BANFF World Television Festival 2010: Register Now!

The Banff World Television Festival is the world’s premiere television content creation event and annual forum of business and creative opportunities for those in television and new media, including:

By offering innovative keynote addresses, interactive workshops, insightful panel discussions, and exclusive face-to-face meetings with key executives, the Banff World Television Festival offers delegates a chance to learn about the newest, most cutting edge developments in media.

The conference is a 4-day mix of insights and networking opportunities that will attract Top Executives and Producers from Broadcasting, TV Production, Media Buying, Advertising and Interactive Agencies.

Bringing together the biggest names in television development & production…

… the Banff World Television Festival is putting the spotlight on the Showrunners behind some of the most prominent and successful properties on TV.

Showrunners attending BANFF 2010 include:

Learn from top experts in factual formats, feature documentaries, and international production strategy:

Uncovering the key developments and trends in documentary, reality, and factual programming, the Banff World Television Festival is ready to take Non-Fiction to new heights.

Featuring speakers like Roy Ackerman, executive producer of Jamie Oliver’s America’s Food Revolution, presenting a Master Class on Socially Useful Formats; and Cineflix CEOs Glen Saltzman and Katherine Buck, sharing the lessons learned developing an international production, distribution and format licensing powerhouse, the Non-Fiction program at BANFF 2010 addresses all areas of this rapidly growing market.

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Getting from idea to execution: it all starts with an introduction… The Banff World Television Festival is the place to make it happen!

Spend 4 days with the international broadcasters and co-producers developing new projects, and the advertising agencies, digital media producers and developers you need to build successful next generation entertainment properties.

Book face-time with influential Program Executives:

BANFF 2010: key ad agencies and media buyers

Carolyn Convey – Director, Interactive Services, Ogilvy
Raymond Reid – Director, Digital Solutions, Starcom MediaVest Group
Winston Binch – VP / Managing Director, Interactive, CP+B

Helena Shelton – EVP, Trading and Accountability, PHD
Matt Di Paola – Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Proximity
Annette Warring – Chief Operating Officer, Genesis/Vizeum

William Shatner, (a.k.a Star Trek’s Captain Kirk) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Banff World Television Festival.

A brand unto himself, Shatner’s next project is the recently announced Sh*t My Dad Says, based on the popular Twitter account that’s infamous for quotes like “A parent’s only as good as their dumbest kid. If one wins a Nobel Prize but the other gets robbed by a hooker, you failed.”

Register now to hear from William as he shares thoughts and lessons from his career in an interview open to all Banff World Television Festival delegates.

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The Banff World Television Festival and nextMEDIA Banff are proud to announce Andrew Whitaker, EVP International, World Wrestling Entertainment as a headline speaker for 2010.

World Wrestling Entertainment is an entertainment franchise that ranges from live events to videogames, merchandising, websites, television shows, pay-per-view, print publications and more. It’s a living, breathing example of the potential of an entertainment brand that takes its content to multiple consumer touch points, maximizing entertainment and profits.

With more than 20 years experience shaping the brand, Whitaker will share the insights and lessons learned while determining strategic direction for WWE internationally.

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