TORONTO – Jenn Kuzmyk has been appointed executive director of the Banff World Media Festival, effective immediately.
In this role, she will be responsible for leading all commercial activities and partnerships related to the conference as well as guiding its path forward as one of the world’s premier screen-based entertainment industry events, reads the press release. She will also manage all sales efforts related to Playback magazine and events. Playback owner Brunico Communications owns the magazine and the festival.
Most recently, Kuzmyk (pictured) was director of international distribution at Proper Rights where she led program sales in English Canada and the EMEA region. Prior to that she was VP development at Cream Productions and also spent a decade as Canadian bureau chief and an editor at C21 Media.
“The combination of Jenn’s deep experience in the development, production and distribution of content for the international market and her seasoned journalism background provides her with the context and perspective to add tremendous value to Banff,” said Russell Goldstein, Brunico’s president and CEO, in the release.
“I am delighted and honoured to join Brunico and work together with the Banff board as well as Canadian and international industry stakeholders as the Festival approaches its fourth decade,” said Kuzmyk, in the press release.
