Banff World Media Festival is set to host its 45th edition from June 9 to 12 in Banff, Alberta, and the lineup of speakers includes Amy Reisenbach, CBS Entertainment president. Other notable speakers include Lisa Kramer, president of international TV licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution; Asif Sadiq, chief global diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Warner Bros. Discovery; and Cori Wellins, William Morris Endeavor partner.
The festival will focus on international financing and co-productions for global TV content. In addition to the speakers mentioned above, Gold House CEO Bing Chen and Sandra Dewey, COO of Media Res, will be featured as headliners at the conference. Keynote speakers for this year’s festival include Channing Dungey, Warner Bros. Television Group chairman and CEO, and Rob Wade, CEO of Fox Entertainment.
As Hollywood studios and streamers navigate through a cost-cutting mode following dual writers and actors strikes, major studios are continuing to roll out streaming platforms in key international markets while enhancing their creative pipelines. The festival aims to provide a provocative lineup of speakers to assist media professionals navigating the complexities of the rapidly growing landscape.
