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  • Thursday, April 27, 2023
  • Saturday, June 10, 2023
  • Sunday, June 11, 2023
  • Monday, June 12, 2023
  • Tuesday, June 13, 2023
  • Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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

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
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
10:00 AM Canada: state of the nation p
Speed Meetings with Buyers s
10:30 AM Meet a Distributor m
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
1:00 PM Moving the dial forward for underrepresented communities in entertainment - successes and continued growth p
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
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
9:00 PM Paramount+ Lodge Party (9:00PM - 1:00AM) (Location: Mount View BBQ) r

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
11:00 AM The power of music: in conversation with Nora Felder p
11:30 AM 30 minutes with... Lea Marin and Greig Dymond, CBC 3
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
5:30 PM Rockies Gala cocktail reception (Van Horne Foyer) r
6:30 PM Rockies Gala (Van Horne Ballroom) r
8:00 PM Post Gala Video Dance Party 8:00pm - 11:30PM (Cascade) r

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
10:30 AM Closing Bubbles & Bites - Launching “The Knix Catalyst Docs for Change Project.” p
12:00 PM *PRIVATE* Co-Production Deep Dive: international financing and content trends (Diversity of Voices Program) p