Opening Keynote: Convergence. . . The New Black?
Join us for the 2010 opening keynote address, as our industry behemoths present their take on the next 5 years of media.
Keynote: Culture, not Commercials
To combat fragmentation and declining viewership, successful shows must develop strong brand loyalty that resonates across platforms. But how do you build a brand? A world renowned advertising executive discusses the essential ingredients ? and magic dust ? required to build a successful brand that spans cultural borders.
Interview: Ricky Gervais, Writer, Producer, Actor and Director
Ricky Gervais was Executive Producer of The Office ? the most successful British comedy of all time, shown in over 90 countries and boasting seven remakes. The NBC version of the same show is the most successful US remake of a British show in over 30 years. In 2005, Ricky turned his hand to podcasting and The Guinness Book Of Records tells us that his show is the most downloaded internet show ever. How does one man have so much talent? Find out in this intimate interview.
??? Ricky Gervais
?? Writer, Producer, Actor and Director
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Interview: William Shatner
Emmy award winner William Shatner, veteran of Star Trek and Boston Legal chats about his professional life and times, including his most recent bold move into ? wait for it ? Twitter! How has Captain Kirk landed in a CBS comedy project based on the irreverent Shit My Dad Says
??? William Shatner
??? Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter,
??? Recording Artist, Author, and Horseman
James Manos, creator of Showtime's Darkly Delicious DEXTER
Bringing his unique perspective on screenwriting for TV and film, Manos will reflect on the business and development lessons learned through working on some of the decade's most influential television properties.
??? James Manos
?? Creator, Dexter
Jamie Brittain & Bryan Elsley, creator's of UK Smash SKINS
Father and son team, Brittain and Elsley, share their experience of the writing and creative process behind the sensational British TV series Skins. They offer additional insight on creating formats that resonate and translate to new audiences, as they transform the show into its ?Americanized? version for the US network MTV.
??? Jamie Brittain
?? Writer, SKINS
??? Bryan Elsley
?? Writer, SKINS
The Anatomy of the Deal: Co-Pro?s
This session will dig deep into how deals are created and what it takes to break through. Join us as we dissect some of the most ground-breaking deals to emanate out of Canada in the last 12 months.? Executives who built notable co-production deals shed light on key TV programming issues: funding and financing, budgets, and finding the right coproduction and broadcast partners.
Fred Fuchs, Executive Director, Arts & Entertainment Programming Television, CBC
Angie Stephenson, SVP Programming and Production, BBC America
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Around the World Funding
Learn what film commissioners and private funders from around the world have on tap in 2010 and how funding regimes are adapting to the evolving media landscape.
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Broadcaster Briefings
Executives from the top channels around the globe explore what sort of projects stand the best chance to get a green light.
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Gateway to the East
Where are the access points to India, China, and Singapore?? What are the hottest and busiest production centres?? Learn how to find notable production companies, which networks have the highest profile and how to contact distributors as we orient you to Asia.
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What the F*$% is a Second Platform?
What needs to change when the size of the screen changes? What needs to change when the level of interaction changes? Content producers who have successfully navigated dual-platform TV projects to generate additional results and revenue talk about carrying a narrative and story arc across platforms.
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The Future of Television ? 3D
From black and white to colour, from rabbit ears to digital boxes, improvements for our TVs continue to amaze and delight.? The TV image is sharper and bigger, the audio clearer, truer, the TV tube skinnier and lighter.? Some features are here to stay while others fade into obscurity. So ? is 3D the next wave of technology to sweep us into the future or just a passing fad?
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Keynote: Social Purpose TV with Roy Ackerman
Roy Ackerman is currently the Managing Director of Jamie Oliver?s company, Fresh One Productions, and was identified as one of the top UK producers this year by Broadcast Magazine.? For many years he headed the creative output of Diverse Productions in the UK where he pioneered many formats aimed at personal and social change including How Ballet Changed my Life, Operatunity, and Ex Files. He is Executive Producer of the forthcoming? Jamie?s Food Revolution? on ABC in the US. Roy is an advocate of socially useful television. In this session he will be illustrating his presentation with clips from the best examples of ?campaigning television?.
?? Roy Ackerman
?? Managing Director
?? Fresh One Productions
How Cineflix became an International Success, Master Class
Cineflix?s development into a successful International Company from a Canadian base is a case study in intelligent growth. Under the leadership of Glen Salzman they have been brilliant in the development and production of formats, the recruitment of top talent in UK and USA, and in setting up of a distribution company to maximize their rights. This session with Glen and his top executives will present the lessons they have learned along the way.
The International Feature Documentary
Feature documentaries continue to be a favourite form of documentary makers around the world. Spurred on by their continuing popularity in Cinemas and Film festivals and the continuing support of a number of key broadcasters, the output continues to include critical acclaim for established auteurs and newcomers as well as regular surprises. This session examines the current state of the genre - its aesthetics, economics, successes and challenges. The session will feature 2 of the world?s current practitioners in conversation.
Feature Docs: Everything You Want To Know About Raising Money
Our panel of experts is ready and waiting to help you answer your most pressing questions on raising and financing feature docs.
Factual in a Digital Dawn
Develop cutting edge multi-platform ideas, then frame and pitch them to get commissions. This panel will examine innovative multi-platform programs from conception to release. Find out about new opportunities and trends, how to successfully extend programs across multiple platforms (broadcast, online, gaming and mobile), developments in technologies (social media, mobile applications) and current commissioning needs.
Formats that Travel: Going Global
One of the main attractions of format is they can be sold around the World. So the many different versions of Big Brother, Survivors, Dancing With Stars, Who Do You Think You Are, and American Idol, attest to their success. This session will examine the ingredients of a successful format, what is required to successfully produce them and the art of making the production a successful franchise.
Featured Interview: Non-Fiction
Keynote: View From the Top
Join a pioneer in kids programming to hear an overview of this genre?s current landscape.
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Broadcaster Briefing
Executives from the top Kids channels explore what sort of projects stand the best chance to get a green light.
The Anatomy of a Kids Deal: Co-Pro?s
Join us as we dissect what it takes to create a successful deal. Executives who put together notable co-production deals or who created a hit through innovation, share their business savvy. This session will focus on key TV programming issues: funding and financing, budgets, and finding the right co-production and broadcast partners.
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Kids Content Online: The Big Hits
Examine with us the projects that successfully move kids programming across new platforms ? web, mobile, games, etc, using innovations in new media (social networking, gaming, etc) to appeal to kids and capture their attention in a multi-platform universe.
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Perfect That Pitch
Hear from your viewers, the kids, and the broadcasters about what makes a successful pitch.? Discover what both sides of the spectrum are looking for in a TV show, and see if you have what it takes to please both the kids and the broadcasters.
Brands & Kids: A Match Made in Heaven?
How do you integrate branded entertainment, a brand channel or product placement into kids programming without crossing the line into cynical and unattractive commercialism? Join us as CMO?s, broadcasters, producers and agencies participate in an interactive discussion on the essential ingredients required to build a successful branded kids property.
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Get Rich off Pirates, Compete with Them!
Pirate DJ, magazine editor and economist Matt Mason presents an electrifying opening keynote; you can profit from pirates. Discussing theories from his best seller The Pirate?s Dilemma, Mason will tell you how pirates can actually benefit advertisers, producers, broadcasters and the whole damn economy. You want to get rich off the pirates who leech off you? Just copy their best ideas.
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??? Writer, Consultant, Entrepreneur
?? The Pirate's Dilemma
WWE: Building An Entertainment Franchise
World Wrestling Entertainment is an entertainment franchise that ranges from live events to videogames, merchandising, websites, television shows, pay-per-view, print publications and beyond. It's a living, breathing example of the potential of an entertainment brand that takes its content to multiple consumer touch points, maximizing entertainment and profits. With more than 20 years experience shaping the brand, EVP International, Andrew Whitaker, will share the insights and lessons learned while he mapped the strategic direction for WWE across the globe.
?? Andrew Whitaker
??? Executive Vice President, International
??? World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE)
Lessons from the Gaming Industry
Canada is one of the world's top producers and consumers of video games.? Between Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Microsoft and a host of independent video game development shops, business is booming.?Learn about this burgeoning industry and how and why Canada?s global performance rocks!
Lessons from Abroad
Meet global contenders from abroad, spearheading the charge of new media and next-gen tech. Our International reps will demonstrate how to meet the demands of audiences in this fragmented digital age and will show you how to future-proof your broadcast business, deliver technologies to serve the public and keep your output online and on air.
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Distribution in a Fragmented World
Join Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3 as he walks you through the maze of online content distributors including: Hulu, Veoz, Veoh, Boxee and Roku. You?ll hear the factors to consider when contemplating your path forward in a world of fragmented platforms (Online, Wap, different apps for OS types, mobile devices, iPads, etc).
?? Jim Louderback
?? CEO
?? Revision3
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Winning the Hearts, Minds and Wallets of Ad Agencies
Get a glimpse behind closed doors as Canada?s leading advertising agencies scrutinize Canada?s hottest emerging entertainment properties. Find out what it takes to impress agencies and their brand partners.? What are the different partnership models that have emerged?
Why Great Stories Transcend Any Platform
How do you build story-driven content at a reasonable price and then take advantage of the transformation we?re seeing in media? Join our content development workshop to find out how to engage in the sort of rich narrative that will transport your audience to other lives, other worlds.
Monetizing Digital Properties
Looking to monetize online content? Look no further than the slew of next generation ad technologies that will help you do just that. From banner ads, to video overlays, to contextual search, find out what monetization tools are right for your properties.
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Digital Dealmakers
Investors talk about the outlook for funding, venture capital and M&A in the digital home space.
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Going Hollywood: Branded Entertainment
Are we finally about to see the industry turn upside down as branded entertainment deals hit Hollywood? Why is it that forward thinking brands are getting into bed with broadcasters and agencies to fund the production of pilots, as well as hire writers and well known actors to build shows for online broadcast? Join us for a dialogue which will illuminate the entertainment deals of the near future, and showcase some of the most innovative branded entertainment deals (social networking, gaming, tweeting, apps and character interaction).
?? Cameron Death
?? VP Digital Content
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??? Matt Di Paola
??? Senior Vice President, Managing Director
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?? Jesse Albert
?? Digital Strategist
Mobile: Location, Location, Location
With applications like Buzzd, Four Square and Yelp, the hyper-local?s profile is growing.? Find out how location-based services blend commerce, connection and interactivity ? on a personal and portable device.
Mobile: Augmented Reality
Many pundits predict that augmented reality will be the next killer application for mobile.? But how you benefit from it financially?? How can you use it to enhance an existing entertainment property or, better still, conceive and create an entirely new property using this emerging technology?
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Social Media - The Rise of the Community Manager
The movement of the online population to the social media space has meant an increase of focus and resources on this area. How do you manage multiple brands? How do you manage multiple social media platforms?
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Media Buying Online
Content producers and broadcasters constantly feel the push to go online, but the question of how to reap revenue continues to dog the shift. The top media buyers who actively purchase ad space across multiple platforms share what they look for and how they make money on digital advertisements.
Digital Briefing
Get the low down from leading international broadcasters and producers at the forefront of innovation and digital media.
Comscore Briefing
An online presence is vital to reach Canadians; it is important to understand the virtual landscape to determine the most effective way to reach and engage with your audience. In this presentation, Bryan Segal will delve into the state of the digital media universe in Canada.
Porn and Profit: What Can the Industry Learn from Adult Content?
The Future of Media in Canada
2010 is a watershed year for both the entertainment and telecommunications industries. The Shaw/Canwest deal means more market consolidation and cable companies moving further into content.? Wind Mobile represents the new telecommunication players on the scene.? TELUS has a new 3G service and Rogers launched an online video authentication service.? Do these milestones represent a new era for the digital media industry in Canada??
Screenings: Rockie Award Nominees
Join us for intimate screenings of the world?s best television programs, featuring nominees of the 2010 Banff World Television Awards
Banff Rockie Awards Special Recognition Ceremony ? Entertainment & Drama
"Rockies" will be presented in this special ceremony to category winners in the Entertainment*, Drama, and Children?s categories of the 2010 Banff Program Competition in this first awards ceremony of the Festival.
The Banff World Television Awards will celebrate the culmination of an extraordinary year for the renowned Banff Program Competition. Nominees will be selected in over 50 judging Centers all around the World.? Join us for this premier opportunity to network with, and see the works of, the top television-makers in the world.
*Please note: Awards for the categories Lifestyle & Information Programs and Reality Format Programs will be awarded at the Non-Fiction ceremony on Monday, June 14.
Banff Rockie Awards Special Recognition Ceremony ? Non-Fiction
"Rockies" will be presented in this special ceremony to category winners in all Documentary, Lifestyle & Information, and Reality Format categories of the 2010 Banff Program Competition.
The Banff World Television Awards will celebrate the culmination of an extraordinary year for the renowned Banff Program Competition. Nominees will be selected in over 50 judging Centers all around the World.? Join us for this premier opportunity to network with, and see the works of, the top television-makers in the world.
Alberta Film Awards Lunch
Please join us as we honour ground-breaking, innovative and much-deserving award winners at the annual Alberta Film Awards Lunch. Awards to be presented include:
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Seats are available on a first come first serve basis and you must sign up online to reserve your place.? Sign-ups will launch in May.
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