CONFERENCES

Our ‘high priority’ conference schedule (along with summary provided by TIFF) is as follows:

• CMPA: Indiescreen Awards(3:30 PM, September 5 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  Annual award ceremony that honours outstanding Canadian producers—both emerging and established.
• DIALOGUES Film Festivals: New Leadership, New Horizons (11:00 AM, September 6 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  A discussion on how festivals are impacting the evolving business of film and media while maintaining curatorial and artistic excellence and elevating filmmakers.
• FOUNDATIONS A Guide to International Funding Partnerships (4:30 PM, September 6 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  Executives from international screen and funding agencies coming together to explore co-production offerings and initiatives against the larger co-production financing landscape.
•  DIALOGUES Diaspora: Untold Stories, Hidden Cities (11:00 AM, September 7 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  Conversation around authentic storytelling that spotlights the experiences of diaspora communities and the larger societal burdens they face.
• FOUNDATIONS Authentic Casting: The Real World On Screen (3:00 PM, September 7 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  A look at how new narratives can be introduced to create richer characters and further social equality, with focus on inclusive and representative casting.
• DIALOGUES Redefining Quality for Gender Equality (2:00 PM, September 8 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  A provocative conversation with filmmakers and advocates to examine the ways in which unconscious bias around ‘quality’ has been used as a tool for discrimination — and what we risk overlooking because of that bias.
• DIALOGUES Olsberg·SPI presents: TIFF Impact Report (3:45 PM, September 8 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  A presentation of key findings on how people are using the festival and the organization’s impact on the Canadian and Ontario production sectors.
• DOC CONFERENCE Industry Talks: Funding Under-represented Doc-Makers(2:15 PM, September 9 @ Canadian Broadcasting Center)
  Discussion centered on structural and cultural barriers that prevent doc-makers from under-represented communities from accessing the funding they need to bring their perspectives to the screen.

Apart from these, we’ll be attending other conferences geared toward diversity and inclusion in global cinemas, as well as sustainability practices and upcoming trends.