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Tuesday, October 24
| 9:30am |
Delegate Lounge (9:30am - 11:59pm)Head into the Delegate Lounge and connect with other delegates face-to-face in a dynamic virtual environment. You can also visit our Info Desk if you need any help navigating the Film Summit. Delegate Lounge is open 24/7, from 9:30am ET. Take a seat in the Delegate Lounge and connect with delegates face-to-face in a virtual setting. Here, you can also visit our Info Booth/Help Desk if you require any assistance navigating the event. Info Booth/Help Chat Hours: 9:30am - 5:00pm ET See ‘who’s in the room’ and move freely from table to table for video chat networking. To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps: Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge from your Playback Film Summit on BANFFXchange event Dashboard. |
| 10:00am |
Speed Networking (10:00am - 10:45am)*advance sign-up NOT required Stop by the Virtual Delegate Lounge to be matched up with other Film Summit attendees for five-minute speed networking sessions. These brief networking sessions are designed to maximize interaction with potential partners! Make sure to jot down names so you can reconnect on the BANFFXchange platform after the session wraps. To enter the Delegate Lounge for Speed Networking, follow these simple steps:
Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge from your BANFFXchange Homepage. To participate in Speed Networking:
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| 11:00am |
Speed Meetings: Mongrel Media, Vortex Media, Photon Films, OUTtv (11:00am - 12:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show.
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| 12:00pm |
Going modern: will C-11 breathe new life into Canadian film? (12:00pm - 12:45pm)How will a modernized Broadcasting Act impact Canada’s indie film sector? Hear from a panel of industry experts as they discuss whether new regulations at the CRTC could help the sector by injecting new money in the system, or potentially create new problems. Featuring:
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| 1:00pm |
Topic Tables > Connecting voices: unions, guilds and community organizations (1:00pm - 1:45pm)Topic Tables Connect with some of the key players in the Canadian film industry and learn more about how these organizations are working for you. *advance sign-up is NOT required Join a virtual topic table for a small group conversation with a table host and up to eight delegates. Discuss important topics facing today's industry, meet delegates, and decision makers. Each session has a central theme, and has at least six tables with an industry expert at each one to answer your burning questions, facilitate conversation and encourage industry connections. We encourage delegates to visit multiple topic tables during the 45-minute session. Featuring:
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| 2:00pm |
BlackBerry: a marketing case study from title to screen (2:00pm - 2:45pm)*advance sign-up is NOT required Pull up a chair to hear the live backstory behind the marketing of Rhombus Media and Elevation Pictures’ BlackBerry. How the Elevation Pictures team turned a film about a defunct mobile device into a campaign that led to one of the biggest opening weekends for a domestic film in years. Featuring:
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| 3:00pm |
Topic Tables > Financing + funding: the good, the bad and the money (3:00pm - 3:45pm)Topic Table Connect with some key producers, funders and lawyers who will share tips, resources and insights on how to access development and production financing for your next project. *advance sign-up is NOT required Join a virtual topic table for a small group conversation with a table host and up to eight delegates. Discuss important topics facing today's industry, meet delegates, and decision makers. Each session has a central theme, and has at least six tables with an industry expert at each one to answer your burning questions, facilitate conversation and encourage industry connections. We encourage delegates to visit multiple topic tables during the 45-minute session. Featuring:
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| 4:00pm |
Speed Meetings: Elevation Pictures, Bell Media, FilmNation (4:00pm - 5:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show. Featuring:
Speed Meetings: Mongrel Media, Federgreen Entertainment, Neshama (4:00pm - 5:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show.
Featuring:
Avi FedergreenProducer (Federgreen Entertainment) & Distributor (Indiecan) Federgreen Entertainment Inc 
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| 5:00pm |
Navigating financing for Canadian film in a global ecosystem (5:00pm - 5:45pm)From packaging and presales to private equity and copro partners – hear from industry stakeholders as they discuss the state of film financing in Canada, what the opportunities and challenges are in the global market, and current strategies to complete the financing on a domestic feature. Featuring:
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Wednesday, October 25
| 12:00am |
Delegate Lounge (12:00am - 6:00pm)Head into the Delegate Lounge and connect with other delegates face-to-face in a dynamic virtual environment. You can also visit our Info Desk if you need any help navigating the Film Summit. Delegate Lounge: Open 24/7 Info Desk: Open 9:30am to 5:00pm ET Take a seat in the Delegate Lounge and connect with delegates face-to-face in a virtual setting. Here, you can also visit our Info Booth/Help Desk if you require any assistance navigating the event. Info Booth/Help Chat Hours: 9:30am - 6:00pm ET See ‘who’s in the room’ and move freely from table to table for video chat networking. To enter the Virtual Delegate Lounge, follow these simple steps: Be on a LAPTOP or a DESKTOP COMPUTER (the lounge platform does not offer all interactive features on a mobile device) Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge from your Playback Film Summit on BANFFXchange event Dashboard. |
| 10:00am |
Speed Networking (10:00am - 10:45am)*advance sign-up NOT required Stop by the Virtual Delegate Lounge to be matched up with other Film Summit attendees for five-minute speed networking sessions. These brief networking sessions are designed to maximize interaction with potential partners! Make sure to jot down names so you can reconnect on the BANFFXchange platform after the session wraps. To enter the Delegate Lounge for Speed Networking, follow these simple steps:
Alternatively, you can access the Delegate Lounge from your BANFFXchange Homepage. To participate in Speed Networking:
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| 11:00am |
Speed Meetings: Quiver Distribution, Bell Media, Vortex Media (11:00am - 12:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show.
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Speed Meetings: Photon Films, Axia Films, CBC (11:00am - 12:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show.
Featuring:
Mekhala ChaubalSenior Manager, Program Acquisitions + Feature Film CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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| 12:00pm |
In Flames: from Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program to the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes (12:00pm - 12:45pm)In Partnership With  Telefilm Partner Presentation Tracing its path from development and financing through Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program, Featuring:
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| 1:00pm |
Topic Tables > Indie innovations: from sustainability to AI to discoverability (1:00pm - 1:45pm)Topic Table The film industry is evolving rapidly, and it's a full-time job just keeping up! Sit down with our table hosts to discuss everything from sustainability initiatives, to how we can embrace AI (and what we should question!), and innovative trends in marketing and discoverability. *advance sign-up is NOT required Join a virtual topic table for a small group conversation with a table host and up to eight delegates. Discuss important topics facing today's industry, meet delegates, and decision makers. Each session has a central theme, and has at least six tables with an industry expert at each one to answer your burning questions, facilitate conversation and encourage industry connections. We encourage delegates to visit multiple topic tables during the 45-minute session. Featuring:
Jocelyn WexlerDevelopment Executive at Wild Sheep Content/Editor-in-Chief at AI in Hollywood Wild Sheep Content |
| 2:00pm |
Case study: The Queen of my Dreams’ journey from short film to feature (2:00pm - 2:45pm)*advance sign-up is NOT required Pull up a chair to hear the live backstory behind recently released Canadian film projects from the teams that made them. Don’t miss the chance to hear the story behind the development and production of The Queen of my Dreams, the feature film directorial debut from Fawzia Mirza. Join Fawzia, along with producers Andria Wilson Mirza and Jason Levangie as they share insights on the financing journey to turn a 2012 short into a feature film selected for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Featuring:
Fawzia MirzaCo-Founder, Baby Daal Productions, Writer and Director, The Queen of my Dreams Baby Daal Productions 
Andria Wilson MirzaCo-Founder, Baby Daal Productions, Producer, The Queen of my Dreams Baby Daal Productions Moderating:
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| 3:00pm |
Topic Tables > Festival insights: meet the festival programmers (3:00pm - 3:45pm)Topic Table Meet some of the industry’s top festival programmers and learn more about getting your film on the festival circuit. Get details on the application process, benefits of having a festival release, and the built-in community that can come with the festival scene *advance sign-up is NOT required Join a virtual topic table for a small group conversation with a table host and up to eight delegates. Discuss important topics facing today's industry, meet delegates, and decision makers. Each session has a central theme, and has at least six tables with an industry expert at each one to answer your burning questions, facilitate conversation and encourage industry connections. We encourage delegates to visit multiple topic tables during the 45-minute session. Featuring:
Jason AndersonInternational Programmer Short Cuts + Nordic and Benelux features TIFF Toronto International Film Festival 
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| 4:00pm |
Speed Meetings: Bell Media, Elevation Pictures, FilmNation (4:00pm - 5:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show. Featuring:
Speed Meetings: Bell Media, Cinetic Media, Amazon Studios (4:00pm - 5:00pm)*advance sign-up IS required, see networking page for more details.
Speed Meetings are a fantastic opportunity for delegates to meet one-on-one with leading film agents, buyers, producers, distributors and funders. This is your opportunity to connect with partners who can help advance your film project. Pre-set one-on-one Speed Meeting opportunities are available during the two days of the Film Summit. All meetings are seven minutes long with a three minute transition time between meetings. Attendees who secured spots in advance need to check-in for the session at least 10 minutes before your meeting start time by clicking the "Join Session" button on the session page in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar. If you’re late, your spot will be given away to an attendee on standby.
Attendees who signed up for standby should check in at the session room (Zoom link in the "Join Session" button in your BANFFXchange agenda, or via your BANFFXchange calendar) no later than 10 minutes before the first pitching time in the session and should be prepared to stay until the end of the session, in case the last meeting becomes available due to a no-show. Featuring:
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| 5:00pm |
Finding your audience in the modern film market (5:00pm - 5:45pm)Filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors, sales agents and other experts explore some of the most recent strategies to boost the discoverability of indie films, and the ways marketing has evolved in recent years. Featuring:
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