributors and With session, I situation. I was so was strong, reached out. I am a impressed. broadcasters are - Tamara Evams, Co-founder/Director of looking for, then to professional, Métis screenwriter/ Creative Development, Awen Entertainment adjust or create new and intelligent. producer...within a pitches to move forward It was satisfying few hours I was on with. It was a very enough to watch a Zoom call, and I spent the month of rewarding experience on remotely, as the September working many levels and I have Top notch, information was alongside their entire created strong business world-class event. still as valuable development team. I relations for the future. I plan on attending as it would have participated in every - Gordon Culley, annually from here Producer, Channel 6 Media been in person. call, read every project, on in. BANFF has - Courtney Wolfson, Producer, and advanced light Lakeside Animation been pivotal for me years professionally. - Ryan Lindsay, Producer personally and for my I’ve attended the new prodco. - Monique Hurteau, Producer/Director, Banff Festival in Through and Thru Films Inc. person several You folks times and I’m really knocked it out I appreciate being able impressed with of the park – I to attend Banff for the how quickly you felt I received first time through the pivoted this year excellent value virtual edition as I couldn’t Honestly...I hope in order to provide for the money physically attend before... it’s virtual in 2021! opportunities for Would love to continue - Danielle Morgan, PR/Social Media connection virtually. paid. Consultant, DMPR - Connie Edwards, Producer/ Banff Virtual in this form - Carla Jones, Studio Administrator, Director, Souleado Entertainment NFB of Canada’s BC & Yukon Studio or another. - Kailin Gow, Founder, Sparklesoup Inc. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair of the Board Colin Bohm Sean Cohan Sandra Dewey Steve MacDonald Randy Lennox Executive Vice President Chief Growth Officer and President, Business President, Global Content President Content and Corporate Strategy President, International Operations and Productions Licensing & International Bell Media Corus Entertainment Inc Nielsen Global Media WarnerMedia Entertainment: A+E Networks Group HBO Max, TBS, TNT, truTV Kevin Beggs John Brunton Tom Cox Blair Miller Chairman, Chairman & Chief Executive Executive Producer Scott Henderson VP Products & Content Lionsgate Television Group Officer, Executive Producer and Managing Partner Vice-President Communications TELUS STORYHIVE Lionsgate Entertainment Insight Productions Ltd. SEVEN24 Films Bell Media Robin Mirsky Sally Catto Valerie Creighton Ira Levy Executive Director, General Manager, Entertainment, President and CEO Partner and Executive Producer Rogers Group of Funds Factual and Sports Canada Media Fund Breakthrough Entertainment Rogers Communications CBC
CONTENT ADVISORY BOARD
Roy Ashton Vanessa Case Meghan Hooper Clelia Mountford Courtney Thomasma Partner, Head of TV Literary SVP Studio Executive Vice President, Co-Founder Executive Director, BBC America Gersh Agency Vice Canada Head of Original Movies Merman AMC Networks and Limited Series, Moreyba Bidessie Pat DiVittorio Entertainment and Youth Group Jamie Schouela Tonya Williams ViacomCBS Inc. Director of Scripted Development VP, Programming, President of Canadian Media Executive Director and Sales CTV & Specialty Blue Ant Media Reelworld Film Festival A+E Networks Bell Media Pippa Lambert Founder Philipp Steffens Hellcat Mark Bishop Paul Heaney Former Head of Fiction Co-CEO & Co-Founder Chief Executive Officer RTL Television marblemedia BossaNova Media MANY CHALLENGES, MANY SILVER LININGS.
On March 23rd, we cancelled what was to be the 41st BANFF World Media Festival due to COVID-19. On March 24th, we started at zero and in a matter of weeks, our team built a robust four-month online festival and networking program. Necessity spurred innovation and growth. Canadian and international participation grew exponentially – the number of registered delegates more than tripled. We produced a Rockie Awards show seen live by a global audience. And, in August, we launched BANFF The BANFF and Brunico team’s compassion and kindness to each On Demand, featuring all of this year’s content, which in just three months other and their care for working in the best interest of the industry has amassed nearly 20,000 views. despite considerable challenges, was inspiring. The faith, support and For the third year in a row, our diversity and inclusion work increased. encouragement of the BANFF Board of Directors was – as ever – fuel Among our speakers, 63% were women and 21% were Black, Indigenous to our fire. Our Grand Patrons: the Government of Alberta, CBC Radio or people of colour professionals, a measure that has more than doubled Canada, The Canada Media Fund, Corus Entertainment, CTV Bell Media, since 2018. The BANFF Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business Telefilm and Netflix, along with all of our partners and sponsors stepped of Media was launched this year, supporting the growth of 100 women up, and so many went above and beyond to help. We were honoured to entrepreneurs - 46 of which identify as being from a racialized community, deliver what we feel was an unparalleled program – on BANFF Day – LGBTQ2S+ or women with disabilities. In this third year of the Netflix- and over the ensuing months – free to creators, producers and media BANFF Diversity of Voices program, we served another 100 mostly companies that were hit incredibly hard due to the effects of the global women writers, producers and directors, 57 of which were Indigenous, health crisis. francophone, Black or people of colour. Our team is committed to doing Though this year presented so many challenges, it also presented our part to create real change and eliminate systemic racism in our many, many silver linings. We look forward to continuing to serve the industry. There is much more work to do. industry as it rebuilds and regenerates in 2021 and beyond.
On behalf of myself and our team, stay safe, and stay tuned.
Jenn Kuzmyk Executive Director, Banff World Media Festival Publisher, Playback A CRITICAL LIFELINE TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET
1,353international 52countries delegates
Key territory growth year-over-year:
US UK France
Mexico Japan Brazil
Snowpiercer THE CANADIAN SCREEN INDUSTRIES CAME TOGETHER AT BANFF
The screen-based, music, interactive and production businesses that make up the creative industries ecosystem are essential to the Canadian economy. I am eager to share 2,774Canadian delegates my vision for the future of creative industries in Canada with delegates and global leaders at [BANFF’s] important B2B trading floor. - The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage 1,665Canadian companies
NUMBER OF 401Canadians took meetings DELEGATES with int’l buyers in our virtual networking program TERRITORIES (YT, NT, NU) Growth in 12 every province, every territory. BC 431 AB 259 SK MAN 37 57 QC ON 199 1,660 ATLANTIC (NB, PEI, NS, NF) 70
Trickster INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COMPANIES AT BANFF VIRTUAL EDITION 2020 SPEAKERS INCLUDED
Jason Altman Adam Cunningham Justina Hemperek Chris Loveall Larry Tanz Head of Ubisoft Film Chief Global Strategist, Head of Acquisitions, VP, International Content, Vice President, Original Series, & Television, Allied Global Marketing Beyond Distribution Disney+, EMEA, Ubisoft Entertainment The Walt Disney Company Netflix Deniese Davis Meghan Hooper Roy Ashton COO, Executive Vice President, Marika Makaroff Mary-Anne Taylor Partner, Head of TV Literary, ColorCreative Head of Original Movies and CEO, Creative Director, Head of Content Distribution Gersh Agency Limited Series, Entertainment Gutsy Animations Canada, Sandra Dewey and Youth Group, Roku Willow Bay President, Business Operations ViacomCBS Inc. Laura Michalchyshyn Dean, and Productions Chief Creative Officer, Courtney Thomasma USC Annenberg School for HBO Max, TNT, TBS & truTV, Maria Ishak Co President Content, Executive Director, BBC America, Communication and Journalism WarnerMedia SVP, Sales North America, Blue Ant Media AMC Networks Inc. all3media International Kevin Beggs Nadine Dupont Jackie Pardy Andrew Thompson Chairman, Chief Content Jon Kamen Chief Content Officer, VP Content Production, Lionsgate Television Group, Officer-Directrice Principale, Chairman and CEO, Super Channel NBA National Basketball Lionsgate Entertainment Contenus, RadicalMedia Association Groupe Media TFO Tracey Pearce Andre Beraud Sari Katz President, Distribution & Pay, Mike Tollin Head of Scripted Programs Danny Feldheim Head of Business Development, Bell Media Co-Chairman, and Feature Films, SVP, Original Content, Public Figures, YouTube Mandalay Sports Media Radio-Canada CBS All Access Faith Penhale Jarmo Lampela CEO, Jennifer Twiner-McCarron Colin Bohm Athena Georgaklis Head of Drama, Lookout Point CEO, Executive Vice President Content Head of Development, YLE Atomic Cartoons/Thunderbird and Corporate Strategy, Nelvana Shabnam Rezaei Corus Entertainment Inc Nathalie Lethbridge President & Co-Founder, Kathryn Tyus-Adair Amy Gravitt Founder and Managing Director, Big Bad Boo SVP Original Programming, Nick Borenstein EVP of Programming, Atonik Digital Starz Media Head of Scripted, HBO Carlyn Staudt Topic Robyn Lattaker-Johnson Global General Manager, Pam Westman Melanie Grisanti Head of Unscripted Development, Love Nature President, Matt Brodlie SVP, Production Management, Programming & Specials, Nelvana SVP, International Content, Sesame Workshop OWN Oprah Winfrey Network Danna Stern Disney+, Managing Director, Barbara Williams The Walt Disney Company Nina Hahn Gave Lindo Yes Studios EVP English Services, Head, VIS Kids and Senior Executive Director of OTT CBC Sean Cohan Vice President, Production & Programming, Catherine Tait Chief Growth Officer and Development, CBC/Radio-Canada President and CEO, Paul Yanover President, International, Nickelodeon UK CBC/Radio-Canada President, Nielsen Company Fandango CREATIVE MINDS BEHIND THE WORLD’S HOTTEST SHOWS SPOKE AT BANFF 2020
Mike Bickerton Steve Blackman Steven Canals Russell T Davies Kerry Ehrin Liz Feldman Sharon Horgan Showrunner, Showrunner, Executive Co-Creator and Creator, Writer, Creator, Showrunner, Creator, Showrunner, Co-Founder, Merman, Creator, Canada’s Drag Race Producer, Director, Executive Producer, Pose Years and Years Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Writer, Executive Producer, (Crave) Umbrella Academy (Netflix) (FX) (HBO, Crave) The Morning Show (AppleTV+) Dead to Me (Netflix) Motherland (BBC Two)
Armando Iannucci Elle Johnson Floyd Kane Michelle Latimer Graeme Manson Tanya Saracho Esta Spalding Creator, Writer, Director and Co-Showrunner, Creator, Showrunner and Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner, Creator, Showrunner, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Writer, Executive Producer, Director, Co-Showrunner, Snowpiercer (TNT, Netflix) Executive Producer, On Becoming a God in Central Florida Avenue 5 (HBO, Crave) Self Made: Inspired by the Life Diggstown (CBC) Trickster (CBC) Vida (Starz) (Showtime, Crave) of Madam CJ Walker (Netflix)
Michele Stephenson Veena Sud Liz Tigelaar Mike Tollin Dahvi Waller Anna Winger Series Producer, American Creator/Showrunner, Creator, Showrunner, Co-Chairman, Mandalay Sports Creator, Showrunner and Creator, Writer, Showrunner, Portrait, Co-Founder, The Stranger Executive Producer, Media, Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Rada Film Group (PBS) (Quibi) Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) The Last Dance Mrs. America Unorthodox (Netflix), (Netflix, ESPN) (FX on Hulu, FX) Deutschland83 (Amazon), Studio Airlift DELEGATES BY SECTOR
Creators/ Directors/ Producers Writers 35% 26%
Buyers/ Funders 2020 Delegate Survey 18% Satisfied/Very Satisfied with 89% BANFF’s first virtual event
Feel BANFF met their objectives Promo/ Professional 85% adequately, well or very well Marketing/ Services/ Press Government Satisfied/Very Satisfied with 9% 11% 90% quality of speakers
would you recommend BANFF’s 86% virtual conference to a colleague
Canada’s Drag Race Buyers that took part in the 2020 BANFF Virtual Edition networking included:
AMC Networks - Courtney CBC - Gave Lindo, Executive Disney Junior - Diane Ikemiyashiro, OWN - Robyn Lattaker-Johnson, Thomasma, Executive Director, BBC Director, OTT Programming VP of Original Series, Original Head of Unscripted Development, America CBC - Marie McCann, Senior Programming Programming and Specials APTN - Danielle Audette, Director of Director of Children’s Content, CBC eOne - Chris Bell, VP of Scripted PBS - Catie Asip, Senior Associate, Speed Meetings + Coffee With Programming Kids Development, Television Content, Children’s Programming, APTN - Kerry Moraes-Sugiyama, CBC - Michelle McCree, Executive in eOne - Isabel Gomez-Moriana, PBS BANFF’s curated virtual meetings Associate Manager of Charge of Production, Unscripted VP of Development, Scripted PBS - Tommy Gillespie, Director of Programming, West CBC -Arif Noorani, Executive Programming Children’s Programming brought 500 networking pass APTN - Deborah Osborne, Producer, CBC Podcasts Facebook - Camille Bernier-Green, PBS - Zara Frankel, Director of Programming Manager, Western CBC - Jessica Schmiedchen, Development Coordinator Programming and Development holders together with the world’s Region Executive in Charge of Gersh - Roy Ashton, Partner, Head PBS - Bill Margol, Senior Director, APTN - Shelley MacDougall, Development, Unscripted of TV Lit & Packaging Programming and Development top networks, streamers and major Manager of Programming for Central Canada CBC - Trish Williams, Executive Groupe Media TFO - Nadine Quebecor Content - Christine media companies. Director, Scripted Content Dupont, Chief Content Officer Maestracci, VP of Acquisitions and BBC - Aubrey Clarke, Senior CBS All-Access - Danny Feldheim, History - Max Micallef, VP of International Distribution Programme Executive CBBC SVP of Original Content Development and Programming Quibi - Alex Montalvo, Content BBC Studios - Sarah Asante, Team, Alternative Programming Commissioner of Comedy CNN - Katie Isaacson, Senior History - Brooke Townsend, international buyers Manager of Development Director, Programming and Radio-Canada - Christiane Asselin, Bell Media - Tina Apostolopoulos, Development Senior Director, Multiscreen Content took meetings with Production Executive, Factual and Corus Entertainment - Susan & Programming, Tou.tv & Youth creators and producers Reality Alexander, Production Executive, ITV - Darren Nartey, Senior 141 Original Content, Scripted Programme Acquisitions Executive Radio-Canada - Andre Beraud, Bell Media - Edwina Follows, Director of Drama General Manager of Discovery Corus Entertainment - Debbie Keshet International - Rose Hughes, Networks Brown, Production Executive, VP of Sales Roku - Mary-Anne Taylor, Head of Online meeting Original Programming Lifetime - Mioshi Hill, VP of Content Distribution Bell Media - Sarah Fowlie, Director Corus Entertainment - Marni Non-Fiction Development and Starz - Kathryn Tyus-Adair, SVP of opportunities of Original Programming, Comedy Goldman, Production Executive, Programming Original Programming 4,600+ Bell Media - Tom Hastings, Director Original Lifestyle Content M6 - Martin Soudan, Director of Super Channel - Jackie Pardy, Chief of Original Programming, Drama Corus Entertainment - Andrea Development, Fiction Content Officer Bell Media - Jeff Hersh, Vice- Griffith, Production Executive, President, Strategy, OTT Original Programming, Lifestyle MGM Studios - Elyse Delmore, VP Topic - Ryan Chanatry, General Speed pitches Distribution, and Premium SVOD Content of Scripted Development Manager took place Bell Media - Robin Johnston, Corus Entertainment - Rachel NBCUniversal International Studios TVOntario - Kirsten Hurd, 575+ Director, Original Programming, Nelson, Director, Original Content, - Kelsey Balance, SVP of Scripted Acquisitions, TVO Kids Factual & Reality Scripted & Factual NBCUniversal - Kristopher Updike, Ubisoft - Jason Altman, Head of BET - Keith Wooten, Director Corus Entertainment - Amanda Senior Director of Development, Ubisoft Film & Television of Development, Original Vaughan, Production Executive, Kids and Family, Peacock Ubisoft - Kurt Conner, Manager of Programming Children’s Netflix - Audrey Gardiner, Director of Film & Television Blue Ant Media - Jennifer Harkness, CuriosityStream - Jorge Content Acquisition UKTV - Philippa Collie-Cousins, SVP of Unscripted Content Franzini, Director of Content and Netflix - Lisa Hamilton-Daly, Commissioning Editor, Drama 30 Minutes With Blue Ant Media - Sam Linton, Head Development Director, Original Series ViacomCBS - Meghan Hooper, presented by of Original Content, Canada Discovery - Joe Mazzeo, Netflix - Chris Regina, Director Executive Vice President, Head of Blue Ant Media - Carlyn Staudt, EVP Coordinator, Documentaries and of Global Television and Content Original Movies and Limited Series, of Love Nature Programming and Specials Acquisition Entertainment and Youth Group Development Discovery - Igal Svet, VP Production Nickelodeon - Stacey Carr, Senior Warner Bros International CAA - Austin Denesuk, Agent and Development Director, Unscripted Development Television Production - Adam Discovery Inc. - Cathy Garland, Nickelodeon - Brittany Cope, VP of Steinman, VP of Creative, Format CAA - Rob Kenneally, Agent Producer, TRVL Live Action Development, Scripted Development and Sales CBC - Jennifer Dettman, Executive Disney+ - Matt Brodlie, SVP of Nickelodeon - Mandel Ilagan, YLE - Jarmo Lampela, Head of Director, Unscripted International Content VP, Live-Action Development, Drama CBC - Zach Feldberg, Executive in Unscripted YouTube - Lauren Celinski, Charge of Production, YA Digital Disney+ - Chris Loveall, VP of Development Lead, YouTube Originals, CBC International Content OutTV - Lauren Whitelaw, Head of Disney Junior - Kim Berglund, Programming ZDF - Yi Qiao, Director of Sales and CBC - Melanie Hadley, Executive in Executive Director, Development, Acquisitions, Drama, ZDF Charge of Production, Drama Disney Junior DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, EQUITY INITIATIVES Our Commitment Ensuring diverse, equal and inclusive representation is in the DNA BANFFWomen Virtual Edition’s ofWomen ofPower Power panel featured Actress of the focus for the Banff World Media Festival’s operating team. and Emmy-winning Producer Niecy Nash, CEO of EbonyLife TV This commitment informs everything: from how we populate Mo Abudu, and EVP Movies, Limited Series & Original Series the Content Advisory Board which guides our programming Acquisitions at Lifetime & LMN Tanya Lopez. Presented in to the thought leaders chosen for panels and the hundreds of partnership with A+E Networks and Corus Entertainment, and industry professionals selected to participate in the networking moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Inkoo Kang, this session recognized the leadership of the talented and imaginative women programs and Rockie Awards jury. Our mandate is to present a who are reshaping the international screen industry. program that reflects the screen based industry as it COULD be, not as it currently looks. This year, we heard the clarion call for accountability led by the Black Lives Matter movement. As a leader in the entertainment industry, BANFF is committed to fostering inclusion and rebuffing sexism, racism and homophobia across the global media landscape.
2020 SPEAKERS:
Women 2019 2018 63% SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: MODERATOR Inkoo Kang 60% Women 48% Women TV Critic, Black, Mo Abudu The Hollywood CEO, Tanya Lopez Reporter Indigenous and 11% Black, Indigenous 8% Black, Indigenous Ebonylife TV EVP Movies, people of colour and people and people Limited Series & 21% of colour of colour Niecy Nash Original Movie Acquisitions, Actress & Lifetime & LMN Emmy®-winning producer Presented in partnership with 100 primarily women participants, including:
BLACK AND 28FRANCOPHONE 26PEOPLE OF COLOUR 31INDIGENOUS PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONALS
For three years, the Netflix-BANFF Diversity The Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Initiative has provided emerging I am a completely different of Voices program provided and mid-career francophone, Indigenous, filmmaker than I was when I a comprehensive market and women writers, directors, and producers started the Diversity of Voices experience to connect and with resources and industry access designed program. The industry insights, to supercharge their careers and move their network my projects with top access to key executives, and projects forward. In addition to full access decision makers worldwide in opportunity to pitch have led not to BANFF’s blockbuster roster of virtual a relaxing online virtual forum. only to new opportunities but to a content and networking, participants received Thanks to the program, I’ve significant boost in my confidence dedicated sessions and meeting opportunities made strong international sales and ability to have high level designed to provide essential connections and contacts and future international conversations about our projects. practical insight into navigating the industry and co-producing partners. I am beyond grateful to have had taking their projects from pitch to production. - Julian Black Antelope, this opportunity and I cannot Producer/Director/Writer/Actor SUPPORTING PARTNERS praise this program enough. Emerging filmmakers need to take note of this accelerator! - Norm Coyne, Filmmaker I pitched to several industry hard hitters during the This program connects you with decision makers, it Netflix-BANFF DOV program. was invaluable to me as I now know who to contact To be given access to those and how to prepare for the big pitch! people was incredible, and - Samantha MacAdam, Writer/Director now those points of contact continue on. - Jackie Bateman, Writer GENDER EQUITY THROUGH AN ECONOMIC LENS
100PARTICIPANTS Supported by the Government of Canada’s IN 2020 Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, 46%IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE BANFF Spark will empower and train OF COLOUR, LGBTQ2S+ OR A PERSON WITH up to 200 Canadian women to launch ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES and grow their own businesses, with the I’ve been so core mandate to advance the economic honoured to be success of all women, including women of colour, Indigenous women, women with a part of this disabilities, LGBTQ2+ women, and non- program. The Being part of the BANFF Spark binary individuals. mentorship, program gives me a confidence In addition to premium access to BANFF support and boost, helping me think big Virtual Edition, BANFF Spark participants camaraderie instead of small about my receive a year-long bespoke virtual company’s future. The workshops (distant though professional development curriculum, and mentorship components and one on one mentorship, designed it may be this provide tangible tools and to help them build sustainable, globally year) has competitive businesses. insights to help me get there. already paid - Kat Kelly Hayduk, Turtlebox Productions SUPPORTED BY FOUNDING dividends. INDUSTRY PARTNER - Marliss Weber, Parodos Media
BANFF Spark has given brilliant context for IN PARTNERSHIP WITH how to most potently leverage my skills and experience...it’s like strapping a turbo-charger onto my MBA. - Monique Hurteau, Through and Thru Films FELLOWSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Attracting a wide range of writers from across Canada each year, this program offers exclusive training and insights into the demands of writing successful television programs. This year’s Gordie Lucius Ian Steaman Lynn Rafferty program focused on voices from under-represented groups and selected candidates from a wide range of backgrounds with unique and diverse stories to tell. Participants received a premium pass to BANFF 2020 Virtual Edition, virtual mentorship opportunities with key development executives, and an upcoming 2-week placement
in the story department of a Canadian primetime series. Michael Hanley Rebecca Grenier
PRODUCER BURSARIES The Independent Production Fund and the Banff World Media Festival provided three Canadian short-form scripted series producers/ creators with a full-access virtual networking pass for BANFF 2020 Virtual Edition and upcoming one-on-one mentorship opportunities with key executives. Eligible applicants were Canadian English or French-language producer/creators of scripted digital dramatic Ryan Cooper Mariah Owen Eric Piccoli content, with previous web drama series experience and a new scripted short digital series in development. PRESS Oscar winner [Jennifer Connelly] told the media festival’s virtual panel she jumped COVERAGE at playing a female lead in TNT’s reboot of the 2013 feature film of [Snowpiercer].
“ During a panel titled ‘Showrunner Superpanel: where do we go from here’ at the virtual edition of the BANFF World Media The BANFF World Media Festival – which went virtual Festival, a roster of some of the top shows on television talked for 2020 – hosted a conversation with Mike Tollin, [The about their journeys to Hollywood. Last Dance’s] award-winning executive producer, who is also co-chair of Mandalay Sports Media, and with “ Andy Thompson, NBA entertainment producer, uncle “ Showrunners from some of the biggest dramas in the US come of NBA player Klay Thompson, and brother of L.A. together to discuss their approach to the demanding role, how Lakers NBA champion, Mychal Thompson. the industry is changing and how they seek to reflect current “events and culture in their work. 2020 press coverage from 58 publications including: MASTER CLASSES Snowpiercer (Netflix/TNT/Tomorrow Studios): FEATURING: Marty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow Studios Jennifer Connelly, Actor, Snowpiercer (TNT/Netflix) Daveed Diggs, Actor, Snowpiercer (TNT/Netflix) Graeme Manson, Showrunner, Snowpiercer (TNT, Netflix) Larry Tanz, Vice President, Original Series, EMEA, Netflix Alison Wright, Actor, Snowpiercer (TNT/Netflix) Moderator: Michael Schneider, Senior Editor, TV Awards, Variety
Trickster (CBC/Sienna Films): FEATURING: Sally Catto, General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Jennifer Kawaja, Co-President, Sienna Films Michelle Latimer, Creator, Executive Producer, Director, Co-Showrunner, Trickster Eden Robinson, Author, Son of a Trickster Moderator: Jesse Wente, Executive Director, Indigenous Screen Office
The Stranger Canada’s Drag Race (Crave/Blue Ant Studios/World of Wonder): (Quibi): FEATURING: FEATURING: Fenton Bailey, Co-Founder, World of Wonder, Executive Producer, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Canada’s Drag Race Dane DeHaan, Actor Mike Bickerton, Showrunner, Canada’s Drag Race Kate Hoenigsberg, Senior Content Executive, Quibi Brooke Lynn Hytes, Resident Judge, Canada’s Drag Race Veena Sud, Creator/Showrunner Laura Michalchyshyn, Chief Creative Officer, Co-President Content, Blue Ant Media Moderator: Jenelle Riley, Deputy Tracey Pearce, President, Distribution & Pay, Bell Media Awards and Features Editor, Justin Stockman, Vice-President Brand Partnerships and Client Strategy, Bell Media Variety Moderator: Traci Melchor, Senior Correspondent, ETALK, Bell Media MASTER CLASSES
Avenue 5 (HBO): FEATURING: Lenora Crichlow, Actor Armando Iannucci, Creator, Writer, Director and Executive Producer Hugh Laurie, Actor Kevin Loader, Executive Producer Moderator: Amy Gravitt, EVP of Programming, HBO
American Portrait (PBS/RadicalMedia): Mrs. America (FX on Hulu/FX Productions): FEATURING: FEATURING: Craig D’Entrone, Showrunner, Executive Producer, RadicalMedia Uzo Aduba, Actor Jon Kamen, Chairman & CEO, RadicalMedia Margo Martindale, Actor Bill Margol, Sr. Director, Programming & Development, PBS Micah Schraft, Co-Executive Producer, Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Michele Stephenson, Series Producer, Co-Founder, Rada Film Group Dahvi Waller, Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Mrs America Moderator: Daniel Holloway, Executive Editor, Television, Variety Moderator: Mary McNamara, Culture Columnist, Los Angeles Times SHOWRUNNER SUPERPANELS
Where do we go from here The opportunity zone How superstars are calling the shots in the escalating and increasingly Lessons on maximizing creative and business visions from pitch to production global content wars. in the ‘new normal.’ FEATURING: FEATURING:
Steven Canals, Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Pose (FX) Steve Blackman, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Director, The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) Kerry Ehrin, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, The Morning Show (Apple) Elle Johnson, Co-Showrunner, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker (Netflix) Liz Feldman, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Dead to Me (Netflix) Floyd Kane, Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Diggstown (CBC) Tanya Saracho, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Vida (Starz) Esta Spalding, Showrunner, Executive Producer, On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime) MODERATOR Associate Editor, Playback Liz Tigelaar, Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) Jordan Pinto, Anna Winger, Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Unorthodox (Netflix) MODERATOR Lorraine Ali, TV Critic, Los Angeles Times
IN CONVERSATION WITH...
Minister of Canadian Heritage, The team behind The Last Dance An all-access chat about the making of the extraordinary Michael Jordan documentary. Steven Guilbeault FEATURING:
Steven Guilbeault MODERATOR Andy Thompson Mike Tollin MODERATOR Minister of Canadian Heritage Anja Karadeglija Vice President, Co-Chairman Willow Bay Government of Canada Editor Content Production, Mandalay Dean, USC Annenberg THE WIRE REPORT NBA Sports Media School for Communication and Journalism PANELS Media Leaders 2020: Un bon départ: modèles pour the path forward la reprise des tournages Top industry leaders discuss risk tolerance and the pressure Des leçons d’une industrie qui s’apprête à rouler les caméras, to keep production moving. tout en assurant la protection des artistes et des équipes. FEATURING: FEATURING:
Kevin Beggs Sandra Dewey Danna Stern David Baeta Nadine Dupont Jérôme Hellio Chairman President, Business Managing Director Producteur Directrice principale, contenus Directeur des contenus Lionsgate TV Operations and Productions Yes Studios Machine Gum Groupe Media TFO TV5 HBO Max, TNT, TBS & truTV WarnerMedia
Nicole Matiation Dany Meloul MODERATOR MODERATOR Catherine Tait Directrice Générale Directrice générale de President and CEO Carol Ann Pilon Manori Ravindran On Screen Manitoba la Télévision Directrice générale, Alliance des CBC/Radio-Canada International Editor Radio-Canada Producteurs Francophones du Variety Canada (APFC)
Quick Draw: animation industry leaders Critical Math: how data is revolutionizing the discovery with lessons for the future and experience of content in the 21st century How animation is not only surviving, but thriving, through experimentation. The sharpest minds on the biggest opportunities behind changing viewing patterns. FEATURING: FEATURING:
Vince Commisso, Chief Executive, 9 Story Sean Cohan, Chief Growth Officer and President, International, Nielsen Nina Hahn, Head, VIS Kids and Senior Vice President, Production & Development, Nickelodeon UK Adam Cunningham, Chief Global Strategist, Allied Global Marketing Jennifer Twiner McCarron, CEO, Atomic Cartoons/Thunderbird Entertainment Paul Yanover, President, Fandango (Rotten Tomatoes, MovieTickets.com, Flixster, FandangoNOW, Vudu, Movieclips) Pam Westman, President, Nelvana MODERATOR Nathalie Lethbridge, Founder and Managing Director, Atonik Digital MODERATOR Agnes Augustin, President and CEO, Shaw Rocket Fund PARTNER PRESENTATIONS SPONSORED
Back to Business: Practical Examples on Moving Forward To mark its 10th anniversary, the Canada Media Fund takes time to reflect and look forward. FEATURING:
Christina Jennings Lisa Meeches Shabnam Rezaei Josée Vallée MODERATOR Chairman and CEO Executive Producer President & Co-Founder Vice President, Valerie Creighton Shaftesbury Eagle Vision Big Bad Boo Production and Operations, President and CEO Executive Producer, Canada Media Fund Sphère Média Plus
Partnering with Corus to build global franchises Corus and its Canadian partners produce content that wins on the international stage. FEATURING:
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Redefining the new animated partnership model: How Nelvana partners with global broadcasters How Corus & global partners create a mutually beneficial framework in the ever-changing world of kids entertainment. FEATURING:
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