2021 Digital Summit

 

SEPTEMBER 24, 10AM EST

Leader To Leader: A Fireside Chat With Amazon Prime’s Magda Grace

Join Christa Dickenson, Executive Director and CEO of Telefilm Canada, as she sits down to get to know more about the Head of Amazon Prime Video Canada’s Magda Grace. The two media leaders will discuss Amazon Prime’s expansion into Canada and what that means for the Canadian production community. They will also explore their plans for growth, and discuss the areas where Telefilm and Amazon share a vision – including the importance of diversity in authentic story-telling.
Brought to you in partnership with Telefilm Canada
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SEPTEMBER 24, 12PM EST

LIVE: In Conversation With Wattpad WEBTOON Studios’ Aron Levitz

Wattpad and WEBTOON are two of the world’s leading social storytelling and digital comics platforms, home to a community of 166 million people around the world. Earlier this year, South Korea’s NAVER acquired Wattpad in a deal estimated to be more than USD $600M, aligning these two storytelling powerhouses. The deal also led to the companies merging their studio divisions, bringing together each company’s unmatched IP catalogues, international audiences, and expertise in building global fandoms under a single global studio umbrella: Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. This exclusive conversation will examine how Wattpad and WEBTOON have created IP factories that empower a new generation of indie author influencers while nurturing their global fandoms to create hit TV shows, films, and books.
Brought to you in partnership with Wattpad WEBTOON Studios
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SEPTEMBER 24, 1PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: Discovery+

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Toby Faulkner, SVP Content, Discovery+

SEPTEMBER 24, 2PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: Sony Pictures Television’s Gemstone Studios

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Ray Ricord, Senior Vice President, Original Sales, Gemstone Studios

SEPTEMBER 24, 3PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: The CW Television Network

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Kevin Levy, Execitve Vice President, Program Planning, Scheduling & Acquisitions, The CW Television Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 4PM EST

Professional Development Briefing: IPF

Join us for a LIVE Professional Development Briefing for a chance to hear from IPF’s CEO, Jon Taylor.
Featuring: Jon Taylor, CEO, IPF

 

SEPTEMBER 27, 10AM EST

Monetizing Content Rights In A Digital Viewing Age

In this rapid age of innovation and change to the way that content is created and consumed, companies are, in turn, reimagining the global marketplace to empower producers, platforms and studios to find new ways to get their content to a global audience. Rights holders who, traditionally, used a distributor model to sell their content now have choices to sell their content, and their rights, directly to buyers around the world. Are these new models helpful to rights holders? Are they able to negotiate the best deals for their content? And what new models are on the horizon? Join our panel of industry heavy-hitters as they contemplate and discuss IP rights and content distribution in a digital viewing age.
Brought to you in partnership with Vuulr
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SEPTEMBER 27, 12PM EST

LIVE: CBC Comedy Superpanel

Join us for an exclusive comedy superpanel featuring the stars of CBC’s new slate of original comedies, including Bilal Baig (Sort Of), Mark Critch (Son of a Critch), Andrew Phung (Run the Burbs) and Nicole Power (Strays).
Brought to you in partnership with CBC
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SEPTEMBER 27, 1PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: Roku

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Jennifer Vaux, Director, Acquisition, Roku

SEPTEMBER 27, 2PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: Uninterrupted Canada

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Scott Moore, CEO, Uninterrupted Canada

SEPTEMBER 27, 4PM EST

Professional Development Briefing: Meet CBC’s New Scripted Development Team

Join us for a LIVE Professional Development Briefing for a chance to hear directly from CBC’s new scripted development team.
Featuring: Lea Marin, Director of Development, Drama, CBC; Jennifer Shin, Director of Development, Comedy, CBC; Moderator: Jordan Pinto, North American editor, C21Media

 

SEPTEMBER 28, 10AM EST

The Making of The Hardy Boys

For years, kids have grown up with the iconic Hardy Boys, classic IP that has been adapted into a new live-action series based on the beloved books by Franklin W. Dixon. Following Season 1’s success on Hulu in the U.S. and on YTV in Canada, production is well underway on Season 2. Join as Athena Georgaklis, Nelvana’s Head of Development, moderates a discussion with Andrew Thomas, Director, Kid’s Content, Hulu, Joan Lambur, President, Lambur Productions, and Amanda Vaughan, Production Executive, Corus Kids where they speak to the making of the series and how they turned an internationally renowned book property into a critically acclaimed television show. Following their discussion, The Hardy Boys cast will join lead director and co-showrunner Jason Stone to share what it’s like to play such iconic characters.
Brought to you in partnership with Corus Entertainment
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The Making of The Hardy Boys

Q&A with The Hardy Boys Cast

SEPTEMBER 28, 12PM EST

LIVE: CMF Presents: Where Do We Go From Here?

Join Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the CMF, in conversation with Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival as they discuss the future of Canada’s funding ecosystem. Following the most ambitious consultations undertaken by CMF, the discussion will centre on how the fund is looking at reinventing itself based on what was heard from the industry and the future of the sector given the changes in the market, development, production and distribution of Canada’s content. The results of the federal election and the stated commitment towards a new Broadcasting Act will have a direct impact on the sector. Valerie and Cameron will highlight some of the industry’s most pressing issues – including the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, systemic racism and discrimination and the urgency for progressive change to keep Canada’s screen – based sector competitive. This discussion is relevant for everyone working in Canada’s content industry today.
Brought to you in partnership with Canada Media Fund
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OCTOBER 1, 12PM EST

Spotlight On: Love Life Season 2

Content Canada proudly presents a look at Lionsgate Television’s popular romantic comedy anthology series Love Life, which is about to premiere its second season on HBO Max. Join us for an exciting and exclusive conversation with one of the show’s stars, William Jackson Harper; series creator, showrunner and executive producer, Sam Boyd; showrunner and executive producer Bridget Bedard; and showrunner and executive producer, Rachelle Williams, as they take us behind the scenes of their hit series.
Brought to you in partnership with Lionsgate
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OCTOBER 1, 1PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: CNN

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Katie Isaacson, Senior Manager of Development, CNN Original Series, CNN
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OCTOBER 1, 2PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: A+E Networks

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Steve Ascher, Executive Vice President, Production and Development, Six West Media, A+E Networks
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OCTOBER 1, 3PM EST

LIVE Buyer’s Briefing: Boat Rocker Media

Join us for a 30 minute LIVE Buyer’s Briefing, featuring national and international content buyers, studios, and potential partners. There is an opportunity for an interactive Q&A as part of the Briefing.
Featuring: Jon Rutherford, President, Boat Rocker Studios, Kids & Family and Rights
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