June 12, 2018 4 years ago

BANFF 2018: Diversity of Voices initiative signals festival’s rebranding

BANFF – Last year the new owners of the Banff World Media Festival arrived only just in time to snag the last few hotel vacancies.But for 2018, Brunico Communications is... Continue Reading

June 11, 2018 4 years ago

BANFF 2018: Minister Joly does more show, less tell

BANFF – Federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly, as she has done for each of the last three years, delivered the opening keynote address at this year’s Banff World Media Festival... Continue Reading

June 20, 2017 5 years ago

BANFF 2017: Media in the Age of Trump

BANFF – The biggest, and perhaps most frustrating, story of 2017 remains the current – and exceedingly unpredictable – administration of President Donald Trump.World leaders, and the worldwide public, are... Continue Reading

June 20, 2017 5 years ago

BANFF 2017: Forward from here – Bridging Canada 150 and Canada 1491

BANFF – The recent controversy about cultural appropriation is only the latest Canadian flashpoint regarding Indigenous peoples and their relationship with centuries of non-indigenous immigration.But can such grappling with identity,... Continue Reading

June 14, 2017 5 years ago

BANFF 2017: Was that venom or vision from the departing CRTC chair?

WELL, GIVEN THAT WE'RE celebrating media in Alberta, let's just start by saying that CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais demurred from simply mumbling "adios" and riding quietly into a western sunset.This... Continue Reading

June 13, 2017 5 years ago

BANFF 2017: Minister Joly’s un-keynote…

“I will be presenting my vision for the creative sector in September”OKAY, FULL TRANSPARENCY, I wasn't going to scribble about this.I went to the advertised keynote partly to hear the... Continue Reading

June 12, 2017 5 years ago

BANFF 2017: Why Canadian broadcasters “need more control over the rights game”

THE ANNUAL CANADIAN MEDIA LEADERS panel at the 2017 Banff World Media Festival pivoted from the future of production, development, and broadcast screen-based content to the onslaught of streaming opportunities... Continue Reading

June 12, 2017 5 years ago

BANFF 2017: Turning a hot date into a love story

FOR 38 YEARS NOW, various incarnations of the Banff World Media Festival have brought the most interesting media executives from across our quick-stepping media landscape to the postcard perfect, heart... Continue Reading

March 23, 2017 5 years ago

Cartt.ca Podcast: Claude Joli-Coeur, government film commissioner and chair, National Film Board of Canada

Listen in as Bill Roberts interviews Claude Joli-Coeur, the government film commissioner and chair of the National Film Board.The NFB has long been a global leader in the film space... Continue Reading

June 27, 2016 6 years ago

BANFF 2016: Why shows must partner with existing fan bases on social media

LOOKING BACK ON THE recent Banff World Media Festival, there are any number of valuable signposts for the future of our moving image industry.One which rattled my analog cage (in... Continue Reading