From May to September 2020, BANFF’s Virtual Edition will feature an inspiring schedule of interactive video sessions & online networking events.
The Canadian and global entertainment industries have been hard-hit by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, and with the support of our Grand Patrons and partners, we are offering the majority of the festival’s programming free of charge. Producers and creators can add on a Networking Pass to participate in small group sessions and 1:1 virtual meetings with the world’s top studio and streaming executives, agents, distributors and network buyers.
International media companies participating in BANFF Virtual Edition include: A+E Networks, AMC Networks, BBC America, Bell Media, Blue Ant Media, CAA, CBBC, CBC/Radio-Canada, CBS All-Access, CNN, Corus Entertainment, Disney, Endemol Shine, eOne, Hulu, ITV Studios, Keshet, Netflix, Lionsgate, OUTtv, PBS, Rogers Sports & Media, Starz, Tomorrow Studios, Groupe Media TFO, UKTV, Vice Canada, Warner Bros., WarnerMedia, YLE, ZDF and many more.
Meet the Banff World Media Festival’s Content Advisory Board, an esteemed group of international industry leaders who have been working with our content team to guide up-to-date programming for the industry at Banff 2020 Virtual.
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- Showcase your work by uploading videos and pitch materials
- Access live sessions on the BANFF agenda
- Watch past session content
- Sign up for one on one and group networking including 30 Minutes With, Coffee With and Speed Meetings.
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Registered passholders can now watch (and re-watch) over 15 hours of blockbuster panels and master classes via BANFF On Demand, with additional content to be added soon.
Streaming is easy – just log in using your BanffXchange credentials, grab some popcorn, and browse!
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A Message from our Grand Patron - Corus Entertainment
BANFF provides an incredible opportunity to connect as a community, celebrate successes, and focus on the future. As a Grand Patron sponsor, we’re proud to be part of the conversation.
A Message from our Grand Patron - The Canadian Media Fund (CMF)
The Canada Media Fund has since its creation, 10 years ago, been a proud supporter of the Banff World Media Festival. With our partners, clients and colleagues, all of you in the industry, we’ve created new worlds, discovered new dimensions and challenged norms. In 10 years, we’ve propelled Canada’s content to far-flung destinations. We’ve dreamt big, helped ignite stories from the heart and now, we’re helping Canadian content lead the way. Over the past decade, the Canada Media Fund has supported our country’s creative and production communities by ensuring our stories are told and reach audiences here at home and beyond our borders, and on a multitude of screens.
A Message from our Grand Patron - Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is proud continue our support of the Banff World Media Festival, especially now as we all navigate these new, extraordinary circumstances that we find ourselves experiencing. In these new frontiers of digital participation, Telefilm is committed to ensuring that Canada’s audiovisual sector can continue to network, connect, and collaborate with their colleagues around the world. We all must work together to continue pursuing and promoting business development, export and promotion. Now more than ever, audiences are consuming Canadian content at rapid rates, so please be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to expand your network and find new voices in the industry. New this year, Telefilm and the Talent Fund are pleased to enable twenty Talent to Watch partners and alumni to participate virtually in the festival. We look forward to them sharing their perspectives and projects with you.
A Message from our Grand Patron - CTV
As a world-renowned event highlighting industry innovation, Banff has truly embraced the many challenges of this uncertain time by presenting the first-ever virtual version of the Festival. Once again BANFF will provide an environment conducive to shared learning and productive conversations about the future of content. And the BANFF team continues to deliver opportunities for delegates with the Crave Networking Sessions, offering more than 700 one-on-one meetings between content producers and leading decision-makers.
As a Grand Patron sponsor, CTV invites you to join us in embracing the enhanced experience provided through this year’s festival, and wishes each of you health and safety. Cheers!
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