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Welcome to the TIFF Kids Schedule Industry Conference! Monday, April 18 9:00AM Breakfast Designed to inspire and engage creators of children’s cinema, television 10:00AM Welcome CINEMA 4 and games, the Conference features a diverse group of guest speakers 10:15AM Casting Kids and Diversity CINEMA 4 from around the world, including filmmakers, writers, animators, 12:00PM Edutainment — Game-Based Learning CINEMA 4 casting directors, actors, and educators. 1:00PM Lunch and Learn — Behind the Festival INDUSTRY LOUNGE

3:30PM Game Changers — Leveling the Playing Field for Women CINEMA 4

5:00PM Master Class: DreamWorks Animation CINEMA 4

Pass Benefits Tuesday, April 19

Industry passes offer fluid access to festival screenings and conference events. 10:00AM Breakfast Our Conference and Industry Pass types enable you to customize your festival 11:00AM Keynote: Behind the Voices of Nickelodeon Animation CINEMA 5 experience according to your needs. 12:30PM Lunch and Learn — Pitch Perfect INDUSTRY LOUNGE

TIFF Kids International Film Festival Access Industry Pass Conference Pass 1:45PM How to Program a Successful YouTube Channel CINEMA 5

Advance Screening Tickets (5 total) l 3:15PM One on One: Sarah Gadon and Millie Davis CINEMA 4

4:45PM Adapting Content for the Screen CINEMA 4 Same Day Screening Tickets (3 per day) l 6:00PM Industry Cocktail TIFF LOUNGE Industry Screening Library l Wednesday, April 20 Industry Conference l l

10:00AM – 1:00PM TIFF Kids & TSO Short Film Pitch Sessions THE LAB Industry Meet With… Sessions l l (for selected applicants only)

Industry Workshops l l 9:00AM Breakfast digiPlaySpace l l 10:00AM Meet the Broadcasters and Development Executives INDUSTRY LOUNGE

11:00AM INDUSTRY LOUNGE Industry Lounge l l Meet the Buyers

12:00PM Meet the Funders INDUSTRY LOUNGE Industry Cocktail l l 6:00PM digiPlaySpace – Industry and Family Tour HSBC GALLERY Online Delegate Resources l l Schedule subject to change. 2 3

9AM–10AM 1:00PM–2:00PM | INDUSTRY LOUNGE – BELL BLUE ROOM Monday, Breakfast Monday, Lunch and Learn — Behind the Festival

April 18 Join us for complimentary coffee and pastries outside Cinema 4. April 18 Enjoy complimentary lunch during an interactive session featuring programmers from TIFF Kids and other international festivals. 10:00AM–10:15AM | CINEMA 4 Welcome

Opening remarks: 3:30PM–4:30PM | CINEMA 4

Kathleen Drumm, Director, TIFF Industry Game Changers — Leveling the Playing Field for Women

Karen Thorne Stone, CEO, Media Development Corporation A disproportionately low number of women are working behind the camera in film and TV, and the same can be said of the tech 10:15AM–11:30PM | CINEMA 4 and gaming industries. Now that we have identified the problem, Casting Kids and Diversity what is being done to effect change? These innovators will discuss

Casting directors, acting coaches, and showrunners provide pioneering efforts that are designed to level the playing field.

an in-depth look at cultivating young talent. They touch on Speakers: searching for the “it factor,” adapting to growing demands for JJ Johnson, founding partner, Sinking Ship Entertainment diversity, and creating a star system in Canada. Jennie Robinson Faber, co-founder, Dames Making Games Paisley Smith, co-founder, Virtual Reality Girls Speakers: Rina Fraticelli, Executive Director, Woman in View Laura Harbin, producer, (Lost & Found Music Studios, The Next Step) Moderator: TBD Larissa Mair, casting director, Larissa Mair Casting and Associates

Daniel Birnbaum, talent agent, The Talent House

Tyler Murree, acting coach (Adventures of Napkin Man) 5:00PM–6:00PM | CINEMA 4 Moderator: Master Class: DreamWorks Animation Martin Markle, Senior Director, Children’s Content, CBC Kids Bonnie Arnold, Co-President of Feature Animation at DreamWorks, takes us through the creative vision and processes that form 12PM–1PM | CINEMA 4 storytelling and character development in DreamWorks Edutainment — Game-Based Learning Animation’s hugely successful family films. What does the future Constance Steinkuehler, former advisor to the White House of feature animation look like and what are the key challenges of on matters about video games and learning, shares her the present day market?

groundbreaking research in the field of cognition and learning Speaker:

in commercial entertainment games. Bonnie Arnold, Co-President, Feature Animation, DreamWorks Animation; producer (, ) Speaker: Moderator: Constance Steinkuehler, Associate Professor, Digital Media, University of Wisconsin–Madison; co-director, Games+Learning+Society Center, Justin Johnson, BFI Southbank, London Film Festival Wisconsin Institute of Discovery 4 5

10AM–11AM 3:15PM–4:15PM | CINEMA 4 Tuesday, Breakfast Tuesday, One on One: Sarah Gadon and Millie Davis

April 19 Join us for complimentary coffee and pastries outside Cinema 4. April 19 Breakout Canadian star Sarah Gadon sits down with nine year old up-and-comer, Millie Davis for an onstage tête-à-tête about honing your craft, and how to maintain a level head as a show biz kid. 11AM–12:15PM | CINEMA 5 Keynote: Behind the Voices of Nickelodeon Animation Speaker: Millie Davis (Odd Squad, Orphan Black) Emmy Award–winning casting director Gene Vassilaros Moderator:

provides an in-depth look at the current landscape of Sarah Gadon (A Royal Night Out, Maps to the Stars, Cosmopolis) animation voice casting.

Speaker: 4:45PM–5:45PM | CINEMA 4 Gene Vassilaros, casting director (Bubble Guppies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Adapting Content for the Screen

Experienced filmmakers and writers explore the intricacies of 12:30PM–1:30PM | INDUSTRY LOUNGE – BELL BLUE ROOM licensing and adapting literary content for film and television. Lunch and Learn — Pitch Perfect What are the challenges and benefits of staying true to the source material, dealing with a built-in fanbase, and leveraging multi- Enjoy complimentary lunch while industry veterans present their platform marketing opportunities? top five tips for a successful pitch. Speakers:

Adam Barken, screenwriter (Bruno and Boots: Go Jump in the Pool) 1:45PM - 2:45PM | CINEMA 5 Barney Goodland, Company Manager, Magic Light Pictures (Stick Man, How to Program a Successful YouTube Channel Wild Target) Additional speakers TBD Three companies explore content and programming strategies Moderator:

that deliver successful YouTube channels. How do these Vikki Vansickle, Marketing and Publicity, Penguin Random House Canada platforms fit within the overall distribution landscape?

Speakers: 6PM–8PM | TIFF LOUNGE, 2ND FLOOR Devon Thagard, co-founder, Skyship Entertainment, Super Simple Learning Industry Cocktail Candice Chambers, Director, Digital Distribution, 9 Story Media

Adam Welsh, Director, Multiplatform Content, Corus TIFF and the Canada Media Fund invite you to join us for

Moderator: complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Network with your

Taylor Marcus, Strategic Partner Manager, YouTube fellow filmmakers, content producers and executives in the children’s entertainment industry.

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9AM–9:45AM 11AM–12PM | INDUSTRY LOUNGE – BELL BLUE ROOM Wednesday, Breakfast Wednesday, Meet the Buyers

April 20 Join us for complimentary coffee and pastries outside Cinema 4. April 20 Connect directly with buyers of children’s entertainment content, including Canadian distributors and online platforms that serve a wide range of audiences. 10AM–1PM | THE LAB, 4TH FLOOR TIFF Kids & TSO Short Film Pitch Sessions Speakers: Jessica Labi, VP Aquisitions, eOne Films US

In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, TIFF and the Kate Sanagan, Head of Sales and Distribution, Sinking Ship Entertainment

Symphony Orchestra are commissioning a new work that will Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos, VP International Distribution, Bejuba! Entertainment premiere as part of the TSO’s Young People’s Concert and Marni Shulman, Senior Director, Head, Content & Programming, shomi Student Concert series in February 2017. This joint commission Note: Advance registration is required. will partner an emerging Canadian filmmaker and a Canadian composer to create a new film with original music. Finalists in the competition will present their pitches to representatives from 12PM–1PM | INDUSTRY LOUNGE – BELL BLUE ROOM TIFF and the TSO in a closed session. The winning project will be Meet the Funders

announced at the TIFF Kids Film Festival Awards ceremony on Representatives from government associations and broadcast Sunday, April 24. media funds provide updates on their current funding programs,

Note: This session is invitation-only. tips on the application process, and how to find money to finance your project.

10AM–11AM | INDUSTRY LOUNGE – BELL BLUE ROOM Speakers: Meet the Broadcasters and Development Executives Kelly Payne, Consultant, Industry Initiatives, Ontario Media Development Corporation

Canadian producers and broadcasters discuss the development Suzanne Lacey, Program Manager, Bell Fund and writing process for children’s television series and movies. Nathalie Clermont, Director of Program Management, Canada Media Fund

Discover the types of content that companies want to develop, Note: Advance registration is required. and how to better shape your pitch.

Speakers: 6PM–7:30PM | HSBC GALLERY, 1ST FLOOR Natalie Dumoulin, VP Creative Affairs, 9 Story Media digiPlaySpace — Industry and Family Tour Marie McCann, Executive Production/Development, CBC Join digiPlaySpace curator Nicholas Pagee for a guided tour Drew Mullin, Executive Production/Development, CBC of TIFF’s award-winning interactive playground. Designed by Jamie Piekarz, Director of Content, YTV, Treehouse, Nickelodeon Canada acclaimed artists from around the world, the exhibition features Sarah Haasz, Director of Programming, Family Channel all-new installations, learning-centric games, and mobile apps. Note: Advance registration is required. Industry Delegates are welcome to bring their children!

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Industry Venues

TIFF Kids Industry Lounge TIFF Kids Industry Screening Library Bell Blue Room, 3rd floor NBCUniversal Learning Studio C, 3rd floor TIFF Bell Lightbox TIFF Bell Lightbox

April 18–20 9am–4pm April 8–21 10am–4pm

The Industry Lounge is a place where delegates Delegates who have missed a festival screening can relax between screenings and programming can visit our onsite Industry Screening Library events. It’s also an ideal location for networking to view DVDs of select TIFF Kids titles (subject and holding meetings with fellow attendees. to availability).

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Additional TIFF Kids Industry Venues: TIFF Lounge (2nd floor)

Ivey Family/Foundation Learning Lab (4th floor)

HSBC Gallery (1st floor)

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We would like to extend a big thanks to the Kathleen Drumm members of of our advisory committee for their Director contributions to the 2016 TIFF Kids Festival Industry Conference: Geoff Macnaughton Senior Manager Jamie Piekarz Director of Content, Corus Kids and Family Lynne Crocker Programming Manager Peter Moss Partner, PDM Entertainment Gabrielle Leith Senior Coordinator Andrew Rosen Producer, Aircraft Pictures Brittany Allan Coordinator Cal Brunker Independent filmmaker [email protected] tiff.net/industry Bob Barlen Independent filmmaker

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