I was sent the press release from The Whistler Film Festival the other day, the release is below:
With six weeks to go until ‘Canada’s coolest film fest’ kicks off, the Whistler Film Festival (December 4-8) has announced its first wave of 20 guests for the WFF Content Summit. Running from December 5 to 7, the festival will welcome over 1,000 delegates to their yearly industry summit. Boasting more than 30 industry sessions in three days, Whistler has invited established industry leaders and creators to the mountains to spark creative conversations about the business and future of film and the ever-changing landscape of content creation in the digital age.
"The Whistler Film Festival’s Content Summit is an established and respected event for Canadian industry and talent looking to expand their network and gain insights into relevant topics an ever-evolving media environment,” said Angela Heck, WFF’s Director of Industry Programming. “Our reputation as an intimate and accessible industry event means we’ve seen many productive relationships develop here that have led to long-term success in the industry and keeps high-level execs coming back again and again.”
WFF's Content Summit provides practical intel and creative inspiration through meetings, pitches, and networking opportunities while sparking debate in high-level keynote presentations and sessions on topics that range from finance, marketing, distribution, gender and inclusion to co-production and cinematography. Attendees will gain valuable insights from key power brokers and some of the best creative minds in the business, including the following 20 industry guests confirmed to date.
Stephanie Azam - National Feature Film Executive, English-language Market, Telefilm
Alan Bacchus - Program Manager, Harold Greenberg Fund
John Bain - Head of Distribution, LevelFilm
Vanessa Case - SVP, Studio Canada, VICE Media
Nathalie Clermont - VP, Programs and Business Development, Canada Media Fund
Susan Curran - VP of Marketing and Acquisitions, A71 Entertainment
Guy Daleiden - Managing Director, Film Fund Luxembourg
Deb Day - CEO, Innovate By Day
Ian Durkin - Senior Curator, Vimeo
Avi Federgreen - President, Federgreen Entertainment & Indiecan Entertainment
Ariane Giroux-Dallaire - Managing Director and Head of Distribution, MK2|Mile End
Maju Iudice - International Sales, Epic Pictures Group
Mehernaz Lentin - Senior Director, CBC Films / CBC English Services
Will Machin - Partner and CEO, Metro International Entertainment (UK)
Jeff Sackman - Co-President, Aqute Media
Noah Segal - Co-President, Elevation Pictures
Liz Shorten - Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Media Producers Association
Peter Raymont - President, White Pine Pictures
Barbara Williams - Executive Vice-President, English Services, CBC
Catherine Winder - CEO/Partner, Skybound North Entertainment
WFF’s Content Summit directly connects to the festival’s slate of 11 talent programs designed to provide creative and business immersion experiences for over 70 Canadian artists, including the Producers Lab, Screenwriters Lab, Power Pitch, Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship, Doc Lab, Women in Focus Mentorship, Stars to Watch and Music Showcase. WFF also collaborates with several industry organizations by hosting initiatives at the Whistler Summit including the Women in the Director's Chair Industry Immersion, Women in Film & Television Film Market Preparation Mentorship, and the MPPIA Short Film Award Pitch with the Motion Picture Production Industry Association and Creative BC.
Additional guests will be announced in the coming weeks. All industry sessions will take place at the Whistler Conference Centre (4010 Whistler Way) and Maury Young Arts Centre (4335 Blackcomb Way) unless specified otherwise. WFF’s Content Summit schedule and guest lineup are now available at whistlerfilmfestival.com/industry-summit/schedule/.
Industry Passes including Industry Day Passes are now on sale, and industry event tickets will be available as of November 5. Sign up for one-on-one meetings with industry executives will be available for Industry Pass holders effective November 12.
From December 4 to 8, the Whistler Film Festival will welcome film fans and filmmakers to experience its 19th edition featuring over 80 fresh films, special guests, epic events, unique industry and talent programs, and time to play in North America’s premier mountain resort. In addition to the 12 films already announced, WFF’s full film lineup schedule will be available online on November 5 with special guest and event announcements to follow.
The Festival’s online box office at whistlerfilmfestival.com/tickets/ is open for ticket packages, passes and enhanced memberships offering advance ticket pre-sales and selection privileges before the public, greater savings and preferred access. Air travel and ground transportation deals as well as best accommodation rates with 20 WFF accommodation partners to choose from are now available ay whistlerfilmfestival.com/attend/.
The Whistler Film Festival is funded by the Government of Canada through Telefilm Canada, and by the Province of British Columbia and the Resort Municipality of Whistler through Creative BC and the Resort Municipality Initiative, is supported by the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation and the American Friends of Whistler, and is sponsored by Cineplex, Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia, Encore, Variety, Tourism Whistler, Whistler Blackcomb, Gibbons Whistler and RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate.
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