DAILY SCHEDULE

Monday June 11, 2001 - Awards Day

NSI New Delegate Briefing

Orientation
7:30am - 8:00am
Rogers/SHAW Delegate's Lounge, Conference Centre

New to Banff? Don't get overwhelmed. Meet other delegates. Meet Festival insiders and key contacts. Plan your day. Make the most of your stay. No pre-registration needed. Just show up that morning and bring your business card. Festival organizers and insiders will give you a behind the scenes overview of the Festival and how to make the most of it -- from where to go and what to do, to the etiquette of pitching.

Sponsor: National Screen Institute - Canada

• Jacques Bensimon, Vice-président et Directeur de l'exploitation, Banff Television Foundation, CANADA

Breakfast with Asia

8:00am - 8:45am
Cascade Ballroom, Main Hotel

Who better to introduce the opportunities and experts in the Asian market than publisher Jonathan Hallett, the publisher of TV Asia - the definitive trade journal for the Asian industry and the sponsor of the Asian Television Awards. Hallett will be interviewed by W. Paterson Ferns, who will also introduce us to the heads of the several Asian delegations attending Banff 2001.

Special guests:

• Katsuji Ebisawa, President, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), President, Asian Broadcasting Union
• Bhuvan Lall, Executive Director, Indian Broadcasting Foundation
• LIM Hock Chuan, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Broadcasting Authority
• Artauli R.M.P. Tobing, charge d'Affaire a.i., Kedutaan Besur Republik Indonesia
• WANG Ganwen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, State Administration for Radio, Film and Television, People's Republic of China
• WANG Ju Ping, Vice-Secretary General, Chinese TV Artists Association, People's Republic of China

Sponsor: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

• Co-Chaired by W. Paterson Ferns, President & CEO, Banff Television Foundation, CANADA
• Co-Chaired by Jonathan Hallett, Publishing Director, Television Asia, SINGAPORE

Take a Decision-Maker to Breakfast

By Appointment
8:00am - 8:45am
Castello Ristorante, Main Hotel

A prime opportunity for independent producers to meet with key Canadian decision-makers -- broadcast executives, commissioning editors, development heads, and funders -- in an intimate setting. (The Take-a-Decision-Maker to Breakfast/Lunch are 'By Appointment' sessions and places are restricted. In early May registered delegates were directed to an on-line Decision-Maker application form on the BANFF 2001 website. All the Decision-Makers were listed on the form, and delegates were invited to indicate their preferences and return the form to the BANFF 2001 offices by the deadline date of May 25, 2001. To be eligible for a place, the applicant must have been registered for the appropriate day. Places were awarded on a first-drawn, first-served basis and all successful winners of a place were contacted before the Festival.)

Sponsor: Cogeco Program Development Fund

• Jean Allard, Chef des Coproductions & Acquisitions, TV5, CANADA
• Johanne Brunet, Senior Vice President, TV5, CANADA
• Jill Bonenfant, Director Programming, ACCESS/Canadian Learning Television, CANADA
• Claire Dion, Cogeco Program Development Fund/Fonds Cogeco de développment d'émissions,
• Michael Harris, General Manager, Canadian Documentary Channel, CANADA
• Phillipe Lapointe, Vice-president, Programming, Groupe TVA Inc, CANADA
• John Panikkar, Vice President, Production, Discovery Channel Canada, CANADA
• Bill Roberts, President and CEO, Vision TV, CANADA
• Julie Smith, Director of Independent Productions, Women's Television Network (WTN), CANADA

HDTV Screenings: Stunning Programs in a Spectacular Format

Open to the Public
9:00am - 5:35pm
Oak Room, Main Hotel

HDTV (high definition) screenings of the five nominees for the NHK President's Prize.

9:00am Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge: Argentina (Part I, 90 min.)
A large group of racers battle the high wind, blizzards and the breathtaking Andes mountains of Patagonia, Argentina

10:35am Nova: Runaway Universe (50 min.)
Extraordinary graphics combined with HDTV imagery to explain how the universe may be flying apart at the seams.

11:30am Silhouettes of the Desert (55 min.)
A personal and intimate tale of one young camel and her calf growing up in the dry but picturesque landscapes at the heart of Australia.

12:30pm Wild Asia: Creature of the Thaw (52 min.)
For half the year, northeast Asia is covered in ice and snow. The fascinating inhabitants live in harmony with the freshwater environment and with the cycle of thawing.

3:30pm La Traviata à Paris (125 min.)
Producer Andrea Andermann's epic "live film" production of Verdi's La Traviata, shot on location in five different Paris venues and transmitted live to 125 countries.

CTV Canadian Showcase

9:00am - 6:00pm
Van Horne Ballroom, Conference Centre

The work and merchandise of 18 Canadian Distributors, Producers and Organizations will be featured in the CTV Canadian Showcase exhibition at BANFF 2001. The Showcase is located in the Main Ballroom of the Conference Centre in Main Hotel Hotel and will also be host to the Telus Cyber Café. In addition, the Showcase will also provide additional meeting space for conference delegates as well as point of sale for festival merchandise. It will open at 9:00 a.m. each morning and close at 6:00 p.m. each evening, except for Sunday evening when booths will be on display during the CBC Opening Reception from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sponsor: CTV Inc.

Master Class: Directing - Anne Wheeler

By Appointment
9:00am - 10:30am
Jeannie & Peter Lougheed Bldg, The Banff Centre

Buses to The Banff Centre leave from outside The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre main entrance at 8:30am sharp and return at 10:30am

Sponsors: Directors Guild of Canada, National Screen Institute - Canada

The Big Dance
Anne Wheeler's introduction to her 'big dance' in which the director is the choreographer. Her class will be an exploration of how she moves the talent, the camera, the effects, the sound, the script -- together -- to the same

• Anne Wheeler, CANADA

Opening Ceremonies

Plenary
9:00am - 9:30am
Van Horne Ballroom, Conference Centre

Master of Ceremonies: Laurier LaPierre, Canada

Special Guest: The Honorable Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Department of Canadian Heritage, CANADA

10th Anniversary of the Independent Production Fund

Sponsor: CBC / Radio-Canada

• W. Paterson Ferns, President & CEO, Banff Television Foundation, CANADA
• Trina McQueen, President and COO, CTV Television Inc., CANADA
• Laurier L. LaPierre O.C., Chairman of the Board, Telefilm Canada, CANADA
• The Honorable Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Department of Canadian Heritage, CANADA

CBC/Radio-Canada Keynote Address:
The Ingenuity Gap in a Fragmented World

Plenary
9:30am - 10:30am
Van Horne Ballroom, Conference Centre

Can we create ideas fast enough to solve the very problems - environmental, social and technological - that we have created? Tad Homer-Dixon coined the term ingenuity gap to describe this critical gap that exists between our need for practical ideas to solve these complex problems and our actual supply of ideas. In this fragmented world that is rapidly exceeding our intellectual grasp, Homer-Dixon states that "an idea is only an idea if it causes unease, debate and reflection." Banff believes that the concept of an ingenuity gap is truly a new idea and that this keynote address will provoke all three reactions: unease, debate and reflection.

Introduction: Robert Rabinovitch, President & CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada

Sponsor: CBC / Radio-Canada

• Thomas Homer-Dixon, Director of Peace and Conflict Studies, University College, University of Toronto, CANADA

Coffee Break

10:30am - 11:00am
Presidents Hall Foyer, Conference Centre

Enjoy a cup of coffee compliments of Rogers AT&T Wireless.

Showcase of Excellence

Main
11:00am - 12:30pm
Van Horne Ballroom, Conference Centre

The Showcase of Excellence is an opportunity to meet firsthand the two winners of Banff's top individual awards for 2001.

2001 Lions Gate Award of Excellence: TBA

2001 Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Network Award: Kelsey Grammer, Gramnet Productions, USA
Interviewed by Ralph Benmergui, Host/Presenter, CBC/Radio-Canada

Sponsor: Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation

• Ralph Benmergui, Host/Presenter, CBC/Radio-Canada, CANADA
• Kelsey Grammer, Gramnet Productions, USA

Audience with Attitude

Specialist Option
11:00am - 12:30pm
Theatre, Conference Centre

"Power to the People" is the theme of the BANFF 2001 new media stream. In this session we will look at how audiences with attitude create situations where the user becomes a collaborator with the artist, designer, and producer. What can we learn from the mass popularity of a service such as Napster? Some would suggest that users want to be veejays and deejays and are not interested in stealing copyright. Teenagers in Finland have re-purposed their cellular phones and created a playful social subculture. Artists are making spaces and contacts for stories and play environments where a new generation of audience become participants. This session will explore how audiences have changed, how we can meet their needs, and what new opportunities participatory media has to offer.

Sponsor: The Banff Centre

• Chaired by Roma Khanna, Executive Vice President, Snap Media, CANADA
• Peter Grimsdale, Head, Cross-Platform Development, Channel 4 Television, UK
• Zev Shalev, Co-founder / CEO, U8TV.com, CANADA
• Will Wright, Designer, Maxis, USA

Master Class: New Media - Rob Love

By Appointment
11:00am - 12:30pm
Jeannie & Peter Lougheed Bldg, The Banff Centre

Sponsor: Telefilm Canada, The Banff Centre

Delivering REAL Interactive TV
What do consumers want from interactive TV? What are the needs of broadcasters and producers in terms of content versus technology? How can interactive TV pay for itself? Listen and learn as Rob Love shares Victoria Real's experience of what works and what doesn't across all genres, from sports to entertainment!

• Rob Love, CEO, Victoria Real, UK

Buses to The Banff Centre leave from outside The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre main entrance at 10:30am sharp and return at 12:30pm.

Master Class: Documentary - Mick Csáky

By Appointment
11:00am - 12:30pm
Jeannie & Peter Lougheed Bldg, The Banff Centre

Sponsor: HISTORY2001

Grown Up Television for Grown Up People
Award winning independent Mick Csáky of production company Antelope talks about his 30 years as a writer, director, producer and executive producer of documentary programming for the international television market in the areas of human interest, biography, history, music and arts.

• Mick Csáky, Chief Executive & Creative Director, Antelope (UK) Limited, UK

Buses to The Banff Centre leave from outside The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre main entrance at 10:30am sharp and return at 12:30pm.

Broadcaster's Lunch

By Invitation

12:45pm - 2:00pm
Cascade Ballroom, Main Hotel

In an age of globalization and international trade, Banff continues the debate about where culture fits in the mix. In co-operation with the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, we explore cultural diversity and trade in cultural

Sponsor: Canadian Association of Broadcasters / L'Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs

• Moderator: Michael McCabe, President and CEO, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, CANADA
• Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of International Trade, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Canada, CANADA
• Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Department of Canadian Heritage, CANADA
  

Nominees Lunch

By Invitation
12:45pm - 1:45pm
New Brunswick Room, Main Hotel

A luncheon in honor of all the nominees for the 2001 Banff Rockie Awards.

Cyber Lunch

12:45pm - 1:45pm
Alberta Room, Main Hotel

Whacking the Money Tree
Financing and revenue models for new media and convergence production. Using real life NOT hypothetical examples, realistic opportunities for revenue creation and non-traditional sources of production financing for new media and convergence content will be examined and discussed.
The Cyber Lunch strand features speakers who explore the very real challenges of developing and implementing viable models for interactive business.

Introduction by Richard White, Editorial Director, Initial Cut Interactive with John David MacCulloch, Executive Producer, Baddeck International New Media Festival introducing Steven JP Comeau.

(There are a limited number of places for lunch service. These luncheon places are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Late comers are welcome to join the session, but will not be served lunch.)

Sponsors: The Banff Centre, Baddeck, Initial Cut
This session is co-produced by the Banff Television Foundation and The Banff Centre, in association with the Baddeck International New Media Festival, and with the support of Initial Cut.

• Steven JP Comeau, President, Collideascope Digital, CANADA

Take a Decision-Maker to Lunch

By Appointment
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Castello Ristorante, Main Hotel

A prime opportunity for independent producers to meet with key Canadian decision-makers -- broadcast executives,
commissioning editors, development heads, and funders -- in an intimate setting.

Sponsor: WGBH International

Decision Makers

• Hans-Robert Eisenhauer, Deputy Programme Director, ARTE G.E.I.E, FRANCE
  
• Sara Gaon, Head of Acquisitions Ministry of Education, Israel Educational Television (IETV), ISRAEL
• Peter Grimsdale, Head, Cross-Platform Development, Channel 4 Television, UK
• Catherine Lamour, Directeur des Documentaires, Canal+, FRANCE
• John Lindsay, Senior Vice President, National/International Production, Oregon Public Broadcasting,
• Walter Sucher, Head Science and Education, SWR TV, GERMANY
• Nick Wilson, Controller, Children's and Religious Programmes, Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, UK
• Deana Jordan Sullivan, Director of Production and Development, Discovery Networks, USA

Master Class: Writing - Chris Haddock

By Appointment
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Jeannie & Peter Lougheed Bldg, The Banff Centre

Sponsors: Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund, Ontario Media Development Corporation

Creating Chaos
Creating a television series requires the unleashing and disciplining of the imagination simultaneously. Writing, producing, directing and running a television show requires leading hundreds of craftspeople confidently into the unknown. Chris Haddock will share the complexities of his experience of becoming writer, producer and director of "Da Vinci's Inquest."

• Chris Haddock, Haddock Entertainment Inc, CANADA

Buses to The Banff Centre leave from outside The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre main entrance at 1:30pm sharp and return at 3:30pm

Master Class: Producing - Pierre Chevalier

By Appointment
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jeannie & Peter Lougheed Bldg, The Banff Centre

This session is presented in French.

Conquering the Gap Between Film and TV Drama
Pierre Chevalier, Head of Drama at ARTE France, will tell how he has worked to bridge the gap between film and TV drama. He enjoys the challenge of working with the limitations of television and finds his main constraint is financial, as he works with ten times less money than his colleagues at other French networks. This forces him to be creative and to work with a hands-on approach. Chevalier supports ARTE's talent-driven editorial line that stresses the importance of the filmmaker's vision, rather than the script. During the past ten years he has backed over 305 titles (480 hours of programming) made by 252 directors; 67 of which were foreign directors and 42 were first films. Pierre Chevalier has been instrumental in such prestigious; and sometimes edgy projects such as "Underground" by Kusturica, "Kingdom" by Lars vonTrier, "Marius et Jeannette" by Robert Guediguian, "Beau Travail" by Claire Denis and "Ressources Humaines" by Laurent Cantet.

Sponsor: National Screen Institute - Canada

• Pierre Chevalier, Directeur de l'Unité de Programmes fictions, ARTE France, FRANCE

Buses to The Banff Centre leave from outside The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre main entrance at 1:30pm sharp and return at 3:30pm.

Banff Centre New Media Focus: CyberPitch: Part 1

Plenary
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Theatre, Conference Centre

The new media strand explores the ways that audiences, a.k.a. users, have entered the picture in new ways. Each session examines how this new element of audience involvement is challenging the traditional structures of television.

CyberPitch at BANFF2001 gives delegates an opportunity to pitch an new media project with the opportunity to win up to $10,000 in development funding from the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Today during Part 1 of this two-part event a panel of experts - who have strong but differing opinions on what makes interactive media powerful and valuable to television producers - discuss what criteria are needed to create excellence in a new media project. At the end of today's seminar, the jurors will announce which of the already received submissions have made the short-list of finalists. These finalists will be eligible to compete for the prize money by pitching their projects on Friday, June 15 during CyberPitch - Part 2. The winning pitch will be announced during the Closing Ceremonies. CyberPitch is a concept developed by the Banff Television Foundation and The Banff Centre. The three official CyberPitch events that take place at BANFF, the Baddeck International New Media Festival, and at Hot Docs, all receive prizes courtesy of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund.

Sponsor: Telefilm Canada
and co-produced by The Banff Centre in association with the Baddeck International New Media Festival

• Chaired by Sara Diamond, Artistic Director Media & Visual Arts, The Banff Centre, CANADA
• Maurice Benayoun, Art Director, Z-A, FRANCE
• Steven JP Comeau, President, Collideascope Digital, CANADA
• Jonathan Drori, Managing Director Entertainment Media, Scient, UK

Canadian Television Fund's Three O'Clock Daiquiri Do

3:00pm - 4:00pm
CTF Patio, Conference Centre

Join the Canadian Television Fund on the patio for daiquiris (non-alcoholic).

Sponsor: Canadian Television Fund

Coffee Break

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Presidents Hall Foyer, Conference Centre

Enjoy a cup of coffee compliments of A-Channel

Understanding America: Two in a Room: Part 1

Plenary
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Theatre, Conference Centre

The United States of America is the world's largest media market. Understanding America is a strand exploring aspects of doing business with the USA and in the USA. See live commissioning in action! The sixth Banff edition of the exciting two-part event in which Festival delegates have an opportunity to secure actual development funding for a television project. In this first session two commissioning editors negotiate the terms of a tender for a program proposal and establish criteria for a television program that both editors agree in principle to support with development funding.

All registered delegates are invited to listen to the discussion on Monday and compete for the funding by submitting suitable proposals by 5:30pm on Wednesday, June 13.

( A specially labeled box will be set up in the Festival registration area for completed submissions. The short list of finalists will be announced at the end of the New Players Pitch in the Van Horne Ballroom on Thursday, June 14 at 10:30am The finalists will pitch their ideas on Friday, June 15 at Understanding America: Two in a Room: Part 2. The winning project will be announced Friday at the Closing Ceremonies.)

Commissioning Editors:

• Doug DePriest, The Travel Channel, USA
• Jim Erickson, Life Network & HGTV Canada

Sponsor: Department of Canadian Heritage

• Moderated by W. Paterson Ferns, President & CEO, Banff Television Foundation, CANADA
• Doug DePriest, VP, Production & Development, Travel Channel, Discovery Communications, USA
• Jim Erickson, VP, Programming, Life Network & HGTV Canada, Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc., CANADA

Master Class: Children's - Andrew Cochran

By Appointment
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Jeannie & Peter Lougheed Bldg, The Banff Centre

The Rights Stuff

A little more than a year ago, a 65 foot, 105 tonne, sea-ready tugboat entered the Atlantic Ocean. Happens all the time? Not when it sports a huge shiny red ballcap, five-foot smile, and eyes that move.

Andrew Cochran uses a case history approach to detail how strategic rights management has enabled his long running preschool character Theodore Tugboat to grow as a multi-platform property - from morning TV to first children's character on the web to becoming an ocean-going international icon for water safety - pulling a collection of branded products in its wake.

Sponsor: Corus Entertainment Inc.
Presented in association with the Baddeck International New Media Festival.

• Andrew Cochran, Chairman & CEO, Cochran Entertainment Incorporated, CANADA

Buses to The Banff Centre leave from outside The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre main entrance at 3:30 p.m. sharp and return at 5:30pm

Future Watch: HDTV Prize - Part 1

Plenary
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Theatre, Conference Centre

BANFF 2001 has created an opportunity for delegates to win up to US $15,000. in funding from NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and Discovery Networks to help develop a high-definition television production. Today, during Part 1 of this two-part event the HDTV Jury will discuss what constitutes an excellent HDTV project. Excerpts from the five nominees for the NHK President's Prize will be screened. At the end of today's session, the jurors will announce which of the already received submissions have made the short-list of finalists. These finalists will be eligible to compete for the prize money by pitching their projects on Friday, June 15 during the session Future Watch: HDTV Prize - Part 2. The winning pitch will be announced at the Closing Ceremonies. The Jury is looking for projects that are suitable for one-hour or half-hour programs or series, where high-definition technology is used as an integral element to enhance the content of the program.

Jury:

Discovery Digital Networks:

• Doug Bailey, Program Development Manager, Discovery Digital Networks, Discovery Digital Networks, USA
• Deborah Stewart, Vice President, Programming - Discovery Digital Networks, Discovery Communications Inc., USA

NHK:

• Masaru Ikeo, Senior Producer Satellite & Hi-Vision Broadcasting, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), JAPAN

Jury/Moderator:

• Stuart Calcote, President, Electronic Pictures Corporation, USA

Sponsors: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Discovery Digital Networks

Future Watch is a strand exploring the leading edge of new technologies and new platforms for media content. From HDTV to interactive media we explore the creative challenges and the shape of our future world.

Exhibition Opening & Reception

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre

The Walter Phillips Gallery at The Banff Centre presents "Computer Voices / Speaking Machines," a fantastic, interactive exhibition featuring the inspired work of new media artists David Rokeby and Jocelyn Robert. In this exhibition speech and song, our fundamental means of communication, are altered as these two artists address the loss of voice, identity, and free speech at the turn of the Millennium and in the wake of new technologies.

Sponsor: The Banff Centre

Buses will leave The Fairmont Banff Springs Convention Centre beginning at 4:15pm.

Alliance Atlantis Presents:
22nd Banff Rockie Awards Show

6:15pm - 8:15pm
Eric Harvie Theatre, The Banff Centre

The Banff Rockie Awards have been called "the Olympics of television." Programs from around the world compete on a level playing field in fourteen program categories to reveal the best television programs on the planet. This year's Banff Rockie Awards show features co-hosts Julie Snyder and Ian Hanomansing.

Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Overflow location: Margaret Greenham Theatre

Sponsor: Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Hosts:
Julie Snyder
Ian Hanomansing

Special Guest:
Steve Smith

Special Performer:
Lisa Odjig,World Champion hoop dancer

Musical Director:
Jan Randall & Band

Producer/Director:
Michael Watt

Dress: Black Tie/Business Attire

Foyer open at 5:00pm. Doors open at 5:45pm. Transportation from The Fairmont Banff Springs Convention Centre and The Banff Centre is provided from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.

Buses begin returning to The Fairmont Banff Springs upon completion of the show.

A&E Gala Awards Dinner

8:30pm - 11:00pm
Riverview Lounge / Cascade Ballroom, Main Hotel

An elegant gathering of Rockie Award winners and well wishers, featuring a sumptuous, celebratory dinner menu, fine wines, and the renowned hospitality of A&E.

Sponsor: Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Doors open at 8:30pm following The Banff Rockie Awards.

Dress: Black Tie/Business Attire