BANFF 2001 Announces Finalists for Market Simulation and New Players
Pitches
(Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 25, 2001) Pat Ferns, president and
CEO of the Banff Television Foundation is pleased to announce the
finalists chosen to present their projects during the International
Market Simulations and New Players Pitches at BANFF 2001 (June 10
- 15). The competition was strong for both pitching opportunities,
sponsored by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. "The Festival
received the highest number of submissions in its history for the
Market Simulation sessions," reports president Ferns and, "the
response to the first year of the New Players Pitches was higher
than expected and very gratifying. Television shows of the future
will be born at these pitches just as some of today's programs got
their start at past BANFF events."
International Market Simulations
At the International Market Simulations the following finalists
will present their projects to an audience of commissioning editors,
producers, financial executives, and other industry representatives.
In his role as moderator Pat Ferns, with assistance from executive
vice president, Jacques Bensimon, will introduce the pitchers and
then challenge commissioning editors from around the world to assess
the project's chances from both creative and financial perspectives.
Tuesday, June 12: (Drama and Entertainment)
Enigma
Jack Emery
Dramahouse, UK
Mini Series
Fortune Hunter
Ellen Nielsen
Magic World Communications Ltd.
Edmonton
Entertainment Format - Drama Series
The New Beachcombers
Nick Orchar
Soapbox Productions Inc., Vancouver
Drama Series
Thursday, June 14: (Children's)
A Day in the Life
Brent Jaimes
Storyville Pictures, LLC, USA
6 x 30 Live Action
Hawk
Darlene Mulligan
Chikâk Communications, Winnipeg
Teen Drama Series
Germs
David Hamburg
Germ Production Inc. (with Shanghai Film Animation)
Quebec and China
26 x 30 Animation
New Players Pitches
Producers with no more than one producing credit are eligible to
present at the New Players Pitches. These finalists will compete
for meetings with the world's leading commissioning editors.
Tuesday, June 12: (Drama, Comedy, Documentaries)
Chicken Balls
Robert Sheridan
Dr. Midnight Productions, Toronto
Comedy
Kromosvere: The Arkives
Maya Miller & Trevor Wallace
Vancouver
Sci-fi Comedy TV Series
Power Girls
Kamilla Reid
Olympus Entertainment Inc., Edmonton
M.O.W. (drama)
The Last Resort
Swith Bell
Swithit Inc., Toronto
Dramedy
The Veteran
Sonwabile S. Mfecane
Tenth Frontier Creations, South Africa
Drama
Up the Creek Again
Diane Barnes
T.P. Productions Inc., Charlottetown
Comedy Drama
Acts of Infamy
Holly Fisher
Fish Entertainment Productions, USA
Documentary Series
Légendes canadiennes/Canadian Legends
Mark Chatel
Balestra Productions Inc., Ottawa
Documentary Series (Jeunesse)
Thursday, June 14: (Children's & Documentaries)
George's Quest
Jon Armann Steinsson
Vizjon media, USA
Cartoon Feature
Mish Mash Music Television
Mish Mash Music Org.
Stephanie Chow, Katie Partridge, Jennifer Buller
Victoria
Series
Morgan's Magnificent Phone
Michelle Farrell
Michelle Farrell Productions, Ontario
Series
1-800-Superhero
Tony Nichols & Ellen Raine Scott
Codependent Films, Vancouver
Interactive Comedy
Cirque Éloize, l'autre cirque
Orlando Arriagada
Al Dente Films, Montréal
Single Documentary
Human Mosaic
Michelle Osborne, Sholeh Alemi, John Vekar
Firebolt Entertainment, Toronto
Documentary with Interaction
Travels Through Lands of Sickness
Mathew Welsh
Alchemy Notion Pictures Inc., Halifax
Single Documentary
Xpat Life Asia
Joe Yaggi, Morgan Gabereau, Kief Davidson
Jungle Run Productions, Indonesia
Series - Travelogue/Lifestyles/Factual Entertainment
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