OTTAWA – The annual Prime Time conference of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association will zoom in on the key issues facing the industry when delegates gather in Ottawa next month.
With the focus on the rapidly changing broadcast environment, the conference (Feb. 21 to 23 at the Westin Hotel) will feature discussions on the future of conventional broadcasting, new programming platforms, children’s programming, and financing.
Setting the tone on the opening day (Thursday) will be the CRTC’s interim Chair, Michel Arpin and the federal Heritage Minister Bev Oda.
They’ll be followed by sessions on the place of conventional and speciality programming in an on-demand world and strategies for growth in kids’ programming. An international panel will look at new programming platforms and rights holders and answer the question: how can all stakeholders benefit?
Given the current dispute with ACTRA, organizers have scheduled a timely session on “terms of trade between broadcasters and producers: What is it all about?”
On Friday, the highly successful film “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” will be the subject of a feature film case study. Other sessions will cover BDU content strategies: Can cable and phone companies do their own thing, new opportunities in documentary film-making, and user-generated content and the future role of producers.
At the closing luncheon, the Association will announce the 2007 winners of the CFTPA-Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award, the CFTPA Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the Mentor of the Year Award.
