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Sunday, June 9
| 8:00 AM |
Registration Open 8:00AM - 8:00PM (Curio Foyer) |
| 10:30 AM |
New to BANFF Tour m
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| 12:30 PM |
30 Minutes With... Patrick Connolly, AMC / SundanceTV Global 3
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| 1:00 PM |
Deliver the Optimal Pitch m
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| 1:30 PM |
30 Minutes With... Netflix 3
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| 2:30 PM |
Rockies Nominee Meet-up n
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| 3:15 PM |
Festival Opening Remarks m
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| 3:45 PM |
The BANFF DEBATE: Media, Creativity and Technology: Thriving Ecosystem or Future Monoculture? m
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| 5:00 PM |
SUMMIT SERIES: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Quibi m
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| 6:00 PM |
CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Reception n
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Monday, June 10
| 7:30 AM |
Registration Open 7:30AM - 6:00PM (Curio Foyer) |
| 8:00 AM |
CBC/ Radio-Canada's Breakfast of Champions p
Breakfast with a Decision Maker (sign up required) n |
| 9:00 AM |
SUMMIT SERIES: Paula Kerger, PBS m
30 Minutes With... Jeff Hersh, Crave 3 |
| 10:00 AM |
Master Class: Burden of Truth m
Navigating the Content Business: Future Forecast m 30 Minutes With... Athena Georgaklis, Nelvana 3 Face-to-Face Meetings #1 (sign up required) n |
| 11:00 AM |
Networking Break n
30 Minutes With... Ben Noot, National Geographic 3 |
| 11:30 AM |
SUMMIT SERIES: Sarah Barnett, AMC Entertainment Networks m
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| 12:00 PM |
30 Minutes With... Timothy Kuryak, UPtv 3
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| 12:30 PM |
Networking Break n
Lunch and Learn: Hidden revenue sources through music p Marketers Lunch and Learn (sign up required) in Norquay n Lunch with a Decision Maker (sign up required) n |
| 1:30 PM |
In Conversation With: Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard, Line of Duty) m
Public Broadcasting: The Promise, The Peril m 30 Minutes With... Brenda Bisner, Kidoodle.tv 3 |
| 2:00 PM |
Face-to-Face Meetings #2 (sign up required) n
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| 2:30 PM |
In Conversation With: Fenton Bailey (Co-Founder, World of Wonder – Executive Producer, RuPaul’s Drag Race) m
30 Minutes With... Christine Maestracci, Quebecor 3 |
| 3:00 PM |
Networking Break n
BANFF / Bell Fund Western Provinces Roundtable *Invite only* (Norquay Room) i |
| 3:15 PM |
Distributors and Commissioning: The New Greenlight m
Partner Presentation: Doing Business With Canada: Co-Pro 101 m |
| 3:30 PM |
30 Minutes With... Anna Gecan, Audible 3
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| 4:30 PM |
Rockie Awards International Program Competition Ceremony (Van Horne Ballroom) a
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| 5:45 PM |
Rockie Awards International Program Competition—Cocktail Celebration (Van Horne Foyer) a
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| 8:30 PM |
BANFF 40th Anniversary BBQ Party (8:30 pm to 1:30 am) n
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Tuesday, June 11
| 7:30 AM |
Registration Open 7:30AM-6:00PM (Curio Foyer) |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast with a Decision Maker (sign up required) n
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| 9:30 AM |
Master Class: Dear White People m
La place du contenu francophone dans le marché mondial numérique p 30 Minutes With... Jonathan Sinclair, OWN 3 |
| 10:00 AM |
Face-to-Face Meetings #3 (sign up required) n
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| 10:30 AM |
Networking Break n
Partner Presentation: CMF Key Trends Report p 30 Minutes With... Alia J. Daniels, Revry 3 |
| 11:00 AM |
SUMMIT SERIES: Paul Feig, director, producer, screenwriter and activist m
Master Class: BBC's Seven Worlds, One Planet m |
| 11:30 AM |
30 Minutes With... Sam Linton, Blue Ant Media 3
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| 12:00 PM |
Major Drama: TV in the Cultural Conversation m
The New Must-Have TV: Kids Live Action m |
| 12:30 PM |
30 Minutes With... Trish Williams, CBC 3
Lunch with a Decision Maker (sign up required) n |
| 1:00 PM |
Networking Break n
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| 2:00 PM |
Showrunner Super Panel m
30 Minutes With... Amy Emmerich, Refinery29 3 Face-to-Face Meetings #4 (sign up required) n |
| 3:00 PM |
Networking Break n
30 Minutes With... Rachel Nelson, Corus Entertainment 3 |
| 3:30 PM |
Master Class: The Explosive Impact of Surviving R. Kelly m
Why, eh? Clicking with YA audiences m |
| 4:00 PM |
30 Minutes With... Molly Harrington, CNN 3
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| 4:30 PM |
Shaw Rocket Fund Kids Entertainment Cocktail n
Master Class: Brick by Brick, How Scott Brothers Global was Built m Making or Breaking the Modern Coproduction m |
| 5:00 PM |
30 Minutes With... Meghan Hooper, A+E Networks 3
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| 5:45 PM |
Rockie Awards Gala - Cocktail Reception (Van Horne Foyer) a
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| 7:00 PM |
Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony (Van Horne Ballroom) a
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