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Thursday, April 27
| 1:00 PM |
Pitch Doctors: CBC Comedy, MTV Networks International, Bell Media p
Pitch Doctors: Disney+ Canada, PBS KIDS, Nickelodeon Animation Studios p Pitch Doctors: Eagle Vision, CBC Comedy, CBC Drama p Pitch Doctors: Mount Royal Films, A+E Networks, Hallmark Media p |
Saturday, June 10
| 8:00 AM |
Registration 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Curio Foyer) |
Sunday, June 11
| 7:00 AM |
Registration 7:00 am - 7:30 pm (Curio Foyer) |
| 8:00 AM |
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum: networking breakfast + opening ceremonies i
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| 9:30 AM |
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #1: unscripted/documentary i
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| 10:45 AM |
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #2: drama series i
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| 12:00 PM |
Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #3: comedy series i
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| 1:30 PM |
Welcome to BANFF info session |
| 2:30 PM |
30 minutes with... Justin Rutsky, Netflix 3
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| 3:00 PM |
BANFF opening session p
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| 3:30 PM |
Defining Canadian Content: The future of the industry p
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| 4:45 PM |
Int’l Media Leaders: big bang theories p
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| 5:30 PM |
CBC: It's a Canada Thing - Opening Night Reception 5:30pm - 7:30pm (Cascade/Riverview) r
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Monday, June 12
| 7:15 AM |
Registration 7:30 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer) |
| 7:30 AM |
CBC Breakfast: telling Canada's stories r
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| 9:00 AM |
An address from the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage p
Topic Tables t |
| 9:25 AM |
Keynote speech: Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and CEO, CRTC p
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| 10:00 AM |
Canada: state of the nation p
Speed Meetings with Buyers s |
| 10:30 AM |
Meet a Distributor m
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| 11:00 AM |
Master Class: Club Illico’s Mégantic m
Maximize the Value of Your IP on YouTube p 30 minutes with... Samantha Linton, Blue Ant Media 3 |
| 12:00 PM |
Writer Superpanel: strike edition p
YouTube Presents: A Masterclass in Monetization (Ivor Petrak) p CREATOR CONNECTIONS WITH WILLIAM F. WHITE INT’L p Virtual Production Demo : Summer Vista (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) |
| 12:30 PM |
Spotlight: Roku s
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| 1:00 PM |
Moving the dial forward for underrepresented communities in entertainment - successes and continued growth p
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| 1:30 PM |
Home reno-ssance: what’s hot in property p
Meet a Decision Maker m Speed Meetings with Buyers s |
| 2:00 PM |
Summit Series: Jennifer Mullin, CEO, Fremantle p
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| 2:30 PM |
Spotlight: Blue Ant Media s
Virtual Production Demo: Interior Office (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) |
| 3:00 PM |
Trends in scripted programming p
30 minutes with... Jessica Schmiedchen, CBC Factual Entertainment 3 Meet an Agent m |
| 4:00 PM |
In Conversation With: Killing It’s Craig Robinson and Claudia O'Doherty p
Global partnerships: we’re all in this together p 30 minutes with... Tom Hastings, Katrina Kowalski and Stefania Scarfo, Paramount+ Canada 3 |
| 4:30 PM |
Alberta Film and Television Meet and Greet (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) |
| 5:00 PM |
Rockie Awards International Program Competition cocktails + show (Van Horne Ballroom) r
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| 9:00 PM |
Paramount+ Lodge Party (9:00PM - 1:00AM) (Location: Mount View BBQ) r
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Tuesday, June 13
| 8:00 AM |
Registration 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer) |
| 9:00 AM |
Master Class: Robyn Hood m
Topic Tables t Calgary Economic Development announcement (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) |
| 10:00 AM |
In Conversation With: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, Co-Founders, World of Wonder p
30 minutes with... Brent Haynes, Amazon Studios 3 Production Partners p |
| 10:30 AM |
Meet a Showrunner + Director m
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| 11:00 AM |
The power of music: in conversation with Nora Felder p
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| 11:30 AM |
30 minutes with... Lea Marin and Greig Dymond, CBC 3
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| 12:00 PM |
Get in the sandbox with kids-biz experts p
Partner Presentation: Telefilm - The Climate Cost of Production: Charting the Sustainability Path for the Screen Industry p CREATOR CONNECTIONS WITH WILLIAM F. WHITE INT'L p Virtual Production Demo: Winter Exterior (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) |
| 1:00 PM |
Summit Series: George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS and CCO, News and Sports, Paramount+ p
Spotlight: CBC s |
| 1:30 PM |
Meet an Agent m
Speed Meetings with Buyers s |
| 2:00 PM |
Master Class: Star Trek m
Spotlight: Fremantle s |
| 2:30 PM |
Virtual Production Demo: 3D LED, Step Into the Screen (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) |
| 3:00 PM |
Comedies that travel p
Spotlight: Hallmark Media s Meet a Decision Maker m |
| 4:00 PM |
An Inside Look at 10 years of Netflix Originals p
Spotlight: Bell Media s |
| 4:30 PM |
Meet a Distributor m
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| 5:30 PM |
Rockies Gala cocktail reception (Van Horne Foyer) r
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| 6:30 PM |
Rockies Gala (Van Horne Ballroom) r
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| 8:00 PM |
Post Gala Video Dance Party 8:00pm - 11:30PM (Cascade) r
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Wednesday, June 14
| 8:30 AM |
Registration 8:30 am - 12:00 pm (Curio Foyer) |
| 9:30 AM |
Summit Series: Sharon Horgan, award-winning actress, writer, producer, director; co-founder, Merman p
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| 10:30 AM |
Closing Bubbles & Bites - Launching “The Knix Catalyst Docs for Change Project.” p
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| 12:00 PM |
*PRIVATE* Co-Production Deep Dive: international financing and content trends (Diversity of Voices Program) p
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