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The International Film Festival of Ottawa’s (IFFO) Screen Summit is an event dedicated to strengthening and inspiring Ottawa's growing screen-based industries while addressing topics relevant to all film industry professionals. Join thought leaders for an insightful and inspirational series of panels and gain access to key industry representatives and the talent and skills of the local production community. This industry event consists of informative workshops, artist talks and presentations that strengthen the skill set of emerging and established film industry professionals in Canada’s Capital.
Le Screen Summit du Festival international du film d’Ottawa (IFFO) est une activité qui vise à renforcer et à inspirer les industries de l’écran en croissance à Ottawa, tout en se penchant sur des sujets pertinents pour tous les professionnels de l’industrie du cinéma. Joignez-vous à des leaders d’opinion à l’occasion d’une série de discussions révélatrices et inspirantes, et ayez accès à des représentants de l’industrie clés ainsi qu’au talent et aux compétences de la communauté locale de production. Cette activité de l’industrie comprend des ateliers informatifs, des conférences d’artistes et des présentations qui enrichissent les compétences de professionnels émergents et établis de l’industrie du cinéma dans la capitale du Canada.
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, IFFO held the first in-person Screen Summit with two fantastic panels and networking opportunities.
Meet the Ottawa Film Resources was moderated by Ottawa Film Commissioner Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos
Panellists:
Christine Maki, Creator Network Producer, CBC Ottawa
Emily Ramsay, Director, DARC
Maissa Houri, Director of Equity Initiatives, Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival
Amber Munro, Apprenticeship, Outreach & Equity Manager, Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario
Gayle Nakamoto-Jancewicz, Faculty, School of Media and Design, Algonquin College
In the afternoon, the Directors Guild of Canada Ontario, presented "Hometown Heroes" Fireside Chat featuring Ottawa-born Pat Mills, Director, The Christmas Setup (2020), interviewed by: Vladimir Jean-Gilles, Film Columnist for CBC All in a day
That evening Screen Summit passholders and IFFO attendees enjoyed a screening of the made in Ottawa film The Christmas Setup (2020), followed by a Christmas in March Party presented by Welch LLP where everyone enjoyed cookies, hot chocolate, and a visit from Santa Claus.
On Friday, March 18, 2022, IFFO held a virtual Screen Summit with informative talks, 1:1 meetings with executives, and opportunities to network with fellow attendees.
Guest speakers included:
Fab Filippo and Bilal Baig (Co-Creators of Sort Of)
Catherine Mathys (Director of Industry and Market Trends at the Canada Media Fund)
Kurt Smeaton (Creator of Children Ruin Everything and our 2022 Hometown Hero)
The 1:1 virtual meeting sessions at Screen Summit 2022 gave private pitching opportunities to attendees with frontline broadcast and development executives from the CBC, Blue Ant Media, APTN, Warner Brothers, and others