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Tuesday, June 13
3:30pm - 4:30pm
ALHAMBRA ROOM

Face To Face Meeting Exchange

Tuesday, June 13
3:30pm - 4:30pm
ALHAMBRA ROOM

Face To Face Meeting Exchange

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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Damon Berger

EVP, Business Development and Operations

Fullscreen Media

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Wissam Chahine

Producer/Director, Head of Production

Orbit Productions, Orbit TV network

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Maria Farano

Executive Producer & Content Developer

Corus Entertainment

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Nicky Forsman

Head of Development

OUTtv Network Inc

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Sarah Fowlie

Head of Production, Original Programming

Bell Media

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Larry Grimaldi

SVP, Development & Production

MarVista Entertainment

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Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development, Television

Entertainment One Television

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Anthony Kimble

CEO

Cineflix Rights

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Andreas Lemos

Director, International Content

Banijay Rights

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Krista Look

VP, Original Lifestyle Content

Corus Entertainment

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Tom Mazza

CEO

EveryWhere Studios

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Michelle Melanson

President & Executive Producer

Radical Sheep Productions

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Sydni Naglie

Unscripted Acquisitions, North America

eOne Television International

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Jane Rimer

Senior Vice President, Canada

Insight Production Company Ltd.

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Joseph Schneier

SVP, Production & Development, Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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Adam Steinman

Production and Development

Warner Bros. International Television Production

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Cheryl Taylor

BBC's Children's Head of Content

BBC Children's

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Ian Whitehead

Vice-President, English Scripted Content

Incendo

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Steve Woolf

Head of Programming, OTT Video

go90

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