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1 2018 TIFF Kids Industry Forum Mar 8 9

2 Industry Venues TIFF Kids Lounge Bell Blue Room March 8 & 9 9:00am 3:30pm A place where delegates can relax between screenings and programming events. It s also a great location for networking and holding meetings with fellow attendees. TIFF Kids Industry Screening Library Learning Studio C March 8 & 9 10:00am 6:00pm March :00am 4:00pm The Industry Screening Library is an ideal location for TIFF Kids pass-holders to catch up on any screenings they may have missed. Please note: not all films in the Official Selection are guaranteed to be available in the library. ESCALATORS WASHROOMS TIFF KIDS INDUSTRY SCREENING LIBRARY NBCUniversal Learning Studio C W N S E ELEVATORS PAUL & LEAH ATKINSON FAMILY CINEMA 4 NBCUNIVERSAL CINEMA 5 TIFF KIDS INDUSTRY LOUNGE Bell Blue Room

3 Welcome to the 2018 TIFF Kids Industry Forum! SAFETY CREATIVITY INCLUSIVITY We are pleased to present this unique opportunity for members of the children s entertainment industry to gather together. Our two-day programme is designed to engage, educate, and inspire creators of children s film, television, and technology through conversations with some of the leading experts in the industry. This year s TIFF Kids Industry Forum will examine the industry s responsibility for the safety and well-being of young people, celebrate the rich content that comes from inclusive filmmaking, and explore the ever-shifting business landscape of the industry. Pass Benefits TIFF Kids International Film Festival Access Industry Pass Forum Pass Advance Screening Tickets Same-day Screening Tickets Industry Screening Library Industry Forum CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With Sesame Pitch digiplayspace Industry Lounge Industry Opening Cocktail Online Delegate Resources MAR 8 9 3

Schedule Thurs, Mar 8 9:00am Breakfast served 3rd-Floor Lobby 9:30am Breakfast at TIFF: It Takes a Village Cinema 4 10:45am CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With Industry Lounge 10:45am FOUNDATIONS Digital

4 Schedule Thurs, Mar 8 9:00am Breakfast served 3rd-Floor Lobby 9:30am Breakfast at TIFF: It Takes a Village Cinema 4 10:45am CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With Industry Lounge 10:45am FOUNDATIONS Digital Discoverability Cinema 4 12:15pm DIALOGUES Adventures in the Mysterious Land of 8 12 Cinema 4 1:15pm Lunch break Industry Lounge 2:15pm KEYNOTE Sesame Street: Aspire to Inspire Cinema 4 3:45pm DIALOGUES Match Point: Finding Co-Production Synergies Cinema 4 5:00pm KEYNOTE Everyone on the Bus: The Power of Inclusive Filmmaking Cinema 3 6:00pm Opening Cocktail Atrium & 1st Floor Gallery Friday, March 9 9:30am DIALOGUES Partnering for Sustainable Development Goals Cinema 4 10:45am CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With Industry Lounge 10:45am FOUNDATIONS Screenwriting for Animated Features Cinema 5 12:00pm Sesame Workshop Pitch Cinema 4 1:00pm DIALOGUES Sequels and Spinoffs: How to Maximize Your IP Cinema 4 2:30pm CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With Industry Lounge 3:00PM FOUNDATIONS Going Interactive with VR/AR Cinema 5 4:30pm DIALOGUES Developing the Landscape of Indigenous Content for Kids Cinema 4 4 TIFF KIDS INDUSTRY FORUM

5 Thursday, March 8 Breakfast and Networking 9:00am 9:30am Industry Lounge, Bell Blue Room Breakfast at TIFF: It Takes a Village 9:30am 10:30am Cinema 4 What is the responsibility of the industry to maintain the safety and well-being of young performers in the workforce? On the set, after the premiere, online? We check in with the industry leaders to take stock of how we prioritize protecting these young industry professionals. : Carla de Jong (Head of Production, Sinking Ship Entertainment) Tovah Small (Talent Agent, Meridian Artists) Christina Collins (ACTRA Toronto, Child Advocate) MODERATOR: Natalie Semotiuk CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With... 10:45am 11:45am Bell Blue Room A valuable opportunity to sit down for brief one-on-one meetings with some of the industry s leading experts. NOTE: Available by advance sign-up; space is limited. Please see tiff.net/industry for the speaker lineup. FOUNDATIONS Digital Discoverability: Entertainment Meets Analytics 10:45am 11:45am The Lab, 4th floor A crash course in understanding your audience and their viewing patterns, this Foundations workshop session provides the tools to help you stand out in a saturated market. CO-PRESENTED BY SPEAKER Carlos Pacheco (Director of Content Strategy, Boat Rocker Media) Deb Day (Innovate by Day, CEO & Chief Strategist) MODERATOR Marney Malabar (Director, Kids TV, TVO) MAR 8 9 5

DIALOGUES Adventures in the Mysterious Land of 8 12 12:15pm 1:15pm Cinema 4 The preteen audience is a historically tricky demographic to program for.

6 DIALOGUES Adventures in the Mysterious Land of :15pm 1:15pm Cinema 4 The preteen audience is a historically tricky demographic to program for. This in between crowd is too old for kids stuff, but too young for the content they are drawn to (TV s The Bachelor being a favourite for this age range). We sit down with content creators and distributors working to tap into tweens precocious taste with adventure tales, action, and age-appropriate dramas. Marie McCann (Head of CBC Kids) Sarah Haasz (independent producer) Rasko Miljkovic (director, Witch Hunters) MODERATOR Kate Sanagan (Head of Sales and Distribution, Sinking Ship Entertainment) Sesame Street Live FOUNDATIONS Sesame Street: Aspire to Inspire 2:15pm 3:15pm Cinema 4 Sesame Workshop returns to the TIFF Kids Forum to explore the curriculum for Sesame Street s upcoming 49th season, Aspire to Inspire: If You Can See It, You Can Play It, You Can Be It. We gain an invaluable look behind the curriculum building and production process that makes Sesame Street a longstanding thought leader in early childhood educational content. Kimberly Wright (Film Producer, Sesame Workshop) Susan Scheiner (Researcher, Sesame Workshop) 6 TIFF KIDS INDUSTRY FORUM

7 DIALOGUES Match Point: Finding Co-Production Synergies 3:30pm 4:30pm Cinema 4 Tax credits, contracts, cultural customs, and creative visions all must be nimbly negotiated by the producers working on international co-productions. We sit down with three top-notch producers to discuss the complexities and benefits of co-productions, and learn trade secrets for tackling tricky terrain and developing fruitful and enriching partnerships. Andrew Rosen (producer, The Breadwinner) Lisa Chatfield (producer, Pukeko Pictures) Marie Steinmann-Tykwr (co-founder, One Fine Day Films) MODERATOR Mary Bredin (Executive Vice-President, Content & Strategy, Guru Studio) KEYNOTE Everyone on the Bus! The Power of Inclusive Filmmaking 5:00pm 6:00pm Cinema 3 Bus Stop Films, Australia s groundbreaking, not-for-profit production company and film-school experience, is transforming the industry through their mission of inclusive filmmaking. Co-founder and CEO Genevieve Clay Smith shares Bus Stop s journey to create access to the filmmaking professions for marginalised people, especially those with intellectual disabilities. Clay-Smith s holistic and educational approach breaks down barriers while producing outstanding content. SPEAKER Genevieve Clay-Smith (CEO, Bus Stop Films) TIFF Kids Industry Cocktail 6:00pm 8:00pm Atrium & 1st-Floor Gallery Join us for complimentary drinks and snacks in the TIFF Bell Lightbox Atrium to celebrate both International Women s Day and day one of the Industry Forum! Network with your fellow delegates and let your inner child loose as you explore digiplayspace, TIFF s award-winning interactive playground. MAR 8 9 7

Friday, March 9 CASE STUDY Partnering for Sustainable Development Goals with UN and Thomas & Friends 9:30am 10:30am Cinema 4 Mattel s retooled Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventure brings a true

8 Friday, March 9 CASE STUDY Partnering for Sustainable Development Goals with UN and Thomas & Friends 9:30am 10:30am Cinema 4 Mattel s retooled Thomas & Friends: Big World, Big Adventure brings a true international perspective to its new season of episodes. Created in collaboration with the United Nations to thematically integrate Sustainable Development Goals into the content, this partnership links two global brands to reach a massive multilingual audience and align key positive messages for children across the world. Jeffry Brez (United Nations, Chief, NGO Relations, Advocacy and Special Events) Andrew Woolnough (Senior Director of Brand and Design, Thomas & Friends) Tracy Blagdon (Producer, Jam Filled Entertainment) MODERATOR Brenda Andolina (Director of Communications, Mattel) CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With... 10:45am 11:45am Industry Lounge, Bell Blue Room A valuable opportunity to sit down for brief one-on-one meetings with some of the industry s leading experts. NOTE: Available by advance sign-up; space is limited. Please see tiff.net/industry for the speaker lineup. FOUNDATIONS Screenwriting for Animated Features 10:45am 11:45am Cinema 5 Acclaimed writers Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen (Escape From Planet Earth, Son of Bigfoot, Nut Job 2) lead an interactive smallgroup session focusing on the craft of writing and (re-writing) screenplays for animated feature films. Designed for writers in early to emerging career to hone in on storytelling and scene craft. Space is limited; first-come, first-served. 8 TIFF KIDS INDUSTRY FORUM

9 Sesame Workshop Pitch 12:00pm 1pm Cinema 4 The Sesame Workshop Pitch is back after a hugely successful event in 2017! Sesame s short-film producers are here to meet talented Canadian producers, directors, and writers who have been pre-selected to pitch their short-film ideas in front of a live audience. Previous pitchers have gone on to develop successful, long-lasting relationships with Sesame and produce award-winning content. See the ideation in process! DIALOGUES How to Maximize Your IP 2:00pm 3:00pm Cinema 4 Sequels, spin-offs, companion pieces and interactive content are all part of an everexpanding tool-kit for media producers to pull from and maximize the full market potential of their IP. We look at a number of successful properties and the strategies that made them fly. Joy Rosen (co-founder, CEO, Portfolio Entertainment) Anthony Leo (Principal Partner, Aircraft Pictures) Candice Chambers (Director, Acquisitions & Digital Distribution, 9 Story Media Group) Joan Lambur (President, Lambur Productions) The Breadwinner CONNECTIONS Ten Minutes With... 2:30pm 3:30pm Industry Lounge, Bell Blue Room A valuable opportunity to sit down for brief one-on-one meetings with some of the industry s leading experts. NOTE: Available by advance sign-up; space is limited. Please see tiff.net/industry for the speaker lineup. MAR 8 9 9

Bus Stop FOUNDATIONS Going Interactive with VR/AR 2:30pm 3:30pm Industry Lounge, Bell Blue Room Sinking Ship Interactive s Creative Director, Gavin Friesen, walks us through the digital landscape of

10 Bus Stop FOUNDATIONS Going Interactive with VR/AR 2:30pm 3:30pm Industry Lounge, Bell Blue Room Sinking Ship Interactive s Creative Director, Gavin Friesen, walks us through the digital landscape of AR and VR. What are the latest technologies? Which have already become obsolete? This session provides both an overview of the interactive content space and a deeper, practical look at the production timelines, budgets, and teams involved in the creation of content pieces. Gavin Freisen (Creative Director of Interactive, Sinking Ship Entertainment) DIALOGUES Developing the Landscape of Indigenous Content for Kids 4:30pm - 5:30pm Cinema 4 Representing diverse cultures and communities is of the utmost importance in children s media today. Content creators and broadcasters are responding to a growing need for more Indigenous-focused content in the kids media landscape by creating thematically rich film and television that inspires and educates children, in Canada and abroad. 10 TIFF K IDS INDUSTRY FORUM Monika Ille (Executive Director of Programming, APTN) Neil Christopher (co-founder, Taqqut Productions) Shirley Vercruysse (producer, The Mountain of SGaana) MODERATOR Danis Goulet (TIFF Programmer)

11 THE BREADWINNER Aircraft Pictures THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT Portfolio Entertainment DINO DANA Sinking Ship Entertainment KRISTA KIM-BAP Second Story Press MIAOMIAO S CHINESE FOR KIDS (app) Lofty Sky Entertainment MARY ANNINGS CURIOSITY Groundwood Books SPLATALOT ATTACK! marblemedia Interactive TRUE AND THE RAINBOW KINGDOM Guru Studio WORLD OF PEPPA PIG (app) Secret Location / Entertainment One OMDC is proud to support Ontario s award-winning kids content Ontario companies produce kids content the whole world enjoys. Be part of it. OMDC.on.ca

12 Industry Advisory Committee We would like to extend a big thanks to the members of our advisory committee for their contributions to the 2018 TIFF Kids Industry Forum: Jamie Piekarz Children s Media Consultant, JamPi Media Andrew Rosen Producer, Aircraft Pictures Cal Brunker Independent Filmmaker Bob Barlen Independent Filmmaker Kate Sanagan Sinking Ship Entertainment Contact us at: industry@tiff.net tiff.net/industry INDUSTRY SUPPORTERS TIFF Industry Team Kathleen Drumm Director, Industry Geoff Macnaughton Senior Manager, Industry Lynne Crocker Manager, Industry Programming Brittany Allan Coordinator, Industry Erika Loyola Coordinator, Industry Services

TIFF Kids International Film Festival Industry Conference Guide

TIFF Kids International Film Festival Industry Conference Guide tiff.net/industry supported by /TIFFINDUSTRY /TIFF_INDUSTRY #TIFFKidsConference Welcome to the TIFF Kids Industry Conference! Designed to