The Face-to-Face Meeting Lottery is now closed!

General sign-up for remaining spots with meeting hosts opens on Monday, May 13 at 11:00 a.m. ET and runs until Friday, June 7, 2019 at 5:00pm ET.

MEET Face-to-Face WITH INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES

The Face-to-Face Meetings Program is a fantastic opportunity for content producers to gain access and meet one-on-one with leading development executives. A signature of The Banff World Media Festival, avail yourself of the opportunity to meet with decision-makers who can help take your idea to the next level and put your TV or digital content into development.

Once you have registered for the event, you can book one of these coveted time slots to meet face-to-face with key industry players including broadcasters, production studios and digital platforms

Not registered? Book your pass here

HOW IT WORKS

• Specifically designed to be 8 minute time slots, the program has enabled thousands of one-on-one meetings and has led to many millions of dollars in transactions. In an ecosystem that thrives on connections, great content, and expertise, connect with people, ideas, and events that are of professional interest and maximize efficiencies!
• Time slots and hosts are allotted via a lottery system, which requires advance sign up. Attendees can select up to three genres they are interested in, and have the opportunity to select up to 12 hosts they’d like to meet with (based on their selected genres), numbering hosts in terms or priority.
• Once the lottery runs, a maximum of 5 hosts can be assigned to an attendee, through their BANFFXchange profile. After the lottery runs and results have been communicated to attendees who have signed up in advance, general sign-ups will open. During general sign-ups, attendees can log into their BANFFXchange account and change their selections, or book new spots, based on whatever is left available.
• Please note: as this is a lottery, and time slots are assigned at random, not everyone is guaranteed to secure Face-to-Face meetings through this program.
• If you are not assigned a Face-to-Face meeting through the lottery, don't worry - there is still a chance to meet with hosts by waiting in line for a spot to open up on the day of the event.
• We highly recommend you register before the lottery begins, as spots go quickly!
• Please see key dates for this program below.
• Disclaimer: Some networks may require you to sign a submission release or an NDA and waiver agreement in advance of your meeting. If this is required by the network, the room monitor at the Face-to-Face check-in desk onsite will hand you the network's document for you to review, sign and deliver directly to your host during your meeting time slot.

Key Dates

Log into your BanffXchange account at any time prior to sign-up opening to select up to three (3) Program Genres that you are interested in.

• Lottery selection opens: Friday, May 3, 2019, at 12:00pm ET
• Lottery selection closes: Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 5:00pm ET
• Lottery results will be emailed to participants from: Friday, May 10, 2019, to Monday, May 13, 2019
• General Xchange sign-ups open: Monday, May 13, 2019, at 11:00am ET
• General Xchange sign-up closes: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 5:00pm ET

2019 Face-to-Face PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:

Jeff Alpern
President
The Alpern Group

Helen Asimakis
Senior Director, Drama
CBC

Kerry Ball
Literary Agent and Head of Development
Meridian Artists Inc.

Philip Barnsdall Thompson
VP Acquisitions, UK, Europe & North America
Flame Distribution

Emily Baustien
Development Specialist
Discovery Channel

Chris Bell
Vice President, Scripted Development, Television
eOne

Giuliana Benvenuto
Manager, Acquisitions, North America
Cineflix Rights

Brenda Bisner
SVP of Content and Business Development
Kidoodle.TV

Shirley Bowers
VP, Sales & Acquisitions
Red Arrow Studios International

Rob Burk
Executive Producer
CuriosityStream

Melissa Campbell
Owner
Contentum Consulting & Management

Vanessa Case
SVP Studio, Canada
VICE Canada

Patrick Connolly
SVP, Programming
AMC Network Entertainment LLC

Alexandre Coscas
Producer
Coscas Production Inc.

Heather Curtis
Director of Development, Movies, Mini-Series, and International Co-Productions
Disney | ABC Television Group

Michelle Daly
Senior Director, Comedy
CBC

Alia Daniels
Co-Founder and COO
Revry, Inc.

Austin Denesuk
Agent
Creative Artists Agency

Libbie Doherty
Head of Children's Content
ABC – Australia

James Farr
Director of Development
Cream Productions Inc.

Jesse Fawcett
President & Executive Producer
Essential Media Group

Mike Fazzino
Senior Content Acquisition Manager
Amazon Studios

Adam Fratto
SVP, Series
Reel One Entertainment

Cathy Garland
Producer/Acquisitions, Travel Channel
Discovery, Inc.

Athena Georgaklis
Head of Development
Nelvana Enterprises, Corus Entertainment

Marni Goldman
Production Executive, Lifestyle Content
Corus Entertainment

Isabel Gomez-Moriana
Director, Scripted Development
eOne

Melissa Hardinge
Senior Commissioning Editor
CBBC

Molly Harrington
Associate Director of CNN Original Series
CNN

Tom Hastings
Director, Original Programming, Drama
Bell Media

Justina Hemperek
Head of Acquisitions
Beyond Distribution

Beth Iley
Director of Development
New Metric Media

Tory Jennings
Director, Programming, Premium SVOD
Bell Media

Robin Johnston
Director, Original Programming, Factual
Bell Media

Anthony Kimble
Founder and CEO
Fugitive Content

Timothy Kuryak
SVP, Production and Development
UPtv

Cort Lane
SVP Animation and Family Entertainment
Marvel

Liz Levenson
President
Cactus Tree Entertainment

Samantha Linton
VP, Head of Original Content
Blue Ant Media

Krista Look
Director, Original Content, Lifestyle
Corus Entertainment

Marie McCann
Senior Director, CBC Kids
CBC

Michelle McCree
Production Executive, Factual
CBC

Kathleen Meek
Original Content, Drama & Factual
Corus Entertainment

Ben Noot
Director, Global Acquisitions
National Geographic

Cara Nye
Production Manager
Accessible Media Inc.

Jennevie Olivieri
Manager, TV Acquisitions and Co-Productions
Gaumont

Isabelle Pain
Sr. Content Acquisition Manager, Prime Video Canada
Amazon Studios

Sebastien Pigeon
Executive Producer & Vice-President, Corporate Development
Aetios Productions Inc.

Jenny Ramirez
VP, Unscripted Programming
Turner Entertainment Networks, TNT & TBS

Marly Reed
VP Development
NESHAMA Entertainment

Chris Regina
Director, Global Television, Content Acquisition
Netflix

Pierre-Andre Rochat
President
Daro Film Distribution

Nataline Rodrigues
Director of Original Programming
Rogers Media Inc.

Carlotta Rossi Spencer
SVP of Format Acquisitions
Banijay Rights

Jessica Schmiedchen
Executive in Charge of Development, Unscripted Content
CBC

Larry Shuman
President
The Shuman Company

Phillipp Steffens
Head of Fiction
RTL

Adam Steinman
VP, Creative, Format, Development, & Sales
Warner Bros. International Television Production

Tony Tompson
Drama Development Executive
Hulu