Agenda

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Thursday, April 27

1:00 PM

Pitch Doctors: CBC Comedy, MTV Networks International, Bell Media (1:00pm - 2:30pm) Pitch Doctors: Disney+ Canada, PBS KIDS, Nickelodeon Animation Studios (1:00pm - 2:30pm) Pitch Doctors: Eagle Vision, CBC Comedy, CBC Drama (1:00pm - 2:30pm) Pitch Doctors: Mount Royal Films, A+E Networks, Hallmark Media (1:00pm - 2:30pm)

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 (8:00am - 9:30am) Van Horne Ballroom
9:30 AM	Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #1: unscripted/documentary (9:30am - 10:30am) Van Horne Ballroom
10:45 AM	Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #2: drama series (10:45am - 11:45am) Van Horne Ballroom
12:00 PM	Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #3: comedy series (12:00pm - 1:00pm) Van Horne Ballroom
1:30 PM	Welcome to BANFF info session (1:30pm - 2:15pm) Cascade
2:30 PM	30 minutes with... Justin Rutsky, Netflix (2:30pm - 3:00pm) Theatre
3:00 PM	BANFF opening session (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Cascade
3:30 PM	Defining Canadian Content: The future of the industry (3:30pm - 4:30pm) Cascade
4:45 PM	Int’l Media Leaders: big bang theories (4:45pm - 5:30pm) Cascade
5:30 PM	CBC: It's a Canada Thing - Opening Night Reception 5:30pm - 7:30pm (Cascade/Riverview)

Monday, June 12

7:15 AM	Registration 7:30 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer)
7:30 AM	CBC Breakfast: telling Canada's stories (7:30am - 9:00am) Mount Stephen Hall
9:00 AM	An address from the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage (9:00am - 9:25am) Cascade Topic Tables (9:00am - 9:30am) Alhambra
9:25 AM	Keynote speech: Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and CEO, CRTC (9:25am - 9:45am) Cascade
10:00 AM	Canada: state of the nation (10:00am - 10:45am) Cascade Speed Meetings with Buyers (10:00am - 11:00am) Presidents Hall
10:30 AM	Meet a Distributor (10:30am - 11:00am) Alhambra
11:00 AM	Master Class: Club Illico’s Mégantic (11:00am - 11:45am) Cascade Maximize the Value of Your IP on YouTube (11:00am - 11:45am) Mount Stephen Hall 30 minutes with... Samantha Linton, Blue Ant Media (11:00am - 11:30am) Theatre
12:00 PM	Writer Superpanel: strike edition (12:00pm - 12:45pm) Cascade YouTube Presents: A Masterclass in Monetization (Ivor Petrak) (12:00pm - 12:45pm) CREATOR CONNECTIONS WITH WILLIAM F. WHITE INT’L (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Virtual Production Demo : Summer Vista (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) (12:00pm - 12:30pm)
12:30 PM	Spotlight: Roku (12:30pm - 1:15pm) Mount Stephen Hall
1:00 PM	Moving the dial forward for underrepresented communities in entertainment - successes and continued growth (1:00pm - 1:45pm) Cascade
1:30 PM	Home reno-ssance: what’s hot in property (1:30pm - 2:15pm) Mount Stephen Hall Meet a Decision Maker (1:30pm - 2:00pm) Alhambra Speed Meetings with Buyers (1:30pm - 2:30pm) Presidents Hall
2:00 PM	Summit Series: Jennifer Mullin, CEO, Fremantle (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Cascade
2:30 PM	Spotlight: Blue Ant Media (2:30pm - 3:15pm) Mount Stephen Hall Virtual Production Demo: Interior Office (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) (2:30pm - 3:00pm)
3:00 PM	Trends in scripted programming (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Cascade 30 minutes with... Jessica Schmiedchen, CBC Factual Entertainment (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Theatre Meet an Agent (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Alhambra
4:00 PM	In Conversation With: Killing It’s Craig Robinson and Claudia O'Doherty (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Cascade Global partnerships: we’re all in this together (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Mount Stephen Hall 30 minutes with... Tom Hastings, Katrina Kowalski and Stefania Scarfo, Paramount+ Canada (4:00pm - 4:30pm) Theatre
4:30 PM	Alberta Film and Television Meet and Greet (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) (4:30pm - 5:00pm)
5:00 PM	Rockie Awards International Program Competition cocktails + show (Van Horne Ballroom) (5:00pm - 7:00pm)
9:00 PM	Paramount+ Lodge Party (9:00PM - 1:00AM) (Location: Mount View BBQ)

Tuesday, June 13

8:00 AM	Registration 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Curio Foyer)
9:00 AM	Master Class: Robyn Hood (9:00am - 9:45am) Cascade Topic Tables (9:00am - 9:30am) Alhambra Calgary Economic Development announcement (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) (9:00am - 9:30am)
10:00 AM	In Conversation With: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, Co-Founders, World of Wonder (10:00am - 10:45am) Cascade 30 minutes with... Brent Haynes, Amazon Studios (10:00am - 10:30am) Theatre Production Partners (10:00am - 11:00am) Presidents Hall
10:30 AM	Meet a Showrunner + Director (10:30am - 11:00am) Alhambra
11:00 AM	The power of music: in conversation with Nora Felder (11:00am - 11:45am) Cascade
11:30 AM	30 minutes with... Lea Marin and Greig Dymond, CBC (11:30am - 12:00pm) Theatre
12:00 PM	Get in the sandbox with kids-biz experts (12:00pm - 12:45pm) Cascade Partner Presentation: Telefilm - The Climate Cost of Production: Charting the Sustainability Path for the Screen Industry (12:00pm - 12:45pm) Mount Stephen Hall CREATOR CONNECTIONS WITH WILLIAM F. WHITE INT'L (12:00pm - 12:30pm) Virtual Production Demo: Winter Exterior (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) (12:00pm - 12:30pm)
1:00 PM	Summit Series: George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS and CCO, News and Sports, Paramount+ (1:00pm - 1:45pm) Cascade Spotlight: CBC (1:00pm - 1:45pm) Mount Stephen Hall
1:30 PM	Meet an Agent (1:30pm - 2:00pm) Alhambra Speed Meetings with Buyers (1:30pm - 2:30pm) Presidents Hall
2:00 PM	Master Class: Star Trek (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Cascade Spotlight: Fremantle (2:00pm - 2:45pm) Mount Stephen Hall
2:30 PM	Virtual Production Demo: 3D LED, Step Into the Screen (Alberta Film Commission Virtual Production Volume, Conference Centre) (2:30pm - 3:00pm)
3:00 PM	Comedies that travel (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Cascade Spotlight: Hallmark Media (3:00pm - 3:45pm) Mount Stephen Hall Meet a Decision Maker (3:00pm - 3:30pm) Alhambra
4:00 PM	An Inside Look at 10 years of Netflix Originals (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Cascade Spotlight: Bell Media (4:00pm - 4:45pm) Mount Stephen Hall
4:30 PM	Meet a Distributor (4:30pm - 5:00pm) Alhambra
5:30 PM	Rockies Gala cocktail reception (Van Horne Foyer) (5:30pm - 6:15pm)
6:30 PM	Rockies Gala (Van Horne Ballroom) (6:30pm - 8:00pm)
8:00 PM	Post Gala Video Dance Party 8:00pm - 11:30PM (Cascade)

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 (9:30am - 10:15am) Mount Stephen Hall
10:30 AM	Closing Bubbles & Bites - Launching “The Knix Catalyst Docs for Change Project.” (10:30am - 12:00pm) Mount Stephen Hall
12:00 PM	PRIVATE Co-Production Deep Dive: international financing and content trends (Diversity of Voices Program) (12:00pm - 12:45pm) Cascade

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