Photo: A still from the Rockie Award-nominated series The Assembly, produced by alum Sean De Vries (NSI Global Marketing). Photo courtesy of CBC Gem.

The BANFF World Media Festival runs June 14 to 17, bringing together screen industry leaders, creators and professionals for four days of panels, keynotes, market access, networking opportunities and the Rockie Awards.

This year’s festival will see alumni taking part in the Indigenous Screen Summit, the Diversity of Voices: Elevate program, speaking on panels and as Rockie Award nominees.

Join us in celebrating their hard work and achievements. Congratulations!

Indigenous Screen Summit

• Holly Fortier (TELUS STORYHIVE)
• Jeremy Torrie (NSI Storytellers, NSI Aboriginal Cultural Trade Initiative)
• Janelle Wookey (NSI Business for Producers)

Diversity of Voices: Elevate

• Brishkay Ahmed (Access BIPOC Producers)

Rockie awards nominees

Docuseries

• Crip Trip – Catapult Pictures (Fred Kroetsch, NSI Business for Producers)

Social Issues & Current Affairs

• The Assembly – Small Army Entertainment (Sean De Vries, NSI Global Marketing)

BANFF World Media Festival speakers

• Meet a Filmmaker – Erica Meus-Saunders (NSI Business for Producers), Fred Kroetsch, Alyson Richards (NSI Drama Prize), Lisa Rose Snow (NSI Drama Prize)
• Optimists Only: Building Content Businesses in a “Shrinking” Market – Erin Haskett (NSI Drama Prize)
• Production Partners; Spotlight: Bell Media – Jennifer Harkness (NSI Features First)
• Canadian Producers: The Work Of Now; Production Partners – Kyle Irving (NSI Global Marketing)
• Banff World Media Festival – Lisa Meeches (NSI Storytellers)
• The Director’s Cut: AI, Automation, and the Value of Human Creativity – Lisa Rose Snow, Alyson Richards
• Becoming Creator-Savvy: Making the Affordable Hit – Mark Montefiore (NSI Totally Television)