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Commissioning Editors

Festival organizers expect more than 150 International Commissioning Editors to be among the 1,500+ industry executives attending BWTVF this year. These are broadcast industry leaders, influential power-brokers who descend on Banff, Canada to discover the freshest, hottest new ideas in television.

Confirmed list of Commissioning Editors to date:

Katie Ackerman
Director of Program Planning & Acquisitions
Program Planning
Style Network

Karl-Heinz Angsten
Programme Development
Controlling/Planning/Development
Westdeutscher Rundfunk/German Television

Barbara Bailie
Director, Interactive
Astral Media Inc./Les Chaînes Télé Astral Inc.

Pary Bell
Director, Online Media
Digital Media
Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.

Veronique Bernard
Director of Development
ABC News Productions

Vibika Bianchi
Director of Original Productions
W Network
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Christopher Black
Sr. Manager
Original Productions
Starz Entertainment

Diane Boehme
Senior Director
Independent Production
CHUM Television

Norm Bolen
Executive Vice President, Content
Content
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Jill Bonenfant
Director of Programming
Access Media Group/CHUM Television

Judith Brosseau
Sr. VP, Programming & Communications
Canal D, Historia, Séries+
Astral Media Inc./Les Chaînes Télé Astral Inc.

Anna-Lena Bystrom
Acquisitions Executive
Knowledge Channel
Sveriges Television (SVT)

Michael Carrington
Executive Creative Director
Cbeebies
BBC

Catherine Catton
Channel Head
UKTV Style & UKTV Gardens
UKTV

Len Cochrane
President
TELETOON Canada Inc.

Nathalie D'Souza
Head of Acquisitions & Coproductions
Programming: Québec Canada
TV5 Québec Canada

Susanne Daniels
President
Entertainment
Lifetime Entertainment Services

Sylvie De Bellefeuille
Director - Original Productions
Programming Canal D
Astral Media Inc./Les Chaînes Télé Astral Inc.

Lisa de Wilde
CEO
TVOntario

Jocelyn Diaz
Executive Director
Drama Development
ABC

Claire Dion
Associate Director
Cogeco Program Development Fund/ Bell Fund/ Independent Production Fund

Okalik Eegeesiak
Chairperson
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation

Tara Ellis
Vice President, Content, Showcase
Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.

Sophie Émond
Vice President
Regulatory & Governmental Affairs
Astral Media Inc./Les Chaînes Télé Astral Inc.

Maria Farano
Production Executive
SLICE & National Geographic Channel
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Alex Finlay
Acquisitions Executive
UKTV

Laura Fleury
Senior Director
Nonfiction & Alternative Programming
A&E Television Networks

Glen Freyer
VP, Non-Fiction Development
Program Development
Court TV

Rachel Fulford
Director, Original Production, Showcase
Dramatic Programming
Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.

Steve Gamester
Production Executive, History Television
Broadcasting
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Cathryn Garland
Director
Program Development
Travel Channel

Anna Gecan
Vice President, Content
HGTV
Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.

Adam Gee
Commissioning Editor
New Media
Channel 4 London

Danielle Gelber
Senior VP
Original Programming
Showtime Networks

Lauren Gellert
VP Alternative Programming
Development
Court TV

Rebecca Gibbons
Program Manager
Programming
SCN - Saskatchewan Communications Network

Shelley Gillen
Head of Department
Creative Affairs and Business
Movie Central, Corus Entertainment

Lisa Godfrey
Director of Original Productions
Content
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Olaf Grunert
Head of Topical Evenings
Topical Evening
ARTE

Richard Gustin
Executive Director
Programming
SCN - Saskatchewan Communications Network

Nicole Hamilton
Production Executive
Original Programming, Factual
CanWest MediaWorks Inc.

Jeffrey Hasler
VP Development
Discovery Channel

Brent Haynes
Director of Programming
The Comedy Network

Noel Hedges
Head of Drama
Acquisitions & Co-productions
Granada International

Brad Holcman
Manager
Creative Affairs
FOX 21

Lisa Honig
Vice President
Internation Distribution
FremantleMedia

Monika Ille
Manager of Programming, Eastern Region
Programming
APTN - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Paul Jackson
Director Entertainment & Comedy, ITV
Entertainment and Comedy
ITV plc

Joan Jenkinson
Director of Programming/Exec. Producer
Lifestyle and Dramatic Programming
VisionTV, an S-Vox Company

Andrew Johnson
Commissioning Editor, 'The Lens'
Documentaries
CBC/Radio-Canada

Michael E. Katz
Vice President, Programming & Production
AETN International
The History Channel USA

Yvonne Kgame
General Manager
Content Hub
SABC

Roma Khanna
Senior Vice President, Content & Co-Head
CHUM Television

Malakie Kilabuk
Director of Network Programming
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation

Gudrun Kjellberg
Acquisitions Executive
Drama & Entertainment
Sveriges Television (SVT)

Timothy Kuryak
VP Fox World
Fox World Productions
Fox

Lucie Lalumiere
VP & GM, Television Interactive
TV Interactive
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Jean LaRose
Chief Executive Officer
Office of the CEO Corporate
APTN - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Kirstine Layfield
Executive Director
TV Network Programming
CBC/Radio-Canada

Tanya Linton
Director, Original Production, HGTV and Food Network
Programming
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Jose Lopes Araujo
Head of International Broadcasting
International Channels
RTP

Catherine Lottier
Program Prosepective Manager
Canal+

Sean Love
Business Development Manager, Media and Entertainment Group
Microsoft

David Lyle
Chief Operating Officer/General Manager
Fox Reality Channel

Brett Marottoli
Director, Program Acquisitions
Programming
Starz Entertainment

Daniela Matei
Vice President Production
SBS Broadcasting Europe BV

Lillah McCarthy
VP
Series Programming
TNT/TBS

Joanne McDonald
Manager
Programming
SCN - Saskatchewan Communications Network

Joel McGee
Director
Program Development
Animal Planet

Leslie Merklinger
Director of Original Programming, Food Network
Programming
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Emily Morgan
Vice President, Content, Food Network & Fine Living
Programming
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Jane Mote
Director of Lifestyle
UKTV

Andrew O'Connell
Commissioning Editor, Factual
Sky One
BSKYB

Megan O'Neill
VP/Acquisitions and Production
Acquisitions and Production
AtomFilms

Charlotte Odele
Commissioning Editor
Documentaries
CBC/Radio-Canada

Linda Payeur
Production Executive
Programming
SCN - Saskatchewan Communications Network

Ralf-Peter Piechowiak
Executive Producer
Contemporary History
ZDF Enterprises - German Television

Jamie Piekarz
Producer, Treehouse, Production Executive
Treehouse TV
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Joey Plager
VP, Orginal Movies
Lifetime Television

Jon Plowman
Head of Comedy
Comedy
BBC Television

Patrice Ramsay
Program Development Officer
Programming
Knowledge Network

William Spencer Reilly
Vice President
Production & Programming
Faith & Values Media (Hallmark Channel)

Ken Reiner
Group Regional Programmer
Programming
Tribune Broadcasting

Mark Reynolds
Head of Factual
Acquisitions & Co-productions
Granada International

Wayne Robert
General Manager
General Manager's Office
Knowledge Network

Michael Ruggiero
VP, Original Programming
Programming
Starz Entertainment

Marni Shulman
Vice President, Showcase Action, Showcase Diva & IFC
Broadcasting
Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc.

Elizabeth Skoler
Senior Vice President
Business and Legal Affairs and Co-Productions
MTV Networks

Peter Strutt
Manager of Programming - Western Region
Programming
APTN - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Vicky Taylor
Editor, Interactivity
BBC News
BBC Television

Jeff Wachtel
EVP, Original Programming
USA Network
NBC Universal

Anthony Wall
Series Editor
Specialist Factual Arts
BBC Television

Sandra M. Walmark
Manager, Original Production
The Family Channel Inc.

Joanna Webb
Vice President, Programming
W Network
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Andy Whitman
Factual Commissioning Executive
UKTV

David Wiebe
Director of Development
Nelvana
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Jan Erik Wieselberg
Acquisitions Executive
Children & Youth
Sveriges Television (SVT)

Christina Willoughby
Head of International Sales & Co-production
Channel 4 International

Adrian Wills
Channel Head
UKTV History and UKTV Documentary
UKTV

Nick Witkowski
President, Programming & Worldwide Distribution
Programming & Worldwide Distribution
Alchemy Television Group Ltd.

Sadia Zaman
Director
In-House Production
S-VOX

Jessica Zwaiman
Director of Programming, Discovery Kids and Animal Planet
Discovery Kids and Animal Planet
Discovery Networks Latin America