Join us for an intimate conversation with the cast and talent behind -apocalyptic drama series, Snowpiercer, produced by Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) set to air on TNT in the U.S. and internationally on Netflix. This session will feature an in-depth conversation with Oscar® winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Emmy® nominee Alison Wright (The Americans), along with Showrunner and Executive Producer Graeme Manson (Orphan Black), Executive Producer and CEO of Tomorrow Studios Marty Adelstein (Hanna, Cowboy Bebop) and Netflix VP of Content Larry Tanz.

Speaking

Michael Schneider

TV Editor

Variety

Marty Adelstein

CEO

Tomorrow Studios

Jennifer Connelly

Talent, Snowpiercer (TNT/Netflix)

Daveed Diggs

Co-Creator, Executive Producer & Writer

Graeme Manson

Showrunner, Snowpiercer (TNT, Netflix)

Larry Tanz

Head, EMEA

Netflix

Alison Wright

Talent, Snowpiercer (TNT/Netflix)

The Rockie Awards International Program Competition recognizes excellence in television and digital media from around the world. Ahead of the awards being handed out virtually on June 15, we are gathering a selection of this year’s nominees to dive into the stories behind their projects. Don’t miss the chance to hear from the creative leads of some of the hottest programs from the past year in these exclusive roundtable discussions. 

Speaking

Matt Hornburg

Co-President

marblemedia

Liza Sardi

Editor-in-Chief

Brunico Communications Ltd.

Lucie Duxbury

Head, Programmes

Jason Brennan

Producer

Nish Media

Charlotte Armstrong

Series Producer (Who Are You Calling Fat?)

Love Productions

The Rockie Awards International Program Competition recognizes excellence in television and digital media from around the world. Ahead of the awards being handed out virtually on June 15, we are gathering a selection of this year’s nominees to dive into the stories behind their projects. Don’t miss the chance to hear from the creative leads of some of the hottest programs from the past year in these exclusive roundtable discussions.

Speaking

Tim McKeon

Executive Producer & Co-Creator, Odd Squad

Sinking Ship Entertainment

Sara De Gols

Editor in Chief (Blacklist)

De Mensen

Marika Makaroff

Founder and CCO

Gutsy Animations

Jeremy Dickson

n/a

Kidscreen

Athena Georgaklis

Executive Producer, Creative & Business Strategy

Nelvana Enterprises

Lori Mather

Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer (Find Me in Paris)

The Rockie Awards International Program Competition recognizes excellence in television and digital media from around the world. Ahead of the awards being handed out virtually on June 15, we are gathering a selection of this year’s nominees to dive into the stories behind their projects. Don’t miss the chance to hear from the creative leads of some of the hottest programs from the past year in these exclusive roundtable discussions.  

Speaking

Barry Walsh

Editor-in-Chief & Content Director

Realscreen Magazine

Adam Scorgie

Producer, Creative Hustler

Score G Productions

Henry Singer

Director (The Trial of Ratko Mladic)

Carol Dysinger

Director (Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're A Girl)

Jonny Keeling

Head of Natural History Unit

BBC Studios' Natural History Unit

The Rockie Awards International Program Competition recognizes excellence in television and digital media from around the world. Ahead of the awards being handed out virtually on June 15, we are gathering a selection of this year’s nominees to dive into the stories behind their projects. Don’t miss the chance to hear from the creative leads of some of the hottest programs from the past year in these exclusive roundtable discussions.

Speaking

Jenn Kuzmyk

SVP, Publisher, Playback & Executive Director, BANFF

Brunico Communications Ltd.

Joe Barton

Creator (Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame))

Sarah Hammond

Chief Creative Officer

Two Brothers Pictures

Russell T Davies

Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner (It's a Sin)

RED Production Company

Faith Penhale

CEO

Lookout Point

Sharon Horgan

Co-Founder

Merman

Join us for an overview of the summer’s programming and the chance to ask questions about anything to do with navigating the BANFF Virtual Edition.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Nadine Dupont

Head of TFO Productions

Groupe Media TFO

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Courtney Thomasma

Executive Vice President of Streaming

AMC Networks Inc.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Stephanie Betts

EVP, Content Creation

WildBrain

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, Jeff Hersh's session was unable to broadcast and will be rescheduled.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Jeff Hersh

COO

Bell Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Vanessa Case

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

Vice Canada

Table host

Katie Isaacson

Senior Director CNN Original Series

CNN

Table host

Chris Bell

Scripted Content

eOne

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Tommy Gillespie

Senior Director, Content Production

PBS

Table host

Andrea Griffith

VP, Content & Development, Kids & Family

Corus Entertainment

Table host

Nataline Rodrigues

SVP of Development

Rogers Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Darren Nartey

Head of Content Acquisitions

ITV

Table host

Yi Qiao

Director Drama

ZDF Enterprises

Table host

Tom Hastings

Head of Original Programming in Canada, Paramount+

Bell Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Melanie Nepinak Hadley

Executive in Charge of Production, Drama

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Table host

Danielle Audette

Director of Programming

APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.

Table host

Jessica Schmiedchen

Director of Development, Unscripted Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

- who did not make their three (3) speed meeting selections in advance (before online sign-up closed);

- who did make their advance speed meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Lisa Hamilton Daly

EVP, Programming

Netflix

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Christine Maestracci

Vice President Acquisitions & International Distribution

Quebecor Content

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Stacey Carr

Sr. Director, Unscripted Development

Nickelodeon

Brittany Cope

VP Live Action Development, Scripted

Nickelodeon

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Danny Feldheim

Senior Vice President, Comedy Development ABC Signature

CBS All Access

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm EST. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Adam Steinman

EVP, Global Formats & Acquisitions

Warner Bros. International Television Production

Table host

Chris Regina

Chief Content Officer

Netflix

Table host

Austin Denesuk

Agent

Creative Artists Agency

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Andrew Johnson

Executive In Charge of Production

Corus Entertainment Inc

Table host

Edwina Follows

Executive Producer

Bell Media

Table host

André Béraud

Premier Directeur, Fictions - Ici Radio-Canada Tele

Radio-Canada

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Jennifer Harkness

SVP, Factual Entertainment and Production

Blue Ant Media

Table host

Sarah Fowlie

Head of Production, Original Programming

Bell Media

Table host

Martin Soudan

Director of Development, Fiction

M6

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for up to three (3) Speed Meeting hosts, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange. 

Lottery opens on Thursday, June 4 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 7 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 8. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00am ET, and closes on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Zara Frankel

Senior Director, Programming & Development

PBS

Table host

Kirsten Hurd

Commissioning Editor

TVOntario

Table host

Nadine Dupont

Head of TFO Productions

Groupe Media TFO

- who did not make their three (3) speed meeting selections in advance (before online sign-up closed);

- who did make their advance speed meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Diane Ikemiyashiro

VP, Current Series

Disney Junior

Kim Berglund

VP, Development

Disney Junior

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Camille Bernier-Green

Head, Development, A Touch More

Facebook

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Gave Lindo

Partner

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Christiane Asselin

Executive Director, Streaming Service And Youth Programming

Radio-Canada

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

Sign ups open Wednesday June 3 at 11:00am EST and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm EST. 

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is still required, but previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Kathryn Tyus-Adair

SVP Original Programming

Starz Media

Streaming LIVE at 3pm EST, watch the prestigious Awards recognizing excellence in global television and digital content.

A link to stream show will be posted on the Rockie Awards International Program Competition website.

Join Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault as he sits down with Anja Karadeglija, Editor of The Wire Report for an exclusive conversation on pressing industry issues including the status of the Yale Report recommendations, COVID-19 recovery and Creative Export Canada.

Speaking

Anja Karadeglija

Editor, The Wire Report

Steven Guilbeault

Minister of Canadian Heritage

Government of Canada

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Philip Barnsdall-Thompson

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

Flame Distribution

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Justina Wójtowicz

EVP, Acquisitions, Co-Productions & Sales

Beyond Distribution

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Erin Finlay

Partner

Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond LLP

This panel will discuss navigating the current business landscape, and strategies for future progress. In the midst of all the current uncertainty, how are these visionaries maintaining productive and supportive work environments? How are they effecting and supporting change, and how are they positioning their organizations to maximize success?

Speaking

Kevin Beggs

Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Lionsgate Television Group and Chairman, International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Lionsgate Entertainment

Sandra Dewey

Chief Operating Officer

HBO Max

Catherine Tait

President & CEO

CBC/Radio-Canada

Danna Stern

Managing Director

Yes Studios

Manori Ravindran

London Correspondent

Variety

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Maria Ishak

Head Of Content & Co-Productions

all3media International

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Beth Iley

VP, International Series Development & Executive Producer

New Metric Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

James Farr

EVP, Development

Cream Productions Inc.

Join Trickster executive producer and director Michelle Latimer, author Eden Robinson, co-president of Sienna Films Jennifer Kawaja and CBC's general manager, entertainment, factual & sports Sally Catto for a conversation with Indigenous Screen Office Director Jesse Wente about the journey to bring Robinson's bestselling novel to the screen, and finding new pathways of collaboration and understanding between the creative industry and Indigenous storytellers.

Speaking

Jennifer Kawaja

President of English Scripted

Sienna Films

Sally Catto

General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Jesse Wente

Outgoing Co-Executive Director Indigenous Screen Office

Indigenous Screen Office

Michelle Latimer

Executive Producer, Director, Trickster

Eden Robinson

Author, Son of a Trickster

Les producteurs de langue française relèvent les défis et saisissent les opportunités que présente la reprise des tournages en s’alliant avec leurs diffuseurs. Des leçons à partager d’une industrie qui s’apprête à rouler les caméras, tout en assurant la protection des artistes et des équipes via de nouvelles mesures sanitaires.

A Good Start: a template for restarting production

How French language community producers are embracing the incredible challenges and opportunities around re-opening, and how the broadcaster can be an ally. Relevant lessons from an industry that is back to business filming for next fall – both in studio and out of doors – and how they are adapting to protect cast and crew under the new protocols.

Speaking

Dany Meloul

Executive Vice President

CBC Radio-Canada

David Baeta

Executive Producer

Machine Gum Productions Inc

Nicole Matiation

Senior Lead AV Production

On Screen Manitoba

Carol Ann Pilon

Executive Director

Alliance des Producteurs Francophones du Canada (APFC)

Nadine Dupont

Head of TFO Productions

Groupe Media TFO

Jérôme Hellio

Directeur des Contenus

TV5 Quebec Canada

Join us for a ‘herstorical’ conversation with the creators, cast and producers of Crave Original Series, CANADA’S DRAG RACE, moderated by ETALK Senior Correspondent and Canada’s Squirrel Friend, Traci Melchor.

Blessed by RuPaul, and produced in association with Blue Ant Studios, CANADA’S DRAG RACE is the True North Strong and Fierce edition of the Emmy Award-winning series RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE. The session will feature an in-depth conversation with resident judge and Queen of the North, Brooke Lynn Hytes; Executive Producer of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Canada’s Drag Race, and co-founder of World of Wonder Fenton Bailey; Executive Producer and Chief Creative Officer from Blue Ant Studios, Laura Michalchyshyn; Showrunner, Mike Bickerton; Director, Original Production, Factual, Bell Media, Robin Johnston; Vice-President Brand Partnerships and Client Strategy at Bell Media, Justin Stockman, and President, Distribution and Pay for Bell Media, Tracey Pearce.

Speaking

Mike Bickerton

Freelance Director, Creative Producer and Writer

Justin Stockman

VP Content Development and Programming

Bell Media

Tracey Pearce

Executive

Bell Media

Brooke Lynn Hytes

Resident Judge, Canada's Drag Race

Laura Michalchyshyn

Executive Producer

Blue Ant Media

Traci Melchor

Senior Correspondent

Bell Media

Fenton Bailey

Co-Founder & Executive Producer

World of Wonder/RuPaul’s Drag Race, Canada’s Drag Race

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Ludo Dufour

Vice President, Licensing

Blue Ant Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Roy Ashton

Partner

Gersh Agency

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Lisa Fahrenholt

EVP, Scripted Development

Endemol Shine North America

When the majority of the entertainment industry ground to a halt this year, animation not only survived, it thrived. Hear tales from top producers and broadcasters who kept the development lights on during the first wave of the pandemic and the way forward for animators beyond 2020. Learn how planning and forethought is as key as experimentation and breaking the rules.

Speaking

Nina Hahn

Founder

Nickelodeon UK

Agnes Augustin

President & CEO

Shaw Rocket Fund

Vince Commisso

President & CEO

9 Story Media Group

Jennifer McCarron

CEO

Atomic Cartoons/Thunderbird

Pamela Westman

President

Nelvana Ltd

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Jennifer Harkness

SVP, Factual Entertainment and Production

Blue Ant Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Gregory Pang

Lawyer

RedFrame Law

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select up to two (2) sessions on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday June 4 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 10 at 5:00pm ES. 

Speaking

Matt Creasey

EVP, Sales, Acquisitions and Co-Productions

Endemol Shine International

In an era with so much uncertainty for the entertainment industry, there’s one thing that’s true: superstar showrunners are calling the shots in the escalating and increasingly global content wars. Join us for an exclusive chance to hear from some of the industry’s hottest showrunners as they dive into everything from their top writing room tips to explore current international market realities, and share how creative vision and business culture interact. 

Speaking

Lorraine Ali

TV Critic

Los Angeles Times

Kerry Ehrin

Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, The Morning Show (Apple)

Liz Feldman

Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Dead to Me (Netflix)

Tanya Saracho

Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Vida (Starz)

Liz Tigelaar

Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

Anna Winger

Creator, Writer, Showrunner, Executive Producer: Unorthodox (Netflix), Deutschland83/86/89 (Amazon)

Studio Airlift

Steven Canals

Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Pose (FX)

In the fall of 1997, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls allowed a film crew to follow them as they went for their sixth NBA title in eight seasons. The result was The Last Dance, ESPN Sports, Netflix and Mandalay Sports Media’s critically acclaimed docuseries. A stunning, comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the iconic team and its legendary star player. Join us for an in-depth conversation with Mike Tollin, award-winning Executive Producer and Co-Chair of Mandalay Sports Media and Andy Thompson, Executive Producer, The Last Dance and Producer, NBA Entertainment about the making of the show and its impact on the documentary world.

Speaking

Andrew Thompson

Vice President, Content Production

NBA National Basketball Association

Mike Tollin

Co-Chairman

Mandalay Sports Media

Willow Bay

Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Join us for a conversation with the team behind Quibi’s short-form thriller The Stranger. Hear from the show’s Creator and Showrunner Veena Sud, star Dane DeHaan (Zero Zero Zero) and Quibi Senior Content Executive Kate Hoenigsberg about the challenges and opportunities of creating content for the new platform.

Speaking

Jenelle Riley

Deputy Awards and Features Editor

Variety

Veena Sud

Creator/Showrunner

Dane DeHaan

Talent, The Stranger

Kate Hoenigsberg

Senior Content Executive

Quibi

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Canada Media Fund invites us to take time to reflect and look forward. This all-women panel showcases some of the most experienced and insightful people in the business. They will look at the lessons that the successes of the decade can give us, while setting the stage for a thriving future. How can we rethink content in a post-pandemic world? What’s their vision for the future? How can we capitalize on the growth in on-demand viewership? What will the new normal look like?

Speaking

Lisa Meeches

Founder and Executive Producer

Eagle Vision

Shabnam Rezaei

Co-Founder & President

Big Bad Boo

Christina Jennings

Chairman & President

Shaftesbury

Valerie Creighton

President & CEO

Canada Media Fund

Josee Vallee

Vice President, Production and Operations, Executive Producer

Sphere Media International Inc.

Corus is partnering in new innovative ways with its Canadian production partners to produce content that wins both at home and on the international stage. Join Corus executives and three of their current production partners as they discuss their strategies to build globally recognized franchises in the lifestyle, factual and animation genres.

Speaking

Pamela Westman

President

Nelvana Ltd

Colin Bohm

CEO

Corus Entertainment Inc

Lisa Godfrey

SVP Original Content and Corus Studios

Corus Entertainment Inc

Tanya Linton

Co-CEO

Architect Films

Matthew Shewchuk

President/Executive Producer

Big Time Decent Productions & Mayhem Entertainment

Joan Lambur

President

Lambur Productions

Cheryl Hickey

Host of ET Canada

Corus Entertainment Inc

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Carlyn Staudt

President, Global Channels & Streaming

Love Nature

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Katie Isaacson

Senior Director CNN Original Series

CNN

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Philippa Collie Cousins

Drama, Comedy, Animation, EDITORIAL UK & Europe

UKTV

Table host

Marni Goldman

Executive Producer

Corus Entertainment Inc

Table host

Rose Hughes

Senior Vice President, Global Format Sales

Keshet International

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Robyn Lattaker-Johnson

Agent, Media Consultant

OWN Oprah Winfrey Network

Table host

Isabel Gomez-Moriana

Director, Development, Scripted Programming

eOne

Table host

Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Jackie Pardy

Chief Content Officer

Super Channel

Table host

Cathy Garland

Producer &Acquisitions, Trcl-Paranormal Only

Discovery, Inc.

Table host

Robin Johnston

Director, Original Programming, Factual & Reality

Bell Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Aubrey Clarke

Commissioning Executive, Drama & Animation (7-12)

BBC Children's

Table host

Karin Heijink

SVP Content, Marketing & Products

Viasat World

Table host

Arif Noorani

Executive Producer and Director of CBC Podcasts

CBC

- who did make their advance Speed Meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created. 

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Chris Loveall

VP, International Content, Disney+

The Walt Disney Company

Matt Brodlie

SVP, International Content, Disney+

Disney+

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Rachel Nelson

VP, Original Programming & Head of Corus Studios

Corus Entertainment Inc

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Igal Svet

Executive Vice President

Discovery

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Max Micallef

VP, Head of West Coast Development

History

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Tina Apostolopoulos-Moniz

VP Unscripted

Bell Media

Table host

Keith Wooten

Director, Creative Development

BET Networks

Table host

Ryan Chanatry

General Manager

Topic

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Brent Jordan Sherman

Literary Agent

The Characters Talent Agency

Table host

Roy Ashton

Partner

Gersh Agency

Table host

Elyse Delmore

VP, Unscripted Development

MGM Studios, Inc

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Susan Alexander

Production Executive, Original Content, Scripted

Corus Entertainment Inc

Table host

Zach Feldberg

Director of Current Production Comedy & Head of Scripted Gem Originals

CBC

Table host

Ilana Miller

Literary Agent, Co-owner

The Jennifer Hollyer Agency

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, June 19 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, June 22. General sign-ups open Tuesday, June 23 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Helen Asimakis

Senior Director, Drama

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Table host

Mandel Ilagan

Vice President, Current & Development, Game Shows

Nickelodeon

Table host

Jeff Alpern

President

The Alpern Group

- who did make their advance Speed Meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created. 

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Marie McCann

Senior Director, Children's Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed. 30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Deborah Osborne

Media Production Executive

APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday June 19 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 24 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Felicia Litovitz

VP, Acquisitions, North America

Cineflix Productions Inc.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday June 19 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 24 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

James Whitlam

Executive Producer

Framestore

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday June 19 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 24 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Mary-Anne Taylor

Head of Content Distribution, Canada

Roku Inc.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday June 19 at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday June 24 at 5:00pm ET. 

Speaking

Warren Ross

Counsel, Labour Relations

Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)

Produced by PBS and RadicalMedia, PBS American Portrait is an ongoing, real-time multiplatform storytelling project that asks the public what it’s really like to be American today. Whether it’s joy or sorrow, triumph or hardship, family traditions followed for decades or just the chaos of the morning school run, people from all over the country offer a glimpse of life as it’s really lived, today, through their own videos, pictures and text. The first half-hour special, "In This Together: A PBS American Portrait Story" is available now on all PBS platforms. Two more specials are coming this year and a four-hour PBS documentary series premieres in January 2021. Join our seasoned producer panelists for an in-depth conversation on what it takes to bring this ambitious project to life.

Speaking

Bill Margol

Programming & Development

PBS

Michele Stephenson

Series Producer, Co-Founder

Rada Film Group

Craig D'Entrone

Showrunner, Executive Producer

RadicalMedia

Jon Kamen

Chairman & CEO

RadicalMedia

Daniel Holloway

Executive Editor, Television

Variety

Speaking

Micah Schraft

Co-Executive Producer, Mrs. America (FX on Hulu)

Margo Martindale

Actor

Uzo Aduba

Actor

Dahvi Waller

Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Mrs America (FX on Hulu)

Mary McNamara

Culture Columnist

Los Angeles Times

With the growing demand of animated content, strategic global partnerships have become increasingly essential in the way animation is developed and created.  Corus executives, along with three key global partners, will discuss how their relationships have evolved, the pros and cons of “multiple cooks in the kitchen” and the challenges of creating a mutually beneficial framework in the ever-changing world of kids entertainment.

Speaking

Melanie Grisanti

Executive/Creative Producer

Sesame Workshop

Adriano Schmid

VP, Content

Discovery Kids Latin America

Pamela Westman

President

Nelvana Ltd

Athena Georgaklis

Executive Producer, Creative & Business Strategy

Nelvana Enterprises

Chris Rose

Creative Consultant

Nickelodeon International

Sangita Patel

Host, ET Canada Weekend & Entertainment Reporter, ET Canada

Corus Entertainment Inc

Join us for a discussion with the team behind HBO’s space comedy, Avenue 5 (available in Canada on Crave). Go behind the scenes with the show’s Creator, Writer, Director and Executive Producer Armando Iannucci (Veep) and Executive Producer Kevin Loader (The Death of Stalin), who will be joined by cast members Hugh Laurie (House, Veep) and Lenora Crichlow (Being Human). The conversation will be moderated by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, who oversees the development and production of original comedy series. Alongside Avenue 5, Amy also oversees I May Destroy You, The Righteous Gemstones, Barry, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Los Espookys, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Insecure and Betty.

Speaking

Lenora Crichlow

Actor

Hugh Laurie

Actor

Armando Iannucci

Creator, Writer, Director and Executive Producer

Amy Gravitt

EVP of Programming

HBO

Kevin Loader

Executive Producer

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Bill Margol

Programming & Development

PBS

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Philippa Collie Cousins

Drama, Comedy, Animation, EDITORIAL UK & Europe

UKTV

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Todd Brian

Director of Development, Animation

Wildbrain

Table host

Lauren Whitelaw

Head of Programming

OUTtv Network Inc

Table host

Debbie Brown

Production Executive, Lifestyle, Original Programming

Corus Entertainment Inc

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Christine Maestracci

Vice President Acquisitions & International Distribution

Quebecor Content

Table host

Kirsten Hurd

Commissioning Editor

TVOntario

Emma Westcott

Commissioning Editor, Factual & Features

Channel 5

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Lynne Kirby

Executive Producer

Nutopia

Table host

Kathleen Meek

VP, Development

Corus Entertainment Inc

Table host

Glenn Cockburn

President

Meridian Artists Inc

- who did make their advance Speed Meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created. 

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Sarah McCormack

EVP, Acquisitions & Co-Productions

Beyond Distribution

Table host

Michelle Daly

Senior Director, Comedy

CBC

Table host

Cathryn Asip

Associate Director, Content

PBS KIDS

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Trish Williams

Executive Director, Scripted Content

CBC

André Béraud

Premier Directeur, Fictions - Ici Radio-Canada Tele

Radio-Canada

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Mioshi Hill

President

Lifetime

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Sam Linton

VP, Production and Development, Global Media

Blue Ant Media

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Kathryn Tyus-Adair

SVP Original Programming

Starz Media

Table host

Lynne Carter

Director Original Programming

Corus Entertainment Inc

Table host

Brooke Townsend

Sr. Director, Non-Fiction Programming & Development

History

- who did make their advance Speed Meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created. 

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Vanessa Case

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

Vice Canada

Table host

Ryan Robinson

Director of Development CNN Originals

CNN

Table host

Joe Mazzeo

Coordinator, Documentaries and Specials

Discovery

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Friday, July 10 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Tuesday, July 14, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00pm ET, and close on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Jorge Franzini

VP Content

CuriosityStream

Table host

Kitty Gambel

SVP, Unscripted & Alternative Television

MGM Studios, Inc

Table host

André Béraud

Premier Directeur, Fictions - Ici Radio-Canada Tele

Radio-Canada

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Alex Montalvo

Head of Series Development & Programming

Quibi

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Jason Altman

Head of Ubisoft Film & Television

Ubisoft Entertainment

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday July 10  at 11:00am ET and close on Tuesday July 14 at 11:59pm ET. 

Speaking

Tassie Cameron

Executive Producer

Cameron Pictures

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday July 10  at 11:00am ET and close on Tuesday July 14 at 11:59pm ET. 

Speaking

Thom Chapman

VP Sales & Distribution, Entertainment

Spin Master Ltd.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday July 10 at 11:00am ET and close on Tuesday July 14 at 11:59pm ET. 

Speaking

Meghan Hooper

Executive Vice President, Head of Original Movies and Limited Series, Entertainment and Youth Group

ViacomCBS Inc.

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Friday July 10  at 11:00am ET and close on Tuesday July 14 at 11:59pm ET. 

Speaking

Pippa Lambert

Founder

Hellcat

Join us for an exclusive chance to hear from some of the industry’s top-calibre showrunners as they share lessons on maximizing creative and business visions. What is the opportunity as content cupboards are emptied due to the pandemic? And how are they hoping to refine the process of creating shows — from pitch to production — in a way that works in the “new normal”? 

Speaking

Esta Spalding

Showrunner, Executive Producer, On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime)

Steve Blackman

Creator, Writer, Executive Producer and Showrunner

Elle Johnson

Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer and Writer, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker (Netflix)

Floyd Kane

President

Jordan Pinto

n/a

Playback

This year has accelerated an industry in the midst of a major transformation. Hear from top directors, writers and creators who have worked in both traditional and digital entertainment. How have they used YouTube to create innovative content formats and drive incremental revenue? What have they learned from working on the platform? Where are the opportunities?

Speaking

Julie Nolke

Actor, Writer, Filmmaker and YouTube Creator

Jillian Danford

Creator, Auntie Jillian (YouTube, CTV)

Robert Randall

Founder and Director, YAP (YouTube)

Jocelyn Mercer

Co-CEO and CMO, How to Cake it (YouTube)

Maria Cortellucci

Top Creator Partnerships Lead, Canada

YouTube

Sari Katz

Head of Business Development, Public Figures

YouTube

Locked down during the pandemic, global audiences led an unprecedented increase in content consumption which has given data experts incredible new insights on the TV industry. Hear from the sharpest minds guiding and minding what audiences want.  Learn about how data is revolutionizing the discovery and experience of content and where the biggest growth opportunities are right now.

Speaking

Paul Yanover

President

Fandango

Sean Cohan

President

Nielsen Company

Adam Cunningham

Chief Strategy Officer

Allied Global Marketing

Nathalie Lethbridge

Founder and Managing Director

Atonik Digital

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Jennifer Dettman

Executive Director, Unscripted Content

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Jarmo Lampela

Head of Drama

YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, August 6 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, August 10, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Monday, August 11 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Amanda Vaughan

Production Executive, Corus Kids

Corus Entertainment Inc

Table host

Yi Qiao

Director Drama

ZDF Enterprises

Table host

Chris Bell

Scripted Content

eOne

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, August 6 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, August 10, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Monday, August 11 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Jennifer Hollyer

Agent

The Jennifer Hollyer Agency

Table host

Andrew Kelly

Vice President, Scripted Development, Television

eOne

Sarah Asante

Commissioner, Comedy

BBC Studios

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, August 6 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, August 10, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Monday, August 11 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Jessie Springer

Manager of Development, Nat Geo WILD

National Geographic Channel

- who did make their advance Speed Meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created. 

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Kerry Sugiyama

Senior Manager, International Market Development

APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Lauren Celinski

Content & Community, YouTube Shopping

YouTube

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, August 6 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, August 10, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Monday, August 11 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Tina Apostolopoulos-Moniz

VP Unscripted

Bell Media

Table host

Adam Steinman

EVP, Global Formats & Acquisitions

Warner Bros. International Television Production

Table host

Greg Greenwald

Director of Development

CNN

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, August 6 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, August 10, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Monday, August 11 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Kurt Conner

Creative Executive

Ubisoft

Table host

Michelle McCree

Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Table host

Max Micallef

VP, Head of West Coast Development

History

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

BANFF's Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for content producers to meet one-on-one with leading decision-makers. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, this is your opportunity to connect with people who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Specifically designed to be 8-minute time slots, this program has facilitated thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in new content.

You may submit for one (1) Speed Meeting host, which will be available through our lottery-style selection through BanffXchange.

Lottery opens on Thursday, August 6 at 12:00pm ET, and closes on Sunday, August 9 at 5:00pm ET. Lottery results will be emailed to participants on Monday, August 10, prior to general sign-ups opening. General sign-ups open Monday, August 11 at 11:00am ET, and close on Wednesday, August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Table host

Jarmo Lampela

Head of Drama

YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company

Table host

Nick Borenstein

Head of Scripted

Topic

Table host

Shelley MacDougall

Feature Film Executive, Indigenous Content and Development

APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.

- who did make their advance Speed Meeting selections, and would like to try to get additional Speed Meeting slots that may open up due to no-shows.

Wait line is first-come, first-served. No wait lists will be created. 

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Group sessions with influential international network and streaming executives. Hear the programming needs and priorities of major content investors first-hand, participate in Q&A.

All Virtual + Networking pass holders can access live 30 Minutes With sessions. Sign up is no longer required, and previous restrictions on numbers for these sessions have been removed.  30 Minutes With sessions will also be recorded and made available exclusively to Virtual + Networking pass holders only on BANFFXchange for 7 days following the session.

Speaking

Kelsey Balance

Executive Vice President, Global Scripted Series

NBCU International Studios

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday August 6  at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Kristofer Updike

SVP, Creative

Peacock

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday August 6  at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Deniese Davis

Founder and CEO

ColorCreative

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday August 6  at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Carrie Mudd

Founder/Executive Producer

Peacock Alley Entertainment

*Included with your BANFF Virtual Edition Virtual + Networking Pass

Coffee With... sessions are informal networking opportunities for delegates to meet with distributors, agents, producers, lawyers and senior creatives in a small-group setting. These are NOT pitch sessions, rather fantastic networking opportunities.

You may select one (1) session on a first-come, first-serve sign up through BanffXchange. Sign ups open Thursday August 6  at 11:00am ET and close on Wednesday August 12 at 5:00pm ET.

Speaking

Beth Iley

VP, International Series Development & Executive Producer

New Metric Media

This unprecedented year and the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women and shone a new light on racial injustice and violence, as well as the inequalities surrounding diversity and inclusion that exist in the media industry and in society. This panel gathers some of the top Indigenous women producers and creatives in Canada today. Hear about their paths to success, challenges they have faced along the way, and how the industry can invest to create a sector and projects that reflect all Canadian voices.