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BANFF announces master class lineup


TORONTO – The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) announced today a lineup of master classes for the upcoming festival, being held in Banff June 12-15, 2022.

The lineup features “talent and creatives from popular series The Umbrella Academy, Starstruck, Rutherford Falls and Among the Stars as well as the upcoming new comedy series The Lake,” a press release says.

The talent and creatives participating in the master classes announced include:

  • Elliot Page, actor
  • Steve Blackman, creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner
  • Peter Friedlander, head of scripted series, U.S. and Canada, Netflix
  • Rose Matafeo, creator, writer and star
  • Rob Aslett, company director, artist manager and executive producer, Avalon Television
  • Sierra Teller Ornelas, co-creator, showrunner, writer and executive producer
  • Michael Greyeyes, actor
  • Erin Underhill, president, Universal Television
  • Jordan Gavaris, actor
  • Julian Doucet, creator, writer and executive producer
  • Michael Souther, executive producer, AMAZE
  • Teza Lawrence, executive producer, AMAZE
  • Brent Hayes, head of scripted content, Canada, Amazon Studios
  • Ben Turner, director, producer and founding partner of Fulwell 73 Productions
  • Jeremy Hansen, astronaut, Canadian Space Agency

The schedule for the Banff World Media Festival can be found here.