Full Agenda
Sept 9
Sept 10
Sept 11
Sept 12
Sept 13
ALL
OPENING REMARKS
MAIN STAGE
FIRESIDE CHATS
NETWORKING

Content Canada Agenda 2023

REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Sept 9
2:00pm
- 6:00pm
Blink49 Registration Area (Floor C)
Redefining Content Creation and Distribution as a Next-Generation Media Company
Sept 9
4:00pm
- 4:30pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Feature Interview with Bell Media's Sean Cohan
Sept 9
4:30pm
- 5:00pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Bell Media Opening Reception
Sept 9
5:00pm
- 6:30pm
Canadian Room Foyer
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Sept 10
7:30am
- 5:00pm
Blink49 Registration Area (Floor C)
Opening Remarks
Sept 10
9:00am
- 9:15am
Feature Interview with CBC's Catherine Tait
Sept 10
9:15am
- 10:00am
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
In Conversation with Lionsgate Canada
Sept 10
10:00am
- 10:30am
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP: Turning Fans into Evangelists
Sept 10
10:00am
- 10:45am
Territories Room (Mezzanine Level)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Banijay Entertainment
Sept 10
10:30am
- 11:00am
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
NETWORKING BREAK
Sept 10
11:00am
- 11:30am
Canadian Room Foyer
Global Content Trends Beyond 2024
Sept 10
11:30am
- 12:30pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP: Storytelling Reimagined: Captivating Audiences in the Digital Age
Sept 10
12:15pm
- 1:00pm
Territories Room (Mezzanine Level)
The Business of FAST: A Conversation with Pluto TV
Sept 10
12:30pm
- 1:00pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
LUNCH
Sept 10
1:00pm
- 2:00pm
Canadian Room Foyer
The Global Content Marketplace
Sept 10
2:00pm
- 2:45pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)
Sept 10
2:45pm
- 3:15pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
NETWORKING BREAK
Sept 11
3:15pm
- 3:45pm
Canadian Room Foyer
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Blink49 Studios
Sept 10
3:45pm
- 4:15pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP: Using Virtual Production to Lower Production Budgets
Sept 10
3:45pm
- 4:30pm
Territories Room (Mezzanine Level)
Director on the Rise: An Interview with R.T. Thorne
Sept 10
4:15pm
- 4:45pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Connected TV and the New Streaming Ecosystem
Sept 10
4:45pm
- 5:30pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Cocktail Reception
Sept 10
5:30pm
- 7:00pm
Canadian Room Foyer
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Sept 11
7:30am
- 4:00pm
Blink49 Registration Area (Floor C)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On CBC
Sept 11
9:15am
- 9:45am
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Brand-Powered Content
Sept 11
9:45am
- 10:15am
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Digital-First Content: Investing in the Creator Economy
Sept 11
10:15am
- 11:00am
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP: Working With Your Trade Commissioner
Sept 11
10:30am
- 11:00am
Toronto Room (Floor C)
NETWORKING BREAK
Sept 11
11:00am
- 11:30am
Canadian Room Foyer
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: FOX Entertainment
Sept 11
11:30am
- 12:00pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
KEYNOTE
Keynote Presentation: AI to Supercharge Development and Production
Sept 11
12:00pm
- 1:30pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
LUNCH
Sept 11
1:30pm
- 2:30pm
Canadian Room Foyer
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Bell Media
Sept 11
2:30pm
- 3:00pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: CMF's Joy Loewen and her work in Growth & Inclusion
Sept 11
3:00pm
- 3:30pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Prime Video
Sept 11
3:30pm
- 4:00pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
View From the Top
Sept 11
4:00pm
- 5:00pm
CMF Main Stage (Canadian Room)
Closing Cocktail Reception
Sept 11
5:00pm
- 6:00pm
Canadian Room Foyer
Registration Opens
September 11
2:00pm
- 6:00pm
Blink49 Studios Registration Area (Drake Hotel Classic Lobby)
Optimizing Audience Engagement
September 11
3:30pm
- 4:10pm
CMF Main Stage
In Conversation With Fenton Bailey
September 11
4:15pm
- 5:00pm
CMF Main Stage
Bell Media Opening Reception
September 11
5:00pm
- 6:30pm
Drake Hotel South Lounge
Registration Opens
September 12
7:30am
- 6:30pm
Blink49 Studios Registration Area (Drake Hotel Classic Lobby)
The Content Ecosystem: Global Production Companies
September 12
9:00am
- 9:50am
CMF Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Paramount+
September 12
9:55am
- 10:25am
CMF Main Stage
WORKSHOP Rocket Forum
Workshop: The Revolution of User-Generated Content
September 12
10:00am
- 10:50am
Room 222 (2nd Floor)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: FOX Entertainment
September 12
10:30am
- 11:00am
CMF Main Stage
Professional Development for Canadian Producers
September 12
11:00am
- 11:45am
CBC Lounge (Drake Hotel Modern Lobby)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Podcasting & Audio
September 12
11:05am
- 11:35am
CMF Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: BBC Comedy
September 12
11:40am
- 12:10pm
CMF Main Stage
Global Content Trends
September 12
12:15pm
- 1:00pm
CMF Main Stage
LUNCH
September 12
1:00pm
- 2:00pm
Drake Hotel North Lounge, Paramount+ Sky Yard, CBC Lounge
Navigating the Future: The State of the Canadian Screen Industry
September 12
1:15pm
- 2:00pm
CBC Lounge (Drake Hotel Modern Lobby)
CBC: Bringing Canada's Stories to the Screen
September 12
2:00pm
- 2:50pm
CMF Main Stage
SNAPSHOT
Snapshot: BSO Symposium
September 12
2:50pm
- 2:55pm
CMF Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Amazon Studios
September 12
3:00pm
- 3:30pm
CMF Main Stage
Reelworld: Creating Nuanced Women on Screen
September 12
3:30pm
- 4:15pm
CBC Lounge (Drake Hotel Modern Lobby)
AI In Entertainment
September 12
3:35pm
- 4:25pm
CMF Main Stage
The Impact of FAST Channels on the Business of Entertainment
September 12
4:30pm
- 5:30pm
CMF Main Stage
Cocktail Reception
September 12
5:30pm
- 7:00pm
Paramount+ Sky Yard
Registration Opens
September 13
7:30am
- 4:00pm
Blink49 Registration Area (Drake Hotel Classic Lobby)
WORKSHOP
Where is the Money and How Can You Get It?
September 13
8:30am
- 9:15am
CBC Lounge (Drake Hotel Modern Lobby)
The Rise of Audio Entertainment
September 13
9:00am
- 9:45am
CMF Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Bell Media
September 13
9:50am
- 10:20am
CMF Main Stage
The Origins of BlackBerry
September 13
10:00am
- 10:45am
CBC Lounge (Drake Hotel Modern Lobby)
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: The CW Television Network
September 13
10:25am
- 10:55am
CMF Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: Blink49 Studios
September 13
11:00am
- 11:30am
CMF Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: A+E Networks
September 13
11:35am
- 12:05pm
CMF Main Stage
SNAPSHOT
Snapshot: A Sneak Peek at Future Chicken
September 13
12:10pm
- 12:15pm
CMF Main Stage
LUNCH
September 13
1:00pm
- 2:00pm
Drake Hotel North Lounge, Paramount+ Sky Yard, CBC Lounge
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight On: CBC
September 13
2:00pm
- 2:30pm
CMF Main Stage
Rocket Forum
The Magic of Mr. Dressup
September 13
2:00pm
- 2:45pm
CBC Lounge (Drake Hotel Modern Lobby)
Made In Canada: Indigenous Screen Office
September 13
2:35pm
- 3:20pm
CMF Main Stage
Mining for IP on Social Platforms
September 13
3:25pm
- 3:55pm
CMF Main Stage
KEYNOTE
Creativity and Innovation: A Keynote Interview with Mattel
September 13
4:00pm
- 4:40pm
CMF Main Stage
The Future of CanCon: CMF's "What You Said" Report Unveiled
September 13
4:45pm
- 5:30pm
CMF Main Stage
Closing Cocktail Reception
September 13
5:30pm
- 7:00pm
Paramount+ Sky Yard