• Global Television Executive Development Series: Navigating the Changing Media Landscape with Kathleen Dore
• Global Television Executive Development Series - High-Impact Leadership with Janet Eastwood
• Telefilm Executive Management Program
• Global Television Executive Development Series - Building Compelling Brands with Susan Schaefer
TELEFILM CANADA Executive Management Program
presented by
WIFT-T and TELEFILM CANADA
in partnership with
Global Television, RBC Royal Bank and Heenan Blaikie LLP
in association with
Ontario Media Development Corporation, British Columbia Film, SaskFilm and Video Development Corporation, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation, Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association, Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation and Yukon Economic Development Film & Sound Commission
TELEFILM CANADA Executive Management Program
Eight top Canadian production companies were selected to participate in the 2006 Telefilm Canada Executive Management Program. The production companies converged in Toronto from June 26-30 at leading entertainment law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP for five intensive days of workshops, case studies, and one-on-one consultations with industry leaders and innovators. Each company will receive ongoing advice and assistance during the six-month mentorship stage of the program.
This year's program was an overwhelming success and included the following panel of high-profile speakers and instructors:
Instructors/Speakers
Jonathan Barker, President, SK Films Inc. - Building a Sustainable Business
Jennifer Bennett, Vice President, Merchandizing, Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting - Alternative Revenue Options
Marina Cordoni, Product & Service Promotions, General Purpose Pictures1 - Product Placement and Diversifying Your Revenue Stream
Ken Dhaliwal, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP - Diversifying Your Media Company: Weighing the Options
Lori Durham, Senior Manager, RBC Royal Bank - Building a Solid Relationship with Your Banker
Janet Eastwood, President, Two Red Chairs - Leadership Through Growth
Steve Jarosz, VP, Finance at Paragon Entertainment, 9 Story Entertainment - Financial Management for Media Entrepreneurs
Richard Kanee, Supervising Producer, Interactive Music and Youth Services, CHUM Television - Creating Programming for the Multimedia Future
Kirstine Layfield, Executive Director, Network Programming, CBC - Trends in Global Broadcasting
Michael McGuigan, CFO, CMA Breakthrough Films - Diversifying Your Media Company: Weighing the Options
Nghia Nguyen, Vice-President and General Counsel, Breakthrough Films - Diversifying Your Media Company: Weighing the Options
Jim Russell, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP - Art and Commerce in 2006
Colin Sharman, Senior Manager, RBC Royal Bank - Corporate Financing in Canada: Alternative Methods of Financing
Rhonda Shirreff, Lawyer, Heenan Blaikie LLP - HR Legal Issues for SME Media Entrepreneurs
Amanda Shyhinskyj, HKMB Account Associate, Entertainment Practice, International Insurance Brokers - Budgeting for Production Insurance
Dave Smith, Vice-President, S&S Productions - Stability Through Diversification
David Steinberg, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP - Alternative Revenue Options
Bob Tarantino, Lawyer, Heenan Blaikie LLP - Protecting Corporate Intellectual Property
Chris Ward, President & CEO, Riverhorse America - Building Your Corporate Media Brand
One-on-One Consultants
Jennifer Bennett, Vice President, Merchandizing, Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting
Susan Bower, CMA, Susan Bower Consulting Consultant
Corrie Coe, Director, Program Administration, CTV Inc.
Diane Davy, President, Castledale Inc.
Lori Durham, Senior Manager, RBC Royal Bank
Peter Emerson, President, Oasis International Inc.
John Gill, Senior Vice President, Dramatic Content, Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting
Steve Jarosz, VP, Finance at Paragon Entertainment, 9 Story Entertainment
Marcela Kadanka, Senior Director, Arts and Entertainment, CBC Television
Richard Kanee, Supervising Producer, Interactive Music and Youth Services, CHUM Television
Michael McGuigan, CFO, CMA Breakthrough Films
Jerry McIntosh, Director, Independent Documentary Unit, CBC Television
Joy Rosen, President, Portfolio Entertainment
Chris Ward, President & CEO, Riverhorse America
The companies selected to participate in the program included:
• Arcadia Entertainment, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a provider of ocean-themed documentary programming including Marine Machines (History Television, National Geographic), which won Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival.
• Artizan Productions, based in Vancouver, produces human-interest programming. Credits include the documentaries K-9 Corrections, produced for CTV’s W-5, Mockstars (BRAVO) and The Big V (Vision TV).
• Frantic Films Corporation, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Sydney, is a leading provider of visual effects, live-action and commercial production services. Credits include the feature film Lucid, the documentary series Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West (History Television), and the lifestyle series Til Debt Do Us Part (Life Network) and Last Chance for Romance (Global Television).
• Gorica Productions, based in Toronto, is a television production company specializing in documentary series. Credits include the one-hour documentaries Behind Enemy Lines (History Television) and The Fall of an Asian Tiger (Vision TV), and the 39-episode series Off the Map for numerous international broadcasters.
• Keyah Productions, based in Whitehorse, Yukon, is a subsidiary of Northern Native Broadcasting Yukon (NNBY), and produces industrial, educational, training videos and documentaries for regional, national and international clients. NNBY produces 26 hours of original programming annually for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
• Morag Loves Company, based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, is a film and television production company that specializes in documentaries and dramas. Credits include the Gemini Award-winning mini-series Random Passage (CBC) and the award-winning documentaries The Perfect Hero (CTV) and When Women Kill (CBC Newsworld).
• PTV Production Inc., this Toronto-based production company focuses primarily on the history, point-of-view and health sciences genres. Credits include War of 1812 (History Television, TVOntario), Birth Stories (Life Network, Discovery Health), Living Stories (Vision TV) and Ex-Factor (W Network).
• Zoot Capri Entertainment, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, is a film and television production company. Credits include the documentaries Black Tuesday (CBC) and Tommy Douglas In His Own Words (History Television, Documentary Channel), and the half-hour drama Victims (CBC).
The Telefilm Canada Executive Management Program provides up to 10 MICRO and SME television production companies, with a maximum of two senior management representatives per company, with the opportunity to develop their management team through an intensive five-day workshop, based on the successful Incubator model. The program continues with a six-month mentorship matching industry leaders with Incubator participants.
The Telefilm Canada Executive Management Program is presented by WIFT-T and Telefilm Canada in partnership with Global Television, RBC Royal Bank and Heenan Blaikie LLP and in association with Ontario Media Development Corporation, British Columbia Film, SaskFilm and Video Development Corporation, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation, Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association, Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation and Yukon Economic Development Film & Sound Commission.
For pictures of this year's successful program click here.
For more information on the Telefilm Canada Executive Management Program, please contact:
WIFT-T
Tel: 416.322.3430 x221
Fax: 416.322.3703
Email: wift@wift.com
