Monday, July 20


 

11:30am - 12:30pm edt

Ottawa Film Office: State of the Industry

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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

 

 

1:00pm - 2:30pm edt

Successfully Navigating Canada’s Feature Film Financing

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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


 

11:00am - 12:00pm edt

Ask Me Anything:
Simone Smith

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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

 

 

11:00am - 12:00pm edt

Ask Me Anything:
Shasha Nakhai & Natalie Novak

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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

 

 

3:30pm - 4:30pm edt

Ask Me Anything:
Marie Clements

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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)

 

 

3:30pm - 4:30pm edt

Ask Me Anything:
Mind Fudge

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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


 

11:00am - 12:00Pm edt

Ask Me Anything:
Sherren Lee

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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

 

 

11:00am - 12:00pm edt

Ask Me Anything:
Rustic Oracle

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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