Tag: Festival

CMW’s Neill Dixon finds silver lining in taking this year’s event...

As Neill Dixon gets set to stage the 38th Canadian Music Week (CMW) starting today, he's finding the upside of taking the event fully...

Initial speakers unveiled as Canadian Music Week goes virtual

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Nile Rodgers and Timbaland are among those set to take part in the upcoming 2021 Canadian Music Week (CMW) Virtual Conference &...

2020 Hot Docs selections to premiere on CBC, starting Apr. 16

With the 2020 Hot Docs Festival postponed, CBC has announced that a selection of first-run feature documentaries that would have debuted at the world's...

Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos to keynote at BANFF

Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer, has been confirmed as the first keynote speaker at the Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) Summit Series, June...

CMPA expands eligibility for Indiescreen Awards

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is expanding eligibility for its Indiescreen Awards nationally. The CMPA has called for applications for the annual awards, recognizing...

Banff Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media gets $2M...

The Banff World Media Festival kicked off with a major federal funding announcement aimed at empowering women in business, and in particular female entrepreneurs...

Inaugural VanPodFest to highlight True Crime, True Justice

The Vancouver Podcast Festival will make its debut, Nov. 8-10, with three days of panels, workshops, live podcast presentations and tapings, working around the theme...

TIFF names film producer Joana Vicente as ED

TIFF has announced that independent film producer Joana Vicente will be its incoming executive director and co-head. Vicente, currently executive director of the New York-based...