An exciting career-accelerating opportunity for a mid-career professional looking to make key connections at a leading international marketplace.
The WIFT Toronto Banff World Media Festival Scholarship is a competitive opportunity providing two WIFT Toronto members with a full delegate pass to attend the Banff World Media Festival, June 12 - July 15, 2022.
Now in its 43nd year, BANFF is an international conference and marketplace where new business partnerships are forged and new TV, film and digital media projects are ignited. With delegates from 50+ countries, the Festival attracts the world’s top creators, producers, showrunners, talent, networks, studios, streamers, press and media companies.
Attracting over 250 international buyers and a wide-ranging cross-section of television and digital media professionals from around the world, BANFF delivers a comprehensive examination of the most critical issues facing the television and digital media industries through keynotes from industry leaders, contentious panel discussions, pre-booked meetings with industry decision-makers, expert forecasts, celebrity Master Classes, networking opportunities, critical case studies, key strategy sessions and more.
Learn more about this year's speakers, featured delegations and conference agenda at banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca.
If selected, and for any reason you are not able to attend, you must notify WIFT Toronto immediately, and forfeit your claim to the scholarship. The scholarship may be offered to a runner-up in the event that the selected applicant is unable to attend the conference.
Deadline for submissions is WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 2022 (11:59pm).
The call for applications is now open.
Deadline for applications is Wednesday April 6, 2022 (11:59pm)
Supporting documents:
Please submit your files in PDF format, and name them according to the order listed above, using this template: BANFF2022 – Full Name – Description of File.PDF (e.g. BANFF2022– Alex Talent –Bio.PDF)
This opportunity is made possible through a partnership with Banff World Media Festival.