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Face to Face

Monday, June 12

8:00am

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (8:00am - 9:00am)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Solange Attwood

CEO & Co-Founder

Blue Ant Media

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Table host

Erin Brock

Senior Vice President & Executive Producer

Insight Production Company Ltd.

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Table host

Sean Buckley

CEO

Buck Productions

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Table host

Vanessa Case

SVP Global Head of Unscripted Production, Vice Studios & Pulse Films

Blue Ant Media

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Table host

Sarah Fowlie

Head of Production, Original Programming

Bell Media

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Table host

Tilusha Ghelani

Commissioning Editor, Comedy

Sky

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Table host

Lisa Godfrey

SVP Original Content and Corus Studios

Corus Entertainment

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Table host

Robin Johnston

Director, Original Programming, Factual & Reality

Bell Media

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Table host

Ellen Lovejoy

SVP Global Content Sales Head of Americas + Formats

A+E Television Networks

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Table host

Michelle Melanson

President & Executive Producer

Radical Sheep Productions

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Table host

Marlo Miazga

President, Executive Producer, Unscripted

Bristow Global Media Inc.

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Table host

Tara Montgomery

Head Content Creator

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

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Table host

Nataline Rodrigues

SVP of Development

Rogers Broadcasting Ltd

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Table host

Sarah Sharkey Pearce

Executive Producer Showrunner

Entertainment One Television

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Linda Simensky

Head of Animation & Scripted Content

PBS KIDS

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Table host

Stephanie Slack

Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions

MarVista Entertainment

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Table host

Michael Smith

SVP, Content Sales & Co-Productions

BBC Worldwide Canada Ltd

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Table host

Ryan St.Peters

Development Executive

Shaftesbury/Smokebomb

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Table host

Drew Worobow

VP Original Programming

IFC

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12:30pm

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Nicolas Atlan

President of Gaumont

Gaumont Television

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Table host

Chika Chukudebelu Igwilo

enior Vice President, Development

BET Networks

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Table host

Jessalyn Dennis

Vice President, Scripted

SEVEN24 Films

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Table host

Natalie Dumoulin

VP of Creative Affairs

9 Story Media Group

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Table host

Tom Hastings

Head of Original Programming in Canada, Paramount+

Bell Media

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Table host

Bob Leighton

SVP, Programming

Liberty Global, Inc.

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Table host

Sarah McCormack

EVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions

Beyond Distribution

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Table host

Patrick McGuire

Head of Content

VICE Canada

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Table host

Andrew Morris

President & Executive Producer

Accessible Media Inc.

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Table host

Sydni Naglie

Unscripted Acquisitions, North America

eOne Television International

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Table host

David Ozer

Independant Producer

IDW Entertainment

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Table host

Peter Putka

Executive in Charge of Production

Some Spider Studios

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Table host

Nataline Rodrigues

SVP of Development

Rogers Broadcasting Ltd

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Table host

Frank Saperstein

Writer & Executive Producer

Surprise Bag Inc

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Table host

Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Table host

Joseph Schneier

SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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Table host

Stephanie Slack

Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions

MarVista Entertainment

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Table host

Justin Stockman

VP Content Development and Programming

Bell Media

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3:30pm

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Philip Barnsdall-Thompson

SVP Acquisitions, UK, Europe & North America - FACTUAL ONLY

Flame Distribution

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Table host

Damon Berger

EVP, Business Development and Operations

Fullscreen Media

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Table host

Melissa Campbell

President

Kaplan Stahler Agency

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Table host

Nicky Forsman

Head of Development

OUTtv Network Inc

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Table host

Larry Grimaldi

SVP, Development & Production

MarVista Entertainment

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Table host

Fred Grinstein

Producer

Pulse Films

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Table host

Jennifer Hollyer

Agent

The Jennifer Hollyer Agency

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Table host

Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development

Entertainment One Television

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Table host

Anthony Kimble

CEO

Cineflix Rights

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Table host

Joan Lambur

President

Breakthrough Entertainment

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Table host

Andreas Lemos

Director, International Content

Banijay Rights

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Table host

Krista Look

VP, Original Lifestyle Content

Corus Entertainment

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Table host

Ilana Miller

Literary Agent, Co-owner

The Jennifer Hollyer Agency

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Table host

David Ozer

Independant Producer

IDW Entertainment

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Table host

Jane Rimer

Senior Vice President, Canada

Insight Production Company Ltd.

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Table host

Rebecca Segal

SVP

Sky Networks

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Table host

Adam Steinman

Production and Development

Warner Bros. International Television Production

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Table host

Justin Stockman

VP Content Development and Programming

Bell Media

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Table host

Cheryl Taylor

BBC's Children's Head of Content

BBC Children's

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Table host

Ian Whitehead

Vice-President, English Scripted Content

Incendo

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Tuesday, June 13

8:00am

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (8:00am - 9:00am)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Mike Abend

Director of Business Development

New Form

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Table host

Mary Bredin

Creative Development Producer

Guru Studio

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Table host

Sean Buckley

CEO

Buck Productions

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Table host

Vanessa Case

SVP Global Head of Unscripted Production, Vice Studios & Pulse Films

Blue Ant Media

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Table host

Michelle Daly

Senior Director, Comedy

CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Table host

Jeffrey Engelen

Head of Beta Film North America Office

Midfield Entertainment

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Table host

Fred Grinstein

Producer

Pulse Films

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Table host

Chantal Jackson

Executive Producer

VICE Canada

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Table host

Ellen Lovejoy

SVP Global Content Sales Head of Americas + Formats

A+E Television Networks

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Table host

Matt Loze

Head of Scripted Entertainment, BBC Worldwide Productions

BBC Worldwide Entertainment

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Table host

Marlo Miazga

President, Executive Producer, Unscripted

Bristow Global Media Inc.

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Table host

Tara Montgomery

Head Content Creator

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

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Table host

Sarah Sharkey Pearce

Executive Producer Showrunner

Entertainment One Television

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Table host

Larry Shuman

President/Literary Manager

The Shuman Company

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Table host

Linda Simensky

Head of Animation & Scripted Content

PBS KIDS

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Table host

Jonathan Sinclair

EVP, Programing & Development

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

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Table host

Michael Smith

SVP, Content Sales & Co-Productions

BBC Worldwide Canada Ltd

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Table host

Drew Worobow

VP Original Programming

IFC

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12:30pm

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Nicolas Atlan

President of Gaumont

Gaumont Television

divider
Table host

Melissa Campbell

President

Kaplan Stahler Agency

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Table host

Wissam Chahine

Producer/Director, Head of Production

Orbit Productions, Orbit TV network

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Table host

Jessalyn Dennis

Vice President, Scripted

SEVEN24 Films

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Table host

Jeffrey Engelen

Head of Beta Film North America Office

Midfield Entertainment

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Table host

Tilusha Ghelani

Commissioning Editor, Comedy

Sky

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Table host

james glasscock

svp

Machinima

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Table host

Tom Hastings

Head of Original Programming in Canada, Paramount+

Bell Media

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Table host

Chantal Jackson

Executive Producer

VICE Canada

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Table host

Ira Levy

Managing Partner

Breakthrough Entertainment

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Table host

Tom Mazza

CEO

EveryWhere Studios

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Table host

Sarah McCormack

EVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions

Beyond Distribution

divider
Table host

Patrick McGuire

Head of Content

VICE Canada

divider
Table host

Andrew Morris

President & Executive Producer

Accessible Media Inc.

divider
Table host

Robin Neinstein

Manager of Original Content – Scripted, Factual & Kids

Corus Entertainment

divider
Table host

Peter Putka

Executive in Charge of Production

Some Spider Studios

divider
Table host

Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

divider
Table host

Jonathan Sinclair

EVP, Programing & Development

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

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Table host

Steve Woolf

Head of Programming, OTT Video

go90

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3:30pm

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Philip Barnsdall-Thompson

SVP Acquisitions, UK, Europe & North America - FACTUAL ONLY

Flame Distribution

divider
Table host

Damon Berger

EVP, Business Development and Operations

Fullscreen Media

divider
Table host

Wissam Chahine

Producer/Director, Head of Production

Orbit Productions, Orbit TV network

divider
Table host

Maria Farano

Executive Producer & Content Developer

Corus Entertainment

divider
Table host

Nicky Forsman

Head of Development

OUTtv Network Inc

divider
Table host

Sarah Fowlie

Head of Production, Original Programming

Bell Media

divider
Table host

Larry Grimaldi

SVP, Development & Production

MarVista Entertainment

divider
Table host

Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development

Entertainment One Television

divider
Table host

Anthony Kimble

CEO

Cineflix Rights

divider
Table host

Andreas Lemos

Director, International Content

Banijay Rights

divider
Table host

Krista Look

VP, Original Lifestyle Content

Corus Entertainment

divider
Table host

Tom Mazza

CEO

EveryWhere Studios

divider
Table host

Michelle Melanson

President & Executive Producer

Radical Sheep Productions

divider
Table host

Sydni Naglie

Unscripted Acquisitions, North America

eOne Television International

divider
Table host

Jane Rimer

Senior Vice President, Canada

Insight Production Company Ltd.

divider
Table host

Joseph Schneier

SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

divider
Table host

Adam Steinman

Production and Development

Warner Bros. International Television Production

divider
Table host

Cheryl Taylor

BBC's Children's Head of Content

BBC Children's

divider
Table host

Ian Whitehead

Vice-President, English Scripted Content

Incendo

divider
Table host

Steve Woolf

Head of Programming, OTT Video

go90

divider

Wednesday, June 14

8:30am

Face To Face Meeting Exchange (8:30am - 9:30am)

In Partnership With

ALHAMBRA ROOM

The renowned one-on-one Face to Face Meeting Exchange provides BANFF delegates with the opportunity to meet prospective partners or peers in the form of some of the world’s leading international development executives, producers, distributors, and agents. Specifically designed to be 10 minute exchanges, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!

 

*Advanced sign-up is required. A total of ten (10) Face to Face Meeting Exchange spots can be reserved at sign-up time.

General sign up opened on Monday May 15th at 12:00pm ET, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-up closes on Friday June 9th at 5:00pm ET.

 

Once onsite: Participants who have successfully secured a Face to Face spot(s) will be required to check in at the session room for processing 15-20 minutes prior to the session’s start time. Showing up late may result in your spot being taken. 

 

For those who did not secure a spot in advance, or would like a chance to secure additional spots, some space may become available onsite due to no-shows. Delegates can arrive at the session room 15-20 minutes before the session’s start time and take advantage of the wait line; the room monitor will process the line on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Featuring:

Table host

Emily Baustien

Development, Discovery Factual

Discovery Channel

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Table host

Mary Bredin

Creative Development Producer

Guru Studio

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Table host

Chika Chukudebelu Igwilo

enior Vice President, Development

BET Networks

divider
Table host

Zach Feldberg

Director of Current Production Comedy & Head of Scripted Gem Originals

CBC

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Table host

Athena Georgaklis

Vice President

Corus Entertainment

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Table host

Cathy Hare

Director of Acquisitions North America

Entertainment One Television

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Table host

Marie McCann

Senior Director, Children's Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Table host

Robin Neinstein

Manager of Original Content – Scripted, Factual & Kids

Corus Entertainment

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Table host

Jenny Olson

Director, Strategy and Partnerships

Branded Entertainment Network (BEN)

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Table host

Larry Shuman

President/Literary Manager

The Shuman Company

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Table host

Ryan St.Peters

Development Executive

Shaftesbury/Smokebomb

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Table host

Melissa Wolfe

Head, Animation Development

Amazon Studios

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