Banff New Media Institute at The Banff Centre, Contact

Definition 2006
BNMI Digital Media Festival - Summit Program

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