Monday, July 20
Bruce Harvey, Ottawa’s Film Commissioner, will share key information and insights to launch the IFFO Screen Summit. Q&A to follow.
Speaker: Bruce Harvey, Ottawa Film Office
Also available on VOD: Ottawa Film Office Sizzle Reel
Moderated by Digital Producer and Media Consultant, Michelle McIver, speakers from different agencies will share key information on successfully accessing and integrating tax credits, funding and other financing into your next project using a case study.
Speakers:
Melissa Amer, Deputy Director (Telefilm Canada)
Peggy Lainis, Regional Feature Film Executive (Telefilm Canada)
John Galway, President (Harold Greenberg Fund)
Kelly Payne, Consultant (Industry Initiatives, Film & TV, Ontario Creates)
Jim Sternberg, President (Complete Production Solutions)
Scott White, Director (CAVCO)
Moderator: Michelle McIver, Digital Producer and Media Consultant
Tuesday, July 21
Complementing the pre-recorded material, this is a chance to ask Canadian film professionals your burning questions after watching their panels and talks. Come prepared to hang out and chat!
Guest: Simone Smith, Editor (Firecrackers, Suck It Up)
Moderator: Christopher Redmond, Writer, Director, Producer
Watch this first: Who, Me? with Simone Smith
Complementing the pre-recorded material, this is a chance to ask Canadian film professionals your burning questions after watching their panels and talks. Come prepared to hang out and chat!
Guests:
Shasha Nakhai, Director/Post-Production Supervisor/Producer (Take Light, CBC Docs POV)
Natalie Novak, Producer (Falling, The Communist's Daughter)
Moderator: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
Watch this first: Who, Me? with Shasha Nakhai and Who, Me? with Natalie Novak
Complementing the pre-recorded material, this is a chance to ask Canadian film professionals your burning questions after watching their panels and talks. Come prepared to hang out and chat!
Guest: Marie Clements, Writer/Director of Red Snow
Moderator: Tom McSorley, Executive Director of the Canadian Film Institute
Watch this first: The Enlightened Screen: Red Snow with Marie Clements and Red Snow (available in Canada from Apple, Google, YouTube)
Complementing the pre-recorded material, this is a chance to ask Canadian film professionals your burning questions after watching their panels and talks. Come prepared to hang out and chat!
Guests: Justine Nelson, Co-Creator of Mind Fudge
Peter Woods, Producer of Mind Fudge
Moderator: Tish Chambers, Festival Administrator at the Canadian Film Institute
Watch this first: IG to GEM: A Case Study on One Project’s Journey Off-the-Beaten-Path and Mind Fudge
Wednesday, July 22
Complementing the pre-recorded material, this is a chance to ask Canadian film professionals your burning questions after watching their panels and talks. Come prepared to hang out and chat!
Guest: Sherren Lee, Director (Murdoch Mysteries, The Things You Think I'm Thinking)
Moderator: TBD
Watch this first: Who, Me? with Sherren Lee
Complementing the pre-recorded material, this is a chance to ask Canadian film professionals your burning questions after watching their panels and talks. Come prepared to hang out and chat!
Guests: Sonia Bonspille-Boileau, Director of Rustic Oracle
Jason Brennan, Producer of Rustic Oracle
Moderator: Adam Garnet Jones, Writer/Director (Fire Song)
Watch this first: Case Study: Rustic Oracle