Monday, June 11
07:30-07:55
Rookies in the Rockies
Monday June 11th
07:30 - 07:55
Orientation
Baron Shaughnessy
Want to make the most of this action-packed, power peppered television industry event? BWTVF's annual first-times' gathering is the best place to start your week of pitching, networking and checking out panels
A welcome orientation and motivating session, Rookies in the Rockies is where Festival veterans share tips on making the most of this unique opportunity. Join joeMedia's Joe Novak for valuable strategies and helful tips. Find out how, where, who, and why of meeting international broadcasters, buidling relationships and "working" the Festival.
07:45-08:45
CRTC Breakfast
Monday June 11th
07:45 - 08:45
Breakfast
Cascade Ballroom
The annual speech on the state of the Canadian television industry by the countrys chief regulator will have extra resonance this year with a new government in place, a broadcasting review anticipated and a major transformation underway with regard to how programming content will be consumed.
As the lead-in presenter to this years Banff World Television Festival, Charles Dalfens speech is expected to generate for the discussion at BANFF over the next three days culminating in the Town Hall session on Wednesday afternoon on the Future of Canadian Television.
Sponsor Introductions:
Janet Yale, Executive Vice President - TELUS
07:45-08:45
Continental Breakfast
Monday June 11th
07:45 - 08:45
Breakfast
President's Hall Foyer
Start your day with fresh brewed coffee, tea and delectable pastries, served in the President's Hall Foyer. Join your fellow delegates and get right to business!
08:00-09:00
Take a Decision Maker to Breakfast
Monday June 11th
08:00 - 09:00
By Appointment
Castello Ristorante, Main Hotel
A prime opportunity for independent producers to meet with key programming decision makers in an intimate yet informal setting.
Seating is limited and must be reserved in advance. Seats not claimed on time will be given away. Delegates without reservations are welcome to line up onsite to take advantage of cancellations and no-shows.
Sponsor Introductions:
Claire Dion, Associate Director - Cogeco Program Development Fund/ Bell Fund/ Independent Production Fund
09:00-10:00
CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Keynote Address - Dawn Airey, Managing Director of Channels and Services, British Sky Broadcasting
Monday June 11th
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary
Van Horne A
In Partnership With:
CBC/Radio-Canada
10:00-10:30
Coffee Break
Monday June 11th
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
President's Hall Foyer
Take a break with coffee and tea served in the President's Hall Foyer. Here's a chance to relax, mingle, discuss and refocus.
10:00-11:00
Face-to-Face
Monday June 11th
10:00 - 11:00
By Appointment
Sir Edward Beatty
You've got ten minutes to make an impression, the change of a lifetime. Sit down face-toface with an international Commissioning Editor, pitch your idea, give it a spin and leave with a deal. Seating is limited and must be reserved in advance.
Seats not clamied on time will be given away. Delegates without reservations are welcome to line up onsite to take advantage of cancellations and no-shows.
10:00-16:00
Heenan Blaikie's 20 Minutes with an Entertainment Lawyer
Monday June 11th
10:00 - 16:00
By Appointment
Telefilm Canada Banff Marketplace
Have a question about the law? Want to know what that contract really means? Need some tips to negotiate your next co-production deal? BANFF is pleased to provide the opportunity for private meetings with Canadas top entertainment lawyers from Heenan Blaikie.
Heenan Blaikie has been a significant player in the Canadian and foreign entertainment industry for almost 30 years. Today, the firm has the largest and most respected entertainment law practice in the country. A team of lawyers from the firm will be attending BANFF to share advice on all aspects of the entertainment media including:
- Copyright and trademarks
- Production contracts
- Domestic and international co-productions
- Distribution
- Financing
- Taxation matters
- Merchandising and licensing
- Litigation support
- Music recording, publishing, licensing and management
Space is limited and sign-ups are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Twenty-minute appointments are available June 12 & 13 from 10:00 12:00 and 1:30 4:00. And June 14 from 10:00 12:00.
Please note: A Financing Specialist will be available for consultation on June 14.
10:30-11:30
Panel - Brave New World : Television Is Revolutionized
Monday June 11th
10:30 - 11:30
Plenary
Van Horne A
10:30-11:30
Panel - Power of the Television Critic
Monday June 11th
10:30 - 11:30
Main
Baron Shaughnessy
Is it true that when a critic takes a swipe at something viewers tune out and network bosses listen? Is "two thumbs up" any kind of guarantee of success? Should it be? This is a rare opportunity for producers to turn things around and put the critics in the hot seat in what is surely a love/hate relationship.
Topics for discussion;
Critic-proof fare: from Arrested Development to Survivor
Everyone's a critic: what blogging is doing to the profession?
Can there still be independent voices in an increasingly converged media environment?
11:30-13:00
Alberta Film Annual Awards Lunch
Monday June 11th
11:30 - 13:00
Lunch
Cascade Ballroom
Delegates are invited to join comic __________________ and the winners for lunch. Enjoy culinary delights as we honour these ground-breaking, innovative and much-deserving award winners.
NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction Colm Feore
Banff World Television Festival Award of Excellence
Outstanding Achievement Award BBC Television
Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
Lionsgate / Maple Pictures Innovative Producer Award
ACTRAs John Drainie Award
Global Television Writer's Apprentice Award Quebecor BANFF Mentorship Award Winner to be announced
The Annual Awards Lunch is open to all delegates but seating is limited, so advanced sign-up is required. Sign up will be online on May 25th.Tickets will be given out at Registration. Please be prompt for this lunch; your reservation must be claimed on time or your seat will be given away.
12:00-13:00
Take a Decision Maker to Lunch
Monday June 11th
12:00 - 13:00
By Appointment
Castello Ristorante, Main Hotel
A prime opportunity for independent producers to meet with key programming decision makers in an intimate yet informal setting.
Seating is limited and must be reserved in advance. Seats not claimed on time will be given away. Delegates without reservations are welcome to line up onsite to take advantage of cancellations and no-shows.
Sponsor Introductions:
Nanci Barker, Sales Representative - WGBH
13:15-14:15
The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund iPitch
Monday June 11th
13:15 - 14:15
Main
Van Horne A
The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund is pleased to present iPitch 2006 Where Television Gets Interactive. In this hybrid pitching session, digital producers and their broadcast partners present their projects to an industry jury in a competition that will award $10,000 in development funding, presented by the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Finalists will address:
13:15-14:15
Panel - It's (Not) Easy Being Green - Environmental Responsibility in the Media
Monday June 11th
13:15 - 14:15
Plenary
Baron Shaughnessy
13:15-14:15
Master Class : Greg Daniels, Executive Producer "The Office" interviewed by Gillian Flynn, Columnist, Entertainment Weekly
Monday June 11th
13:15 - 14:15
Plenary
Theatre
13:15-14:15
C21 Broadcasting Briefing
Monday June 11th
13:15 - 14:15
Session
DC Coleman
14:15-14:30
Networking Break
Monday June 11th
14:15 - 14:30
Break
President's Hall Foyer
14:30-15:30
Panel- International Broadcast Leaders Talk Trends
Monday June 11th
14:30 - 15:30
Plenary
Van Horne A
14:30-15:30
Panel - Audience Wrangling: How Are You Managing Your TV Audience?
Monday June 11th
14:30 - 15:30
Plenary
Theatre
The thousand-channel universe? You wish. With the iPod, mobile phones, the internet, gaming, VoD, pay, specialty
, fragmentation has gone way beyond anything the Chicken Littles of yesteryear could have imagined. So where is your audience now? Our panel of multi-platform experts will help you find, aggregate, and manage the community you develop around a program's brand. Discussion Points: All roads lead to home: Making new platforms compliment old ones How the multitude of platforms affect a TV program's life cycle Snackables: Convincing a one-minute attention span to consume a hour-long narrative Business models: Dove to Degrassi, what works and what doesn't
14:30-15:30
Appointment TV with Jon Plowman, Head of Comedy, BBC
Monday June 11th
14:30 - 15:30
Plenary
Baron Shaughnessy
15:30-14:30
Face-to-Face
Monday June 11th
15:30 - 14:30
By Appointment
Sir Edward Beatty
You've got ten minutes to make an impression, the chance of a lifetime. Sit down face-to-face with an international programming decision maker, make a plea for your project, load on the wow! and leave with a deal.
Seating is limited and must be reserved in advance. Seats not claimed on time will be given away. Delegates without reservations are welcome to line up onsite to take advantage of cancellations and no-shows.
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
Monday June 11th
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
President's Hall Foyer
At your leisure, enjoy an afternoon cup of coffee or tea served in the Presidents Hall Foyer. Here's a chance to discuss, relax and refocus.
15:30-16:30
Interactive Exchange Session: Meet the New Media Producers
Monday June 11th
15:30 - 16:30
By Appointment
Sir Edward Beatty
Sit down face-to-face with the decision makers and mavericks that are leading the charge in transforming the broadcast industry. Interactive Exchange Sessions provide the opportunity for one-on-one, pre-scheduled meetings with the select new media participants. This is your chance to pitch an idea, download knowledge and cultivate a relationship.
Sponsor Introductions:
Peter Steinmetz, Acting Board Chair - Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
16:00-17:00
Take a Decision Maker to Cocktails
Monday June 11th
16:00 - 17:00
By Appointment
Ivor Petrak Room, Main Hotel
A prime opportunity for independent producers to meet with key programming decision makers in an intimate yet informal setting.
Seating is limited and must be reserved in advance. Seats not claimed on time will be given away. Delegates without reservations are welcome to line up onsite to take advantage of cancellations and no-shows.
Sponsor Introductions:
Norm Bolen, Executive Vice President, Content - Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
16:00-17:00
C21 Broadcaster Briefing
Monday June 11th
16:00 - 17:00
Plenary
DC Coleman
16:00-17:00
Master Class : Rob Thomas, Creator and Executive Producer "Veronica Mars" interviewed by Gillian Flynn, Columnist, Entertainment Weekly
Monday June 11th
16:00 - 17:00
Master Class
Baron Shaughnessy
17:00-17:30
Alberta Nominees' Toast Reception
Monday June 11th
17:00 - 17:30
Reception
Riverview Lounge, Main Hotel
18:00-19:00
Global Television Present the Banff World Television Awards Show
Monday June 11th
18:00 - 19:00
Plenary
Cascade Ballroom
19:00-23:00
A&E Banff World Television Awards Gala
Monday June 11th
19:00 - 23:00
Social Event
Riverview Lounge/Alberta/New Brunswick
In Partnership With:
A&E Television Networks
A&E Television Network is your host for this sumptuous Gala marking the 27th Banff World Television Awards. Join A&E following the awards show to discuss the day's events, salute the winners, celebrate our industry, dance to live music and, best of all, indulge in a little taste of Italy. Buon appetito!
To Bring a Guest: $90 per person + GST. You may purchase 1 guest ticket for this event at the Registration desk in the lobby of the Conference Centre.