#BANFF2021

June 14 - July 16
2021

Bringing the global media industry together to meet, screen, pitch, enlighten and socialize, all in real time.


Don’t miss the renowned Rockie Awards (June 15), as well as keynotes, panels, master classes and an array of networking, parties and curated events!


WHAT’S INCLUDED IN YOUR BANFF PASS?


SEE THE 2021 AGENDA HERE



From June 14-18, BANFF’s new purpose-built online experience brings the Canadian and global media industry together as part of our MARKETPLACE WEEK - to meet, screen, pitch, enlighten and socialize all in real time. The renowned Rockie Awards (June 15), as well as our signature Summit Series keynotes and an array of networking, parties and curated events will punctuate this exciting week.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN YOUR BANFF PASS?


BANFF 2021 continues June 21-July 16, premiering a curated series of live and interactive panels, Master Classes, In Conversations, 30 Minutes With buyer mandates as well as an array programmed and serendipitous networking formats.

SEE THE 2021 AGENDA HERE

Speakers include

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John Brunton
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Executive Producer
Insight Productions Ltd.
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Floyd Kane
Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer, Diggstown (CBC)
Freddie Films Inc.
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Katie Isaacson
Senior Manager of Development, CNN Original Series
CNN
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Mary-Anne Taylor
Head of Content Distribution-Canada
Roku Inc.
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Jennifer Shin
Director of Development, Comedy
CBC
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David Crean
Executive Producer, Drama
RTE Television
head shot of Bill Gardner
Bill Gardner
VP, Programming & Development
PBS
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Lauren Howes
Executive Director
Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
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Kim Berglund
Executive Director, Development
Walt Disney Television
head shot of Nahnatchka Khan
Nahnatchka Khan
Showrunner, Writer, and Director
Fierce Baby Productions
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Andy Harries
Chief Executive
Left Bank Pictures
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Olivier Lebraud
Head of Development
SND Groupe M6
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Cathy Schulman
President and CEO
Welle Entertainment
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Kristen Marston
Culture & Entertainment Advocacy Director
Color of Change
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Angela Freedman
Director of Development
TRVL Channel
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Andrew Morris
Manager Independent Production
Accessible Media Inc.
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Karine Tremblay
Manager of OTT Programming
APTN Aboriginal People's Television Network
head shot of Carrie Mudd
Carrie Mudd
President
Peacock Alley Entertainment
head shot of Tom McGillis
Tom McGillis
President, Executive Producer
Fresh TV Inc.
head shot of Dayna Lynne North
Dayna Lynne North
Founder and CEO
Loud Sis Productions
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Jane Rimer
Senior Vice President, Canada
Banijay Rights
head shot of Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault
Minister of Canadian Heritage
Government of Canada
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Honourable Leela Aheer
Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
Government of Alberta
head shot of Rebecca Glashow
Rebecca Glashow
President
BBC Studios - Americas
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Ira Levy
President & Executive Producer
Breakthrough Entertainment
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Chris Bell
VP, Scripted Development, Television
Entertainment One Television International
head shot of Miles Perkins
Miles Perkins
Industry Manager
Epic Games
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Lauren Whitelaw
Head of Programming
OUTtv Network Inc
head shot of Tina Perry
Tina Perry
President
OWN Oprah Winfrey Network
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Maria Kennedy
Owner, EP
Little Engine Moving Pictures
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Katie Wilson
VP, Channels & Curation
WildBrain
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JJ Neepin
Director
JJNEEPINFILMS INC.
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Liz Tang
Director, Content
Endeavor Content
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Jessica Schmiedchen
Director of Development, Unscripted Content
CBC
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Daniel Fienberg
Chief Television Critic
The Hollywood Reporter
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Kirstine Stewart
Head, Shaping the Future of Media, Sport and Entertainment
World Economic Forum
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Alison Rheaume
Production Executive, Bell Media Original Programming
Bell Media
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Nathalie Chamberland
Director, Youth Programming/Directrice, Planification, Gestion et Acquisition de Contenus Jeunesse
CBC Radio-Canada
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John Sloss
Founder
Cinetic Media
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Kaley Cuoco
Star and Executive Producer, The Flight Attendant, Founder, Yes, Norman Productions
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Erin Finlay
Partner
Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond LLP
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Kevin Beggs
Chairman, Lionsgate Television Group
Lionsgate Entertainment
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Tara Woodbury
Executive Producer, Transplant and VP of Development
Sphere Media
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Carrie Gillogly
Co-Head, AMC Scripted Series & SVP, Scripted Programming
AMC Networks
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Joseph Kay
Writer
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Howard Swartz
Senior Vice President Docs and Specials, Factual Networks & Streaming
Discovery Channel
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Loretta Sarah Todd
Director, Showrunner, Producer, Writer
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Mimi Blanchard
Senior Director, Current Programming
BET Networks
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Kelly Boutsalis
Freelance Writer
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Antonio Valente
Content Strategy Manager
Globo
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Will Stapley
Head of Acquisitions & Partnerships
TVF International
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Angela Jain
Managing Director
Lifted Entertainment
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Ryan Robinson
Manager, Program Development, CNN Original Series & Films
CNN
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John Elmes
International Editor
Broadcast
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Jesse Wente
Executive Director
Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office
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Brandon Bloch
Founding Partner + Executive Producer
Hometeam
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Harriet Allen
Commercial Executive, Non-Scripted
All3Media International
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Tammy Garnes
Vice President of Education & Understanding
ARRAY
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Genelle Williams
Actor
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Rebecca Brown
Commercial Manager – Unscripted
BBC Studios
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Colin Bohm
EVP, Content and Corporate Strategy
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Mitch Geddes
Production Executive, Original Programming, Scripted Series and Feature Film
Bell Media
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Chris Rose
VP, Animation Production and Development
Nickelodeon International
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Elyse Delmore
VP, Unscripted Development
MGM Studios, Inc
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Amanda Culkowski
Senior Director, Music Program Development
MTV Networks International
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Kevin Feige
President, Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel
Marvel
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Anna Winger
Creator, Writer, Showrunner, Executive Producer: Unorthodox (Netflix), Deutschland83/86/89 (Amazon)
Studio Airlift
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Tarell Alvin McCraney
Executive Producer and Writer
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Christina Jennings
Chairman & CEO
Shaftesbury
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Heather Williamson
Production Executive, Original Programming, Factual & Reality
Bell Media
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Christina Rogers
Director of Original Independent Film
Netflix
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Kara Swisher
Sway and Pivot podcaster, NYT opinion writer and executive producer of the Code Conference
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Emily Mortimer
Actor, Writer, Director and Producer
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Benjamin Thornton
Non-Scripted Development Associate
Warner Bros.
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Aron Phillips
COO
SLAM and RTG Features
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Chris Regina
Director, Original Series, Drama Development
Netflix
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Michael Schneider
Senior Editor, TV Awards
Variety
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Adina Pitt
VP, Content Acquisitions, Partnerships and Co-Productions for the Americas, WarnerMedia Kids and Family
WarnerMedia
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Luke Hyams
Head of Originals EMEA at YouTube
YouTube
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Sandra Kleinfeld
Senior Director Documentary
CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Dr. Tasmin Plater
Head of HR
Endeavor Content
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Michael Ouweleen
President
Adult Swim
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Daveed Diggs
Co-Creator, Executive Producer & Writer
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Holly Huckins
Executive Producer & Content Creator
Think Bubble
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Lisa Jackson
Director
Door Number 3 Productions Inc.
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Jonathan Partridge
Senior Executive Producer
A&E
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Stephen MacDonald
President, Global Content Licensing & International
A+E Networks
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Tim Davie
Director-General
BBC
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Karine Moses
Senior Vice President, Content Development and News and Vice Chair, Québec
BCE Bell Canada Enterprises Inc
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Kadon Douglas
Executive Director
BIPOC TV & Film
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Valerie Creighton
President & CEO
Canada Media Fund
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Ash Greenwood
Creative Executive EMEA at YouTube Originals
YouTube
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Sarah Bremner
President
ARRAY Filmworks
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Steven Canals
Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Pose (FX)
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Matt Shakman
Director/Executive Producer
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Andre Beraud
Head of Scripted Programs and Feature Films
CBC Radio-Canada
head shot of Kyle Irving
Kyle Irving
Partner
Eagle Vision
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Patrick Vien
Group Managing Director, International
A+E Networks
head shot of Rob Swartz
Rob Swartz
SVP, Development & Production
REELZ Channel
head shot of Jenn Kuzmyk
Jenn Kuzmyk
Executive Director - BANFF, Publisher - Playback
Playback
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Dee Harris-Lawrence
Showrunner and Executive Producer
head shot of Charles Ohayon
Charles Ohayon
Ventes internationales
Productions Casablanca
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Trish Williams
Executive Director, Scripted Content
CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
head shot of Jeniffer Kim
Jeniffer Kim
Senior Vice President, International Originals
HBO Max
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Rachel Marcus
VP, Creative Development
Guru Studio
head shot of Jennifer Sandoval
Jennifer Sandoval
Sustainability Consultant
Sustainable Film Productions
head shot of Jacinto Roca
Jacinto Roca
CEO and Founder
Rakuten TV
head shot of Amanda Vaughan
Amanda Vaughan
Production Executive, Corus Kids
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Julian Black Antelope
Executive Producer/Director/Writer/Actor
HERD of 1 MEDIA
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Emily O. Smith
Senior Director, International Originals, HBO Max
WarnerMedia
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Melanie Orr
Director
Director
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Krista Look
Director of Original Lifestyle Content
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Melanie Hadley
Program Director
WarnerMedia
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Tara Parker
Partner
Goodmans LLP
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Loren Bouchard
Creator and Showrunner, Bob's Burgers (Fox) and Central Park (Apple TV+)
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Thai Randolph
President and COO, Laugh Out Loud and COO, HartBeat Productions
Laugh Out Loud
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Aubrey Clarke
Senior Programme Executive, CBBC
BBC
head shot of Robin Mirsky
Robin Mirsky
Executive Director, Rogers Group of Funds
Rogers Communications Inc
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Alan Moore
Agent
United Talent Agency
head shot of Nick Solowski
Nick Solowski
Director, International Sales and Acquisitions
Blue Ant Media
head shot of Aisling Chin-Yee
Aisling Chin-Yee
Writer, Director, Producer and Founder
Fluent Films
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Hamza Haq
Actor, Transplant
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Athena Georgaklis
Head of Development
Nelvana Ltd
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Catherine Tait
President & CEO
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Simu Liu
Actor/Producer/Writer
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Latoya Raveneau
Director
Disney Television Animation
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Jasmine Cephas Jones
Actor & Producer
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Susan Taylor
Executive in Charge of Production and Development, Unscripted
CBC
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Jessie Springer
Manager of Development, Nat Geo WILD
Nat Geo WILD
head shot of Christina Heller
Christina Heller
CEO
Metastage
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Christa Dickenson
Executive Director
Telefilm Canada
head shot of Kathleen Meek
Kathleen Meek
Manager, Original Content, Drama & Factual
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Ellen Windemuth
CEO
WaterBear Network
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Alfredo Tan
SVP of Strategy, Data & Products
Rogers Sports & Media
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Ana Serrano
President
OCAD University
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Brad Holcman
Senior Director of Non Fiction & Alternative Programming
A+E Networks
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Holly Nichols
Development Manager
WildBrain
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Kenan Thompson
Actor (Saturday Night Live, Kenan)
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Alison Brower
LA Bureau Chief
Insider Inc.
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Jay Grace
Director, Moominvalley
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Paige Murray
Executive in Charge of Development, Drama
CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Greg Berlanti
Founder, Berlanti Productions and Executive Producer, The Flight Attendant
Berlanti Productions
head shot of Sean Cohan
Sean Cohan
Chief Growth Officer and President, International
Nielsen Company
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Zara Frankel
Director, Programming & Development
PBS
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Magda Grace
Head of Prime Video Canada
Amazon Canada
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Meaghan Denomme
Literary Agent
Gary Goddard Agency
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Pierre Karl Peladeau
President & CEO
Quebecor Media Inc.
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Lorraine Ali
TV Critic
Los Angeles Times
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Nathaniel Curtis
Actor, It's a Sin
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Austin Denesuk
Agent
Creative Artists Agency
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Julie Chang
EVP, International Co-Productions
Blue Ant Media
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Montrel McKay
President of Development & Production
Hoorae Film & TV
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Valentina Daley
Director, International Content Strategy & Operations
Blue Ant Media
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Steve Blackman
Showrunner, Executive Producer, Director , Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
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Barry Walsh
Editor & Content Director
Realscreen Magazine
head shot of Brenda Maffuchi
Brenda Maffuchi
Head of Acquisitions & Property Development
DeAgostini Editore Spa
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Kurt Conner
Creative Executive
Ubisoft
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Mal Stares
Senior Associate in TV Advisory, Endeavor Content
Endeavor Content
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Jennifer Kawaja
Co-President
Sienna Films
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Joseph Freed
Executive Producer/President
Marwar Junction Productions
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Jewel Staite
Actor
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Jordan Pinto
n/a
Playback
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Debbie Brown
Production Executive, Lifestyle, Original Programming
Corus Entertainment Inc
head shot of Alison Barrat
Alison Barrat
SVP, Production & Development
Love Nature
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Simcha Jacobovici
President
Associated Producers Ltd
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Peter Bevan
VP Film/Head of Particular Crowd
WarnerMedia Latin America
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Marion Edwards
Managing Director and Executive Producer
Gutsy Animations
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Ivan Pehar
Country Manager
Spotify Canada
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Sylvia Bugg
Chief Programming Executive & General Manager
PBS
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Eb Reinbergs
Lawyer
Three60Legal
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Kitty Gambel
SVP, Unscripted & Alternative Television
MGM Studios
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Adam Lewinson
Chief Content Officer
Tubi
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Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer
Netflix
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Jarmo Lampela
Head of Drama
YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company
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Elaine Chin
Senior Vice President, Scripted Content
Stage 13
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Michael Kot
Managing Director
Saloon Media
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Dawn Wilkinson
Writer & Director
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Naomi Harvey
Freelance Producer/Psychotherapist
Golden Possum Productions/Team Human
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Frank Falcone
President & Executive Creative Director
Guru Studio
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Mina Shum
Director
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Hussain Amarshi
President & Founder
Mongrel Media Inc
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Lucy Tulugarjuk
Managing Director
Uvagut TV
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Cheryl Mulingbayan
Vice President of Unscripted Television
MGM Studios, Inc
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Jennifer Holness
Producer
Hungry Eyes Media Inc.
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Sohrab Merchant
Literary Agent
The Characters Talent Agency
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Tonya Williams
Executive Director
Access Reelworld
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Kim Diaz
Director of Production and Development
Sesame Workshop
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Nathalie Lethbridge
Founder and Managing Director
Atonik Digital
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Michael Stiller
VP, Development & Programming
History
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Elizabeth Foster
Copy Chief & Special Reports Editor
Brunico Communications Ltd.
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Peter Hoar
Director (It's a Sin)
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Sara Geater
Chief Operating Officer
All3Media
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Roy Ashton
Partner, Head of TV Literary
Gersh Agency
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David Pritikin
Head of Unscripted, Red Bull Originals
Red Bull Media House
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Karla Bobadilla
Partner
Lewis Birnberg Hanet, LLP
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Leslye Headland
Emmy-nominated Writer, Producer, Director
head shot of Lauren Glaubach
Lauren Glaubach
Director, Family Partnerships + Programming
Google/YouTube
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Tim Peterson
Senior Media Editor
Digiday
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Melissa Williamson
SVP, Scripted Content, Saloon Media
Saloon Media
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Igal Svet
VP, Documentaries, Discovery+
Discovery
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Kathryn Tyus-Adair
SVP Original Programming
Starz Media LLC
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Devery Jacobs
Actor
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Akili McDowell
Actor "David," David Makes Man
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Kimberly Howitt
Senior Creative Executive, WarnerMedia Kids & Family
WarnerMedia
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David Anderson
Managing Director
ABC Australia
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Jordy Randall
Executive Producer
SEVEN24 Films
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Marly Reed
Vice President, Development
NESHAMA Entertainment
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Lynne Carter
Manager, Original Content, Lifestyle
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Harold Valentin
Producer
Mother Production
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Joe Mazzeo
Coordinator, Documentaries and Specials
Discovery
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Jennifer Vaux
Director, Programming Acquisition
Roku
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Andrew Johnson
Executive In Charge of Production
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Alia Daniels
Co-Founder and COO
Revry, Inc.
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Carlyn Klebuc
General Manager, Original Programming
Bell Media
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Tanya Talaga
Journalist and Filmmaker
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Tyrone Edwards
Anchor, ETALK
Bell Media
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Maverick Carter
CEO
The SpringHill Company
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Karen Gray
EVP, Human Resources
A+E Networks
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Mara Gourd-Mercado
Directrice Generale
Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision - section Québec
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McG .
Director, Wonderland Sound & Vision
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Matt Faulknor
Development Producer
Saloon Media
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Max Micallef
VP, Nonfiction Programming
History
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Allison Berkley
Executive Producer/President
Marwar Junction Productions
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Brenda Gilbert
Co-Founder and President
BRON Media Corporation
head shot of Susan Alexander
Susan Alexander
Production Executive, Original Content, Scripted
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Rachel Nelson
Director, Original Content, Scripted & Factual
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Lisa Meeches
Founder and Executive Producer
Eagle Vision
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Bilal Baig
EP/Writer/Lead Performer/Co-Creator, Sort Of
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Kerstin Viehbach
Head of Commissioning & Development (Fiction)
SUPER RTL/RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co.KG
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Sally Habbershaw
EVP, Americas
All3Media International
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Rick Perotto
VP Business Development
William F. White International Inc.
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Scott Henderson
Board of Directors, BANFF Television Festival Foundation
head shot of Sarah Burney
Sarah Burney
Director of Programming
REELZ
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Joan Jenkinson
Executive Director
Black Screen Office
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Maramena Roderick
Director of Content
Maori TV
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Prem Gill
CEO
Creative BC
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Cathy Payne
CEO
Banijay Rights
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Tazbah Rose Chavez
Producer/Director/Writer, Reservation Dogs
head shot of Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies
Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner (It's a Sin)
RED Production Company
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Tyler Bern
Head of Content for Prime Video Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Amazon Studios
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Sheri Elwood
Executive Producer/Writer/Director
ELWOODISMS
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Adam Garnet Jones
Director of TV Content and Special Events
APTN
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Zach Smadu
Actor
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Reynolds Mastin
President & CEO
Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)
head shot of Molly McGlynn
Molly McGlynn
Owner
Hail Mary Films
head shot of Amber Richardson
Amber Richardson
Coordinator, Non-Scripted
head shot of Doug Craig
Doug Craig
Senior Vice President, Content Strategy & Acquisitions, Streaming Division
ViacomCBS
head shot of Frank Spotnitz
Frank Spotnitz
Executive Producer
Big Light Productions Ltd
head shot of Sandra Dewey
Sandra Dewey
Most Recently President, Business Operations and Productions HBO Max, TNT, TBS & truTV
head shot of Jocelyn Deschenes
Jocelyn Deschenes
President, Chef Producteur Executif-Contenu Original Fiction-Internationale
Sphere Media International Inc.
head shot of Tommy Gillespie
Tommy Gillespie
Director, Children's Programming
PBS
head shot of Thom Chapman
Thom Chapman
VP Sales & Distribution, Entertainment
Spin Master Ltd.
head shot of Kwame Patterson
Kwame Patterson
Actor "Adult David," David Makes Man
head shot of Ahmad Meree
Ahmad Meree
Cultural Consultant and Actor, Transplant
head shot of Victor Garber
Victor Garber
Actor
head shot of Gregory Pang
Gregory Pang
Lawyer and Podcaster
RedFrame Law
head shot of Judy Lung
Judy Lung
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
Touchwood PR
head shot of Kim Bondi
Kim Bondi
EVP, Production and Programming, Head of Development, Canada
Cineflix Productions
head shot of Morgan Hoffman
Morgan Hoffman
ET Canada Digital Reporter
Corus Entertainment Inc
head shot of Monika Ille
Monika Ille
CEO
APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.
head shot of Robert Prinz
Robert Prinz
Director of Original Series, Comedy
Netflix
head shot of Sook-Yin Lee
Sook-Yin Lee
Multimedia Artist and Broadcaster
head shot of Joy Rosen
Joy Rosen
CEO & Co-Founder
Portfolio Entertainment Inc.
head shot of Derren Lawford
Derren Lawford
Creative Director
Woodcut Media
head shot of Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Host, CBC Popchat and Party Lines, Culture Writer, Buzzfeed News
head shot of Fab Filippo
Fab Filippo
EP/Writer/Director/Co-Creator, Sort Of
head shot of Catie Asip
Catie Asip
Asst. Director, Children's Programming
PBS KIDS
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Anthony Farrell
Creator
head shot of Marc Malkin
Marc Malkin
Senior Editor of Culture and Events
Variety
head shot of Cyrus Farrokh
Cyrus Farrokh
President, International Division
Propagate Content
head shot of Brooke Kessler
Brooke Kessler
Director of Original Series, Comedy
Netflix
head shot of Troels Branth Pedersen
Troels Branth Pedersen
Acquisitions Executive
TV2 Denmark
head shot of Yi Qiao
Yi Qiao
Director, Sales and Acquisitions, Drama
ZDF Enterprises GmbH
head shot of Sapna Vyas
Sapna Vyas
Senior Director, Lifetime Movies
Lifetime Movies
head shot of Shane Belcourt
Shane Belcourt
Director
Directors Guild of Canada
head shot of Lea Marin
Lea Marin
Director of Development, Drama
CBC
head shot of Nicholas Savage
Nicholas Savage
SVP of Digital Distribution and Strategy
NBCUniversal
head shot of Clement Virgo
Clement Virgo
Director
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Tom Cox
Executive Producer
SEVEN24 Films
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Jessalyn Dennis
Vice President, Scripted
SEVEN24 Films
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Andrew Cividino
Writer/Director
head shot of Jayme Alter
Jayme Alter
Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
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Raja Khanna
Founder
Dark Slope Studios
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J.J. Johnson
Emmy award winning Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Sinking Ship Entertainment
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Alena Smith
Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer
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Senior Executive Producer
A&E
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Co-Founder, President & Executive Producer
Trio Orange
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Brooke Townsend
Director, Non-Fiction Programming & Development
History
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Jackie Pardy
Chief Content Officer
Super Channel
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Kate Bulkley
Award-winning business journalist and media commentator
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Vera Santamaria
Screenwriter and Executive Producer
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Benjamin Earl Turner
Actor & Writer
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Matt Hornburg
Co-CEO & Executive Producer
marblemedia
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Joanna Rosenthal
Manager, Content Acquisitions and Coproductions
WarnerMedia
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Sandra Picheca
Director of Current Production-Comedy
CBC TV
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Ian Scott
Chairperson & CEO
CRTC Canadian Radio Television & Telecommunications Commissions
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Orion Ross
VP Original Programming-Animation
The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)
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Marika Makaroff
Founder and CCO
Gutsy Animations
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Rose Hughes
VP, Sales
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Greg Greenwald
Manager, Program Development, CNN Original Series
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Jamie Schouela
President, Global Channels and Media
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Poppy Hanks
Executive Vice President, Film Production & Development
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Mauricio Mota
Founder and Co-President
Wise Entertainment
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Mandel Ilagan
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Nickelodeon
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Felicia Litovitz
VP, Acquisitions, North America
Cineflix Productions Inc.
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Becca Kinskey
Vice President, Long Form Programming
Funny Or Die
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Keith Wooten
Director, Unscripted
BET Networks
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Michael Gordon
TV Global Scripted Agent
Creative Artists Agency
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Doug Murphy
President and CEO
Corus Entertainment Inc
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Vinay Virmani
Partner and Chief Content Officer
Uninterrupted Canada
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Amy Friedman
Head of Kids and Family Programming
Warner Bros
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Adam Steinman
VP, Creative, Format, Development & Sales
Warner Bros. International Television Production
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Tiffany Hsiung
Director
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Edgar Groom
Senior Account Manager
National Bank of Canada
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Randy Lennox
Chair of the Board, BANFF Television Festival Foundation
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Manori Ravindran
International Editor
Variety
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Sarah Muller
Lead Commissioning Editor, Children’s Content 7-12
BBC Children's
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Emily Andras
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David Beckett Padbury
Development Executive
Guru Studio
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Franklin Leonard
Founder and CEO
Black List
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Zach Feldberg
Head of YA Digital Originals
CBC
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Chris Wagner
Founder & CEO
White Label Productions
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Cheryl Foggo
Playwright, Author, Filmmaker
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Dan Selig
SVP, Americas
Endeavor
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Sally Catto
General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Joana Klaus
Kids Content Specialist
Globo
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Sandra Stern
President, Lionsgate Television Group
Lionsgate Entertainment
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Nataline Rodrigues
Director of Original Programming
Rogers Sports & Media
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Kim Larsen
Head of Television and Production
KNR Radio/TV, Greenland Broadcasting Corporation
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Lynette Howell Taylor
Founder
51 Entertainment
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Kiel Adrian Scott
Director
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Jack Rowan
Actor, "Moomintroll," Moominvalley
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Grace Wu
Executive Vice President, Entertainment Casting
NBCUniversal Television and Streaming
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Sabina McNally
Senior Acquisitions Manager
WarnerMedia
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Alec Strum
VP, Original Series
Epix
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Rafael Casal
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Tanya Denning-Orman
Director, Indigenous Content
SBS
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Sterlin Harjo
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Mark Anthony Green
Special Projects Editor, GQ
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Susin Nielsen
Creator and Showrunner/Executive Producer
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Deniese Davis
President, Reform Media Group, Co-Founder, ColorCreative
Reform Media Group
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Linda Simensky
Head of PBS KIDS Content
PBS KIDS
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Michael Steinberg
Senior Account Manager
National Bank of Canada
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Sarah Adams
Director of Current Production, Drama
CBC
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Tamra Simmons
CEO and Executive Producer
The TSB Agency & Live Always Productions
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Gave Lindo
Director of Content Programming, Canada
TikTok
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Jennifer Harkness
SVP, Unscripted Content
Blue Ant Media
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Kirsten Hurd
Acquisitions, TVO Kids
TVO
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Havva Eisenbaum
VP, Development, Unscripted
OWN Oprah Winfrey Network
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Natalie Osborne
Chief Strategy Officer
9 Story Media Group
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Matt McGowan
Director and General Manager
Snap
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Alix Wiseman
SVP Business Development & Acquisitions
9 Story Media Group
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David Hardy
VP, Sustainability & Stakeholder Affairs
William F. White International Inc.
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Marion Winter
Senior Manager, Acquisitions & Co-Productions
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D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
Actor
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Barbara Williams
Executive Vice-President
CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Kelley Carter
Senior Entertainment Reporter, ESPN's The Undefeated
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Michela Di Mondo
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Rishi Rajani
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Keith Dawkins
Founder & CEO
Rock Hill Media Ventures
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Leo Geng
Senior Vice President
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Alan Esslemont
Director General, TG4, Chair, The Celtic Media Festival
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Luke Azevedo
Vice President, Creative Industries and Film Commissioner
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Neta Mor Guri
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Samantha Linton
VP, Head of Original Content Canada
Blue Ant Media
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Marta Kauffman
Creator, Friends and Grace & Frankie; Owner/Executive Producer, Okay Goodnight
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Rebecca Gibson
Partner & Head of Development
Eagle Vision
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Seth Meyers
Host, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Sierra Teller Ornelas
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Channing Dungey
Chairman
Warner Bros Television Group
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Lucie Quenneville
Director General , Programming Strategies and Acquisitions
Bell Media
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Nina Hahn
SVP Production & Development | Head of Vis Kids
Nickelodeon UK
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Kari Skogland
CEO
Mad Rabbit
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Blair Miller
Managing Partner, TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
TELUS STORYHIVE
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Sophie Ferron
Founder, President & Executive Producer
Media Ranch Inc
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Danielle Woodrow
Director, Original Series
Netflix
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Elise Cousineau
VP, Development
Sienna Films Inc.
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Gosia Kamela
Production Executive Original Programing, Drama & Features
Bell Media
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Patricia Hidalgo
Director of Children’s and Education
BBC
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Gena Konstantinakos
Vice President, Originals
Topic
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Martin Soudan
Director of Development, Fiction
SND Groupe M6
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Marc Hartlen
Production Coordinator, Development
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Irene Pothecary Huse
Acquisitions Executive
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Rachel Goldstein-Couto
Head of Development
Bell Media
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Margaret Mary Murray
Head of Gaelic Digital Service
BBC Scotland
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Sherren Lee
Director
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Ludo Dufour
SVP, International Co-Productions and Sales
Blue Ant Media
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Warren Sonoda
Filmmaker
Shoot Good Films Inc.
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Jason Ryle
Producer
Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office
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Christine Maestracci
Vice President Acquisitions & International Distribution
Quebecor Content
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Kerry Swanson
Managing Director
Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office
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Jennifer Podemski
Actor & Producer
Redcloud Studios
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Johnny Chiou
Manager of Drama Current Series
Netflix
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Lisa Cinelli
Executive in Charge of Production, Children’s and Youth Programming
CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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James Flannery
Manager of Drama Current Series
Netflix
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Kirsty Stark
Producer
Epic Films
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Amos Adetuyi
CEO & Executive Producer
Circle Blue Entertainment
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Sarah Quan
Executive in Charge of Development, Comedy
CBC
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Shabnam Rezaei
Co-Founder
Big Bad Boo
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Andrew D’Cruz
Executive Producer, Unscripted
CBC
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TED SARANDOS TO KEYNOTE AT BANFF 2021

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CRTC Chairperson and CEO Ian Scott to give a keynote at BANFF 2021

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The Banff World Media Festival respectfully acknowledges that the territory in which the festival takes place, and the heart of what we do, is located on the traditional lands of the Treaty 7 Territory, comprised of the Stoney Nakoda Nations of Wesley, Chiniki, and Bearspaw; three Nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy: the Pikani, Kainai, and Siksika; and the Tsuu T’ina of the Dene people. Treaty 7 territory is also shared with the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. This area was also used by the Ktunaxa and the Maskwacis people. BANFF’s office is on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Wendat and the Haudenosaunee. Toronto (also known as Tkaronto) is home to First Nations, Métis and the Inuit peoples from across Turtle Island. BANFF strives for a respectful partnership with all these peoples – past, present and future – on the path to healing and reconciliation.

As a world-renowned event highlighting industry innovation, BANFF has truly embraced the many challenges of this uncertain time.

Randy Lennox, Chair of the Banff Television Festival Foundation Board of Directors

Telefilm Canada is proud to continue our support of the Banff World Media Festival, especially now as we all navigate these new, extraordinary circumstances that we find ourselves experiencing.

Christa Dickenson, Executive Director, Telefilm Canada

The Canada Media Fund has since its creation, 10 years ago, been a proud supporter of the Banff World Media Festival. With our partners, clients and colleagues, all of you in the industry, we’ve created new worlds, discovered new dimensions and challenged norms.

Valerie Creighton, President & CEO, CMF

BANFF provides an incredible opportunity to connect as a community, celebrate successes, and focus on the future. We’re proud to be part of the conversation.

Doug Murphy, President & CEO, Corus Entertainment

Congratulations to the Festival organizers, who have really stepped up to the plate in these extraordinary times to deliver once again an exceptional conference.

The Honourable Leela Aheer, Alberta’s Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism, and Status of Women

During this time of challenge and change for the entire cultural and media sector, connecting through the Festival is more important than ever… we champion Canadian creators in sharing their voices and perspectives in innovative new ways.

Catherine Tait, President & CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada

New voices from diverse communities are critical to the future of Canadian storytelling. Netflix is proud to support the development of these up and coming artists with BANFF and our incredible partners on the Diversity of Voices Initiative.

Lisa Hamilton Daly, Director of Original Series, Netflix

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