Mentorship
Jump Start '07 Schedule
Wednesday, February 21
- 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Check-in - Les Suites Hotel
130 Besserer Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9M9 Tel. (613) 232-2000 - Registration - Westin Ottawa
4th Floor - 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9H4 Tel. (613) 560 7000
- Check-in - Les Suites Hotel
- 5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sue Stranks and Josh Miller
Alberta Room
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Prime Time Reception - Westin Ottawa Confederation Ballroom
The CFTPA's annual Prime Time Reception Mix and mingle with industry leaders to kick off the CFTPA’s 12th annual Prime Time Conference.
Opening Remarks by The Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women
- Prime Time Reception - Westin Ottawa Confederation Ballroom
- 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Showcase Nite - Club Saw
67 Nicholas St.
Featuring our interns' short films and excerpts from their placement projects.
- Showcase Nite - Club Saw
Thursday, February 22
- 7:30 a.m.
- Breakfast & Conference Opening - Westin Ottawa Ontario Room
- 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
- 'Making it!'
Westin Ottawa
Ontario Room
Our conference opens with a panel of Canada’s leading producers as they share their personal secrets to success. This inspiring session will provide first-hand accounts of how to get your start, the routes to take and the skills you need to get to the top. A great way to begin the conference and Jump Start your career aspirations! - Moderator: Sue Stranks , Director, National Mentorship Program, CFTPA
- Panelists:
Amos Adetuyi , President, Inner City Films
Josh Miller , President, Panacea Entertainment
David Paperny, President, Paperny Films
Virginia Thompson , President, Vérité Films
Mike Volpe , President Topsail Productions Ltd.
- 'Making it!'
- 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
- Pitcher Perfect with Jan Miller
Westin Ottawa
Ontario Room
Here you are at Prime Time, stuck in an elevator with a TV executive. Are you ready to seize the moment and pitch your masterpiece? This crash-course version of pitch diva Jan Miller's renowned workshop will help you deliver the perfect pitch. The principles of communicating ideas in a clear and engaging style; the importance of story; the use of loglines, synopses, cutlines and titles; the value of targeting a pitch to the right person at the right place and time; the required follow-up; and the art of networking will all be covered in this fascinating session.
- Pitcher Perfect with Jan Miller
- 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Networking break
- 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Pitcher Perfect with Jan Miller cont'd
- 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
- Keynote Luncheon: The Canadian Television Fund - Future Plans and Challenges
Speaker: Douglas Barrett, Chair of the CTF Board, President and CEO, PS Production Services Ltd, and Partner, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
- Keynote Luncheon: The Canadian Television Fund - Future Plans and Challenges
- 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
- 'You Tube - You work!
Westin Ottawa
Ontario Room
From blogs to mobisodes to user-generated content, the ways of telling and selling stories are changing fast. This panel of new media content providers gives you the inside track to a career in this rapidly evolving industry. Through a series of case studies, the panel will look at new media opportunities and its implications for emerging producers and content creators. - Moderator: Daniel Cross , President, Eye Steel Film Inc.
- Panelists:
Keith Clarkson , Executive Producer, Xenophile Media Inc.
Ava Karvonen , Producer/Director, Reel Girls Media Inc.
Matt Hornburg , Executive Producer/Partner, marblemedia
Brett Gaylor , Producer, Eye Steel Film Inc.
- 'You Tube - You work!
- 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
- Networking Break
- 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- 'Breaking In'
Westin Ottawa
Ontario Room
What are the opportunities for today’s emerging producers and filmmakers? This panel brings together representatives from various sectors of the industry to give the inside scoop on what - and whom - they’re looking for. From landing a job to ‘partnering-up’ to producing your own projects, this highly informative session will point you in the right direction towards achieving your goals. - Moderator: Sue Stranks , Director, National Mentorship Program, CFTPA
- Panelists:
Charlotte Engel, Production Executive, Documentaries & Information Programming, Independent Production,CHUM Television
Lila Karim , Manager, Script Development & Communications, Astral Media Harold Greenberg Fund
Susan Millican , CEO, National Screen Institute
Michelle Nadon, President & CEO,mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca
MichelleVan Beusekom, Assistant Director General of English Programming, National Film Board of Canada
- 'Breaking In'
- 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- NFB Cocktail Party
Westin Ottawa
4th Floor
- NFB Cocktail Party
- 9:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
- Industry Party
Hard Rock Cafe
- Industry Party
Friday, February 23
- 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
- Producing 101
Westin Ottawa
Ontario Room
The in’s and outs of making your first film – from finding your broadcaster to financing, Producer and Mentor Daniel Cross delivers the ultimate primer on taking your idea to the screen. Presenter: Daniel Cross, EyeSteelFilm
- Producing 101
- 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- Coffee Break
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
- Pitch Session with Jan Miller 4 Pitches
Featuring industry representatives
- Pitch Session with Jan Miller 4 Pitches
- 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- CFTPA Awards Luncheon
Westin Ottawa
Confederation Ballroom
Presentation of the CFTPA-Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award, The CFTPA Entrepreneur of the Year Award & the Mentor of the Year Award
- CFTPA Awards Luncheon
- 2:15 p.m. -4:00 p.m.
- Intern Debriefing Session
Westin Ottawa
Ontario Room
Guest speaker: Carla McGregor, HRSDC
Moderator: Sue Stranks Panelists: Sabrina Carnevale, Shana Collier, Elena Richards, Tristan Schön, Rechna Varma.
- Intern Debriefing Session