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The Banff World Media Festival attracts some of the biggest names in the business. Aimed at fostering partnerships between leading international content producers, broadcasters and distributors, this year’s Banff World Media Festival places an emphasis on international business with key decision makers from around the world.

The Banff World Media Festival is your chance to build partnerships with international development executives, co-producers, funders, TV and interactive producers, advertising agencies and brands.

BANFF is your path to decision makers from nearly every key company in the industry. 

The list of those attending BANFF keeps growing, so be sure to stay tuned as we continue to announce exciting updates and highlights. Here’s a sneak peek at some of those already confirmed to attend BANFF 2012:

  • Glenn Adilman, Executive Vice President, U.S. Comedy Development, Sony Pictures Television
  • Steve Bickley, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Bell Media
  • Kevin Beggs, President, Television Programming & Production, Lionsgate
  • Casey Bloys, Senior Vice President, HBO Entertainment
  • Julie Bristow, Executive Director, Studio and Unscripted Programming, CBC Television
  • Judith Brosseau, Senior Vice President, Programming, Communications and Interactive Media, Canal D, Historia, Series +, Des Chaines, Astral Media
  • John Brunton, President & CEO, Insight Productions
  • Paul Chard, Global Head of Content, MediaCom
  • Len Cochrane, President, TELETOON Canada Inc.
  • Valerie Creighton, President & CEO, Canada Media Fund
  • Matt Dipaola, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Mediacom Canada
  • Cynthia Fenneman, President/CEO, American Public Television & World TV Channel
  • Mike Fleiss, Executive Producer, The Bachelor
  • Jonathan Ford, Executive Vice President, Digital Acquisitions and Distribution, Content Media Corporation
  • Harold Gronenthal, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Program Acquisitions & International Development, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
  • Jocelyn Hamilton, Vice President, Original Programming, Kids, Comedy, Drama, Corus Entertainment
  • Steve Hannah, President & CEO, The Onion
  • Kate Harwood, Controller, Series and Serials, BBC
  • Thomas Hennet, Vice President, International Co-Production & Documentaries, ProSiebenSat. 1 TV Deutschland
  • Michael Hennessy, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, TELUS
  • Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group
  • Michael Katz, Vice President, Programming & Production, International Division, AETN
  • Larry King, Host, Larry King Live
  • David Levine, General Manager, Disney XD
  • Jim Louderback, CEO, Revision3
  • Matt Loze, Senior Vice President, Programming, Fox Televisions Studios
  • Michael McDonald, Senior Vice President, Drama Development, ABC Studios
  • John Morayniss, Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment One Television
  • Tony Novia, Executive Vice President/New Media & Business Development, Ryan Seacrest Productions
  • Tom Perlmutter, Government Film Commissioner & Chairperson, National Film Board of Canada
  • Rebecca Segal, Senior Vice President, Sky Networks & Entertainment
  • Joel Stillerman, Executive Vice President, Production & Digital Content, AMC
  • Kirstine Stewart, Executive Vice President, English Services, CBC Television 
  • Barbara Williams, Senior Vice President, Content, Shaw Media
  • Terence Winter, Creator, Showrunnner & Executive Producer, Boardwalk Empire

 

 

 

Larry King, the legendary television and radio host will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at BANFF 2012!

The BANFF Lifetime Achievement Award annually recognizes an individual who has significantly enriched the world of entertainment with their lifetime contribution to the industry. Past honourees of the Award include Sir David Attenborough, Sir Jeremy Isaacs, Edward Asner, Sheila Nevins and William Shatner.

Arguably one of the most-recognized faces on television, King has been active in the industry since 1957, and hosted “Larry King Live” on CNN, for which he became most well-known, for 25 years.

A superstar journalist, King has conducted nearly 50,000 interviews with leading figures throughout his career and has won numerous awards for his work.  His velvet-smooth voice along with his signature suspenders, slicked hair and casual elbows-on-the-table posture has become an iconic image in the world of interview-journalism that won’t soon be forgotten.

“I am most appreciative of this tremendous award from the prestigious Banff World Media Festival,” King said. “It’s a wonderful moment to reflect on my career in broadcast and to share it with others making an impact on the industry today.”

Join us at BANFF 2012, and sit in on a one-hour interview with King, an unprecedented opportunity to hear directly from a living legend about his celebrated career.

 

 

We've got so much great programming at BANFF this year, we're starting Sunday! Make sure you arrive in time for the first-ever Branded Content Exchange! 

The Branded Content Exchange will kick off the festival and introduce key advertisers, brands, content creators, producers and broadcasters. Join us on June 10, 10 a.m. as we bring in key industry leaders to explore both established and newly percolating branded content models. Hear fromexecutives who have created successful partnerships and meet the key players currently developing engaging branded content for consumers, brands and networks.

 

Headlining the Branded Content Exchange on June 10 is Paul Chard, Global Head of Content at MediaCom.  Based in New York City, Chard is MediaCom's first-ever global head of content  and is responsible for brokering the popular "Got Talent" format into China, to see it become the biggest foreign reality show ever screened in the country.  

 

 

Join us on Sunday June 10 to discover:

Discussions 

  • Case Studies: The anatomy of a branded entertainment engagement From Ideation through Deal-making and on to Exhibition.
  • Tapping into Brand Dollars: How to Approach Agency/Client Partners
  • Case Study for a New Model in Brand Integration and Programming
  • TV – How do you integrate brands into successful TV formats?
  • Creating ROI: What to Measure, How to Measure to keep the
  • International Case Studies: The Best in Branded Across the Globe

Face-to-Face Meetings

  • Pre-book meetings with agencies and brands looking to form new partnerships and cozy up with media, with our exclusive meeting-making tool BANFF .Connect (launching soon)

 

Not only is the BANFF World Media Festival chock-full of networking and meeting opportunities to access industry heavyweights, as well as insightful and informative workshops and sessions, but there are a number of exciting competitions to give you and your work the opportunity to shine, too!

BANFF competitions include:

Often referred to as the Olympics of television and, affectionately referred to as “the Rockies,” this competition features 26 unique categories for entryand attracts submissions from across the globe.  Our seasoned panel of judges has been hand-picked from around the globe and they're all excited to discover this year’s best programs and the next rising stars.  Submit your great program by today and save with the Early Bird Rate. The final deadline for entry is Feb. 24, so don’t wait too long!

You've poured your heart, soul and a small fortune into producing your pilot - let us help you move on to the next step. Pilots is a platform for emerging and established producers to get exposure for their projects, grab the attention of key decision makers and, ultimately, get the green light. Entries to the Pilots Competition are to be submitted before March 23, 2012 under one of four categories based on genre.

Deal Makers Live is an innovative pitch competition reflecting the realities of creating, selling and producing shows in the 21st century. With unique format elements such as audience voting, real-time data reflecting the judges' inner thoughts and world-class life-lines on stage ready to help, this is one of the most entertaining and talked about events at BANFF. The competition is open to industry veterans, emerging producers, writers, digital thinkers, anyone who thinks they can deliver a great elevator pitch and then, if selected by the audience, sell their concept in a meeting of the minds to six major international content gatekeepers. The final deadline to enter Deal Makers Live is March 30.

Registration to attend Banff 2012 is now open. Register today and save over $450 with the Kick-Off Rate!  

 

 

New for 2012, BANFF is proud to announce the launch of the BANFF Co-Production Business Market!

Aimed at fostering partnerships between leading international content producers, broadcasters and distributors, this year’s Banff World Media Festivalplaces an emphasis on international business with key decision makers from around the world.

The BANFF Co-Production Market will provide a business hub for entertainment and digital media executives producing or commissioning co-productions and co-ventures.  This year’s BANFF Co-Production Business Market will include:

  • Dedicated face-to-face meeting slots designed to allow BANFF delegates to meet with international development executives, broadcasters and funders interested in potential co-production and co-venture business opportunities.
     
  • Insightful and impactful sessions devoted to examining the newest and most promising co-production deals in the biz!  Find out what leading executives are looking for and how their organizations view co-production opportunities.
     
  • A detailed look at co-productions and co-ventures in the following areas:
  • Scripted TV
  • Kids & Animation
  • Non-Fiction & Reality; and
  • Digital Content
  • Get the insider’s perspective by joining territory-specific network chieftans from the US, UK, Canada, Europe and more to focus on practical issues such as funding and financing, deal structures and budgets, and finding the right co-production and broadcast partners.
     
  • Network with international decision makers and producers you need to meet at dedicated BANFF Co-Production Business Market events throughout the Festival.

2012 BANFF Co-Production Business Market Advisory Board members:

  • Fred Fuchs - Independent Executive Producer 
  • Jonas Agin - Executive Director of Global Original Programming, Disney Channel
  • Valerie Creighton - President and CEO, Canada Media Fund
  • Kevin Cooper - Agent, CAA 
  • Norm Bolen - President and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association
  • Christine Shipton - Vice President, SHAW Media
  • Ira Levy - Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Breakthrough Films & Television, Breakthrough Entertainment and Breakthrough New Media 

 

 

 

Calling all Producers, Directors, and Story Editors in factual and reality television!

Alongside Shaw Media, the Banff World Media Festival is delighted to be launching the first ever Factual & Reality Showrunner Training Program! This program will provide up to 5 experienced Canadian reality and factual Producers, Directors, and Story Editors, the opportunity to participate in an instructive four-day training program at the this year's festival. 

Successful applicants will:   

  • Be invited to attend the Banff World Media Festival on a full-access pass, including flights and accommodation for all 4 days of the festival 
  • Gain face-to-face time with top Development Executives and find out how to make that all-important network deal
  • Attend master-classes with seasoned showrunners behind some of the biggest hits in television
  • Attend sessions on casting, finding production partners, the role of agents, budget and financing                                       

Already confirmed to present a master class for 2012 -- Thom Beers, CEO and executive producer of Original Productions, best known for his smash hit reality series: Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, IRT: Deadlies Roads and the Black Gold series!

For more information or to enter, click here

 

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