Summit Panels (List) | Reelworld

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Breakfast | Sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada

10/14/25, 8:30 AM

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9:30 AM

sponsored by

Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada

Courtyard Foyer

Opening Remarks

10/14/25, 9:00 AM

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9:15 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Francesca Accinelli, Telefilm Canada

Keynote Speech with Karin Chien

10/14/25, 9:20 AM

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9:40 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Karin Chien
Art & Action Productions

Empowering Actors: Strategies to Safeguard Your Career Amid the Rise of AI

10/14/25, 10:00 AM

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10:45 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Gail Haupert, ACTRA Toronto

Cory Doran

Sam Posner, Platform Law

Karin Chien Talkback (Private Session)

10/14/25, 10:00 AM

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11:00 AM

Spadina Room

Karin Chien
Art & Action Productions

Networking Break

10/14/25, 10:50 AM

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11:05 AM

Courtyard Foyer

FACE2FACE - Group Meetings: Session 1

10/14/25, 11:00 AM

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12:30 PM

Alexander Room

Lauren Grant, Clique Pictures;

Joel Parkes, Post City Films

Ariel Yang, New Metric Media;

Josefina Nadurata, Holiday Films | Holiday United Group

James Weyman, Barn 12

Vertical Content 101

10/14/25, 11:10 AM

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11:55 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Allison Wilson-Forbes,
Write More Inc.

Maggie Zhu,
Blue Ant Media

Keri-Lee
Kroeger,
ReelShort

Tieren Hawkins,
Sleepy Bear Productions

10/14/25, 12:00 PM

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12:30 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Sugith Varughese
Varughese Productions, Inc.

Lea Geronimo

Ian Steaman,
Lot 9 Productions

Asis Sethi,
Fly Away Films Inc․

Keda Edwards
Pierre,
Broken Whole Media Group

10/14/25, 12:30 PM

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1:30 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Nam Kiwanuka,
TVO

Clark Johnson,
Clarkwork Inc.

Reelspeak Award Luncheon Fireside Chat with Reelworld Award of Excellence Recipient

10/14/25, 1:00 PM

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1:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Nam Kiwanuka,
TVO

Clark Johnson,
Clarkwork Inc.

From Script to Screen: The Role of Business Affairs

10/14/25, 2:00 PM

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2:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Dahlia Thompson
CBC

Jennifer Holness
Hungry Eyes Media

Bonnie Do
Producer

FACE2FACE - Group Meetings: Session 2

10/14/25, 2:00 PM

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3:30 PM

Alexander Room

Andrew Kelly,
Lionsgate

Dora Fong
Corus Entertainment

Christine Brooks,
Cineflix

Mehernaz Lentin,
Telefilm Canada

Sam Linton,
Blue Ant Media

Revolutionizing Revenue: Meet VEEEU and the Future of Content Monetization

10/14/25, 3:00 PM

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3:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Courtyard Ballroom

Srinivas Krishna
Filmmaker

Hassan Khan
Co-founder, CEO

Dann Toliver
Co-Founder, CSO
TODAQ

Closing Reception

10/14/25, 4:00 PM

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6:00 PM

Courtyard Foyer

Breakfast | Sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada

10/15/25, 8:30 AM

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9:30 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

FACE2FACE 1-on-1: Session 1

10/15/25, 9:00 AM

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10:30 AM

Alexander Room

Vinuja Shanthasoruban
Neshama Entertainment

Dennis Chan
CBC

Stefania Scarfo
Paramout + Canada

Sardé Hardie
Photon Films

Jessica Liadsky
Lionsgate Canada

Opening Remarks

10/15/25, 9:15 AM

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9:30 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Shaping the Industry: CISF Insights & Report Launch

10/15/25, 9:30 AM

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9:50 AM

Spadina Room

Lalita Krishna
CISF

Akhaji Zakiya
AZ Consulting

Branding yourself as an Actor - Dos and Don’ts

10/15/25, 10:00 AM

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10:45 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Jenn Paul
ACTRA National

Zahra Bentham

Emmanuel Kabongo
unscene piktures

Amira De Vera
Project Four Public Relations

Networking Tools with Hollywood Suite

10/15/25, 10:45 AM

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11:15 AM

Spadina Room

Sharon Stevens
Hollywood Suite

Suzanne Marshall

Embracing Volume Production for Creative Innovation

10/15/25, 10:55 AM

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11:40 AM

Courtyard Ballroom

Marcia Douglas
Bell Fund

Adrian Bobb
Exocentric Productions

Leo Bovell
TRYPTYC

FACE2FACE - 1-on-1: Session 2

10/15/25, 11:00 AM

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12:30 PM

Alexander Room

Kim Ball
Super Channel

Beth Iley
Lark Productions

Kathleen Meek
Film Forge

Dillon Taylor
Shaftesbury

Rachel Bulatovich
Hi/Lo Entertainment

WGC & Agents: What Writers Need to Know

10/15/25, 11:30 AM

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12:15 PM

Spadina Room

Aaron Unrau
WGC

Jennifer Hollyer
Jennifer Hollyer Agency

Behind-the-Scenes of the CMF MADE | NOUS Campaign

10/15/25, 11:45 AM

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12:30 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Gaëlle Essoo
Canada Media Fund

Gavin Seal

Kathy-Ann Thomas
Cotton Bush Productions

10/15/25, 12:30 PM

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1:30 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

REELSPEAK Award Luncheon Fireside Chat with Reelworld Visionary Award Recipient Prem Gill

10/15/25, 1:00 PM

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1:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Joanna Miles
Joanna Miles Inc.

Prem Gill
Creative BC

FACE2FACE - 1-on-1: Session 3

10/15/25, 2:00 PM

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3:30 PM

Alexander Room

Nafisa Murji,
Blink49 Studios

Nathalie Younglai,
BIPOC TV & Film

Ada Wolters,
January Films

Children's TV Producer, Development Exec
Rezolution Pictures

Tracey Deer Masterclass

10/15/25, 2:00 PM

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2:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Marwa Siam-Abdou
National Outreach Manager
DGC

Tracey Deer
Producer/ Director

Who Gets the Call? Representation Behind the Table

10/15/25, 3:00 PM

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3:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Jennifer Irons,
META Talent Agency

Glenda Clarke
National Outreach Manager

Marc Rutherford,
Ruth Gravity Artists

Canadian Racial Screen Leadership Collective (Private Session)

10/15/25, 3:30 PM

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5:00 PM

Spadina Room

So You’ve Got a Positive Decision Letter from Telefilm Canada, Now What?

10/15/25, 4:00 PM

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4:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

Erica Shallow
Deputy Director, Business Affairs
Telefilm

Ron Dias
Director,
Ron And Aussie

Andy Marshall,
Producer
Mahaica Point Media Inc․

FACE2FACE - 1-on-1: Session 4

10/15/25, 4:00 PM

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5:30 PM

Alexander Room

Sanjeev Rattan,
Ambition Talent

Samantha Driscoll-Way,
Jennifer Hollyer Agency

Stephanie Bleakley,
Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency

Alex Best,
Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency

Andrew Burrows-Trotman

Closing Reception

10/15/25, 4:45 PM

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6:45 PM

Courtyard Ballroom

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