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Definition 2006
BNMI Digital Media Festival - Summit Program

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Agenda

Speakers/Panelists

Digital Media Festival

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WEDNESDAY APRIL 19

MEET AND GREET
7:00 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Max Bell Foyer Lounge

 

THURSDAY APRIL 20

BREAKFAST
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room

WELCOME AND BRIEF INTRODUCTION
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Telus Studio

  • Susan Kennard, Director & Executive Producer, Banff New Media Institute
  • Luke Azevedo, Director, Creative Electronic Environment
  • Daryl Beatty, Accelerator Manager, Banff New Media Institute<
  • Jim Olver, Director of Customer Service, The Banff Centre
  • Burt Goliath, Manager, Health, Security & Safety, The Banff Centre

OVERVIEW OF HD
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Telus Studio

  • Introduction by Doug MacLeod, Alberta Filmworks
  • Dale Drewery, High Def Consult Inc.

COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
JPL Foyer

RE-THINKING TELEVISION PRODUCTION IN HD
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Telus Studio
Moderator: Jim Bizzocchi

  • Isobe Nobuo, NHK
    Deborah Osborne, Production Manager
  • Margot McMaster, HDTV Productions
  • Emmanuel Laurent, Film A Trois, Paris

LUNCH
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room

PAYING THE PRICE FOR HD – PRODUCERS VS BROADCASTERS
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Telus Studio
Moderator: Peter Senchuk

  • David Balcon, Independent Producer, Solstice Entertainment
  • Michael EcEwen, President, Canadian Digital Television
  • Donna Bevelander, SVP of Broadcast Operations, Alliance Atlantis

COFFEE BREAK
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
JPL Foyer

POLICY 1
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Telus Studio
Moderator: Peter Senchuk

  • Nick Ketchum, CRTC
  • David Goldstein, Chum TV

HD AND SPORT
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Telus Studio
Moderator: Luke Azevedo

  • Trevor Pilling, Executive Producer of the CFL on CBC

DINNER
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room

DEFINITION 2006: DIGITAL MEDIA FESTIVAL
HD Screenings
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Telus Studio

  • Introduction from Daryl Beatty, Accelerator Manager, Banff New Media Institute

 

FRIDAY APRIL 21

BREAKFAST
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room


KEYNOTE ADDRESS: NEW INTERACTIVE DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS: TRENDS & CHALLENGES
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Telus Studio

  • Dr. Veena Rawat, VP Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Communications Research Centre, Canada

DISTRIBUTION
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Telus Studio
Moderator: Peter Senchuk

  • Terry Snazel, Vice President of Technology, Bell ExpressVu

  • Michael McEwen, President, Canadian Digital Television

COFFEE BREAK
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
JPL Foyer

POLICY 2
11:15 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Telus Studio
Moderator: Peter Senchuk

  • Dr. Veena Rawat, Communications Research Centre Canada
  • Doug MacLeod, Alberta Filmworks Inc.
  • Michael McEwen, President, Canadian Digital Television

LUNCH
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room

EVOLUTION OF BROADCASTING TO MULTI-CASTING
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Telus Studio
Moderator: Justine Bizzocchi

A look at what we can expect to see in the next 10 years. New technology – Blu-Ray & HD-DVD players. New channels of delivery.

  • Dale Drewery, High Def Consult Inc.
  • David Weissman, Video Art/San Francisco

COFFEE BREAK
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
JPL Foyer

TRADE SHOW
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Rice Studio
Introduction: Luke Azevedo

  • A look at HD technology and equipment.

DINNER
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room

DEFINITION 2006: DIGITAL MEDIA FESTIVAL
HD Screenings
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Telus Studio

  • Introduction from Daryl Beatty, Accelerator Manager, Banff New Media Institute

 

SATURDAY APRIL 22

BREAKFAST
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room

HD FILM FESTIVAL – CASE STUDIES
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Telus Studio
Moderator: Heather Croall

  • Burnt Toast, Rhombus Media, Toronto

  • Heartbeats of Denali, McCloskey Productions Inc., Canmore

  • War Hospital, National Film Board of Canada, Edmonton

COFFEE BREAK
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
JPL Foyer

WRAP UP SESSION AND EVALUATION
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Telus Studio

  • Susan Kennard, Director & Executive Producer, Banff New Media Institute
  • Luke Azevedo, Director, The Creative Electronic Environment

LUNCH
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Banff Centre Dining Room


 

 

For more information contact:
Becky Green, Banff New Media Institute Accelerator Program
Phone: 1.403.762.7500
Email: definition@banffcentre.ca  
www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/definition2006



 

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