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  • Saturday, June 13, 2026
  • Sunday, June 14, 2026
  • Monday, June 15, 2026
  • Tuesday, June 16, 2026
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Saturday, June 13


3:30 PM Registration g

Sunday, June 14


8:30 AM Registration g
10:00 AM ¡Hola España! - Country of Honour Breakfast Panel k
11:30 AM The Questions Media Keeps Avoiding k
1:00 PM Banff World Media Festival Address k
1:30 PM Main Character Energy: Canadian Actors MADE for the Global Stage k
2:15 PM Networking Break g
2:30 PM In Conversation With Hon. Marc Miller and Valerie Creighton, CMF/FMC k
3:00 PM Indigenous Screen Summit i
5:30 PM BANFF Opening Reception r

Monday, June 15


8:30 AM Registration g
9:00 AM Keynote Address: Vicky Eatrides, CRTC k
9:30 AM Canadian Producers: The Work Of Now k
Making It Click: Brand-Funded Content k
10:00 AM Meet a Filmmaker g
10:30 AM Keynote: Jinny Howe, Netflix k
11:00 AM Speed Meetings: Unscripted 1
11:30 AM The Showrunner Superpanel k
1:00 PM In Conversation With: Doug Smith & Sally Catto, CBC k
In Conversation with Henry Winkler - introduced by A+E’s Sharon Scott k
1:30 PM Meet an Unscripted Executive g
2:00 PM Optimists Only: Building Content Businesses in a “Shrinking” Market k
Speed Meetings: Scripted 1
3:00 PM Co-Pro Connect g
The Future of Unscripted: Global, Social, Scalable k
3:15 PM Hawco Productions On Their Project-First Approach k
4:00 PM View From The Top k
Alberta Beyond Limits: Meet, Mingle, and Moving Forward r
4:30 PM Spotlight: Disney+ Canada s
5:00 PM Reception: Celebremos España! r
9:30 PM Don’t F**k With Ghosts r

Tuesday, June 16


8:30 AM Registration g
8:45 AM Topic Tables g
9:00 AM The International Commissioners k
9:30 AM Speed Meetings: Scripted 1
9:45 AM Keynote: Jesse Armstrong k
11:00 AM Spotlight: Bell Media s
11:30 AM Meet a Decision Maker g
In Conversation With: Georgie Holt, FlightStory k
12:00 PM Premium Spain: High-End Content for Global Audiences k
12:30 PM YouTube: The Speed of Culture and Storytelling k
1:00 PM Producing with Netflix k
1:30 PM Meet a Scripted Executive g
The Director’s Cut: AI, Automation, and the Value of Human Creativity k
2:00 PM The Decision Makers k
Production Partners 1
3:00 PM Topic Tables g
Spotlight: Blue Ant Media s
Becoming Creator-Savvy: Making the Affordable Hit k
5:00 PM 2026 Rockie Awards Lionsgate Canada Cocktail Reception r
6:00 PM Rockie Awards r
9:00 PM Late Night Rockie Awards After Party - Sponsored by Netflix r

Wednesday, June 17


9:00 AM Registration g
9:30 AM The Power Of Fandom k
10:30 AM Scaling Stories: Inside Prime Video's Originals Playbook k
11:15 AM Bubbles & Bites Closing Reception k