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Tuesday, June 14
10:30am - 11:00am
Garden Terrace

Meet a Showrunner + Director

Tuesday, June 14
10:30am - 11:00am
Garden Terrace

Meet a Showrunner + Director

*Advance sign up is required via lottery, see networking page for more details.

*Hosted in William F White outdoor networking tent

These informal, 30-minute networking sessions are designed to connect delegates with top directors and showrunners in a small-group setting. Talk inspiration, creative challenges and career advice with leading industry professionals.

Some table hosts will require masks to be worn. Notes will be added to the hosts' table cards where this applies so that you may prepare before you sit down. As per the Banff World Media Festival health & safety policy - Subject to change, delegates will also be encouraged to wear a mask in all indoor event spaces. Delegates must supply their own masks.


Featuring:


Table host

Trevor Boris

Showrunner/Executive Producer, Canada's Drag Race

Blue Ant Media

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Tom Hern

Executive Producer/Showrunner, The Panthers

4 Knights Film

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Table host

Miranda Kwok

Creator/Writer/EP/Showrunner

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Table host

Jonathan Lisco

Showrunner and executive producer, Yellowjackets

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Ashley Lyle

Co-creator, showrunner and executive producer, Yellowjackets

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Table host

Zarqa Nawaz

Showrunner

Fundamentalist Films

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Table host

Bart Nickerson

Co-creator, showrunner and executive producer, Yellowjackets

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Table host

Justin Spitzer

Creator and Showrunner, American Auto, Superstore

Universal Studio

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