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Thursday, March 31

 
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM

Wednesday, April 27

 
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM

Sunday, June 12

  Cascade Alberta Ivor Petrak Alhambra Garden Terrace Van Horne Ballroom
7:00 AM
Registration 7:00 am - 7:30 pm (Curio Foyer)
7:15 AM
7:30 AM
7:45 AM
8:00 AM
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #1: Scripted Feature Films (9:30am - 10:30am)
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #2: Scripted Drama Series (10:30am - 11:30am)
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #3: Scripted Comedy Series (11:30am - 12:30pm)
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Spotlight on Corus Entertainment (1:00pm - 1:45pm)

Ivor Petrak
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Welcome to BANFF tour (1:30pm - 2:00pm)

Cascade
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Spotlight on CBC (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Ivor Petrak
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Festival opening session (3:00pm - 3:30pm)

Cascade
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
In Conversation With: Kevin Beggs and Frank Giustra (3:30pm - 4:15pm)

Cascade
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
Media Leaders 2022: future forward (4:15pm - 5:15pm)

Cascade
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Reception 5:30pm - 7:30 pm (Riverview Lounge)
5:45 PM

Monday, June 13

  Cascade Alberta Ivor Petrak Garden Terrace Alhambra Van Horne Ballroom
7:15 AM
Registration 7:15 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer)
7:30 AM
CBC/Radio-Canada Breakfast: The Future of Entertainment (7:30am - 9:00am)

Alberta
7:45 AM
8:00 AM
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
An address from The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage (9:00am - 9:15am)

Cascade
9:15 AM
In Conversation With: CRTC Chairperson and CEO Ian Scott (9:15am - 9:45am)

Cascade
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Master Class: Disney and Fulwell 73’s Among the Stars (10:00am - 10:45am)

Cascade
The FAST/AVOD market is exploding - what’s in it for you? (10:00am - 10:45am)

Alberta
Speed Meetings with Buyers (10:00am - 11:00am)

Alhambra
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Meet a Distributor (10:30am - 11:00am)

Garden Terrace
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Summit Series: Pearlena Igbokwe,Chairman, Universal Studio Group (11:00am - 11:45am)

Cascade
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Meet an Agent (11:30am - 12:00pm)

Garden Terrace
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
The Future of Indies (12:00pm - 12:45pm)

Cascade
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Meet a Decision Maker (12:30pm - 1:00pm)

Garden Terrace
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Master Class: Rutherford Falls (1:00pm - 1:45pm)

Cascade
Dissecting the ME-TA-VERSE (1:00pm - 1:30pm)

Alberta
30 minutes with... Brent Haynes, Amazon Studios (1:00pm - 1:30pm)

Ivor Petrak
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Speed Meetings with Buyers (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Alhambra
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Master Class: BBC Three and HBO Max’s Starstruck (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Cascade
Globalizing CanCon: The Opportunity for Canadian Creativity (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Alberta
Spotlight on Blue Ant Media (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Ivor Petrak
Meet a Funder + Lawyer (2:00pm - 2:30pm)

Garden Terrace
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
In Conversation With: Entertainment One and the showrunners of Yellowjackets (3:00pm - 3:45pm)

Cascade
Being Counted: Canada's first race-based audience survey signals market opportunities and data collection gaps (3:00pm - 3:45pm)

Alberta
Spotlight on A+E Networks: History Channel and Homemade Nation (3:00pm - 3:45pm)

Ivor Petrak
Meet a Showrunner + Director (3:00pm - 3:30pm)

Garden Terrace
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Rockie Awards International Program Competition - cocktails + screening party (Van Horne Ballroom) (4:30pm - 6:30pm)
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM

Tuesday, June 14

  Cascade Alberta Ivor Petrak Alhambra Garden Terrace Van Horne Ballroom
7:30 AM
Registration 7:30 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer)
Registration 7:30 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer)
7:45 AM
8:00 AM
Shaw Rocket Presents: Being Seen Breakfast – Creating & commissioning more inclusive children's content (8:00am - 9:00am)

Ivor Petrak
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
State of the Nation: Canada in focus (9:00am - 9:45am)

Cascade
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Spotlight on Roku Originals (10:00am - 10:30am)

Alberta
Production Partners (10:00am - 11:00am)

Alhambra
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
30 Minutes With Ed Horasz, Netflix Kids and Family (10:30am - 11:00am)

Ivor Petrak
Meet a Showrunner + Director (10:30am - 11:00am)

Garden Terrace
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Summit Series: Bela Bajaria, Head of Global TV, Netflix (11:00am - 11:45am)

Cascade
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Selling scripted (12:00pm - 12:45pm)

Cascade
Sustainable production: it pays to go green (12:00pm - 12:45pm)

Alberta
Spotlight on Hallmark Channel (12:00pm - 12:45pm)

Ivor Petrak
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Meet a Funder + Lawyer (12:30pm - 1:00pm)

Garden Terrace
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Summit Series: David Linde, CEO, Participant (1:00pm - 1:45pm)

Cascade
Creator Connections Hour with William F. White Int’l (1:00pm - 1:45pm)

Garden Terrace
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Speed Meetings with Buyers (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Alhambra
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Master Class: The Lake (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Cascade
Kids’ content commissioners weigh in (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Alberta
Meet an Agent (2:00pm - 2:30pm)

Garden Terrace
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Spotlight on Bell Media (2:30pm - 3:15pm)

Ivor Petrak
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Showrunner Superpanel: breaking the script (3:00pm - 3:45pm)

Cascade
What’s hot in docs: trends you need to know (3:00pm - 3:45pm)

Alberta
Meet a Decision Maker (3:00pm - 3:30pm)

Garden Terrace
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
30 minutes with... Alec Strum, EPIX (3:30pm - 4:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Master Class: Snapchat’s Reclaim(ed) (4:00pm - 4:45pm)

Cascade
Content Creation from an Anti-Racist Lens (4:00pm - 4:45pm)

Alberta
Meet a Distributor (4:00pm - 4:30pm)

Garden Terrace
4:15 PM
Les contenus francophones sur la scène mondiale (4:15pm - 5:00pm)

Ivor Petrak
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
Rockies Gala cocktail reception (Van Horne Foyer) (5:30pm - 6:30pm)
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony (Van Horne Ballroom) (6:30pm - 8:00pm)
6:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM

Wednesday, June 15

  Cascade Alberta
8:30 AM
Registration 8:30 am - 12:00 pm (Curio Foyer)
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
Spotlight on Netflix (9:00am - 9:45am)

Cascade
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
In Conversation With: Ana Gasteyer and Justin Spitzer (10:00am - 10:30am)

Cascade
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Master Class: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (11:00am - 11:45am)

Cascade
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Distributor Deep-Dive: international financing and content trends (Diversity of Voices Programme) (12:00pm - 1:00pm)

Cascade
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM

 


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