PW4 TV Workshop

Two days of seminars, panels and networking... everything you need to bring your brilliant drama, comedy or children’s* show to life. Purchase of the Producers Workbook 4 is highly recommended.

AGENDA

Saturday, January 28th

So you have an idea for a tv show ....
Alex Raffe - Head of Production for Thunderbird Films

Interactive for Development
Mary Quinn - Switch United
Matt Toner - Zeros to Heroes
Phillip Djwa - Agentic Communications

Development Legals
Nadia Wechselberger and Christina Bulbrook - Heenan Blaikie

Development – Creative + Pragmatic
Christine Haebler - Producer - Screen Siren Pictures Inc.
Michele McMahon - Director of Drama Development - Omni Film Productions

Framework for working with Broadcaster – Terms of Trade
Reynolds Mastin, CMPA

The Broadcast Order – Hooray!
Brian Hamilton - Vice President and Executive Producer - Omni Film Productions
JB Sugar - Writer/Director/Producer - No Equal Entertainment

NETWORKING COCKTAILS – GASTOWN | 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Sunday January 29th

Production Set up - Pragmatics
Victoria Hirst - Producer - Mr. Young
Gigi Boyd - Gigi Boyd President/Producer at Sterling Pictures
Gary Harvey - Director/Producer

Production Set Up – Creative
Lael McCall - President - Principia Productions
Amanda Tapping - Actress/Executive Producer
Sarah Dodd - Writer/Supervising Producer/Executive Producer

Delivery and launch
Barb Harwood - Chief Financial Officer - Thunderbird Films Inc.
Kandi Dibley - Production Manager
Julia Frittaion - Unit Publicist

After the show is on air!
Alex Raffé - Head of Production for Thunderbird Films

Alexandra Raffé
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706244/

Most recently, Alex was Producer for Thunderbird on the prime time series Endgame, which premiered on Showcase this spring. Alex is also Producer for Thunderbird on the ground breaking multi-cam sitcom, Mr. Young, which premiered on YTV this March and is now nearing completion of Season 2 production.

Alex was Supervising Producer for the delightful series Zigby, an animated pre-school Australia/Singapore/Canada co-production which premiered on Treehouse in 2009. Alex was the Producer and Executive Producer for three seasons of Zixx (Level One, Level Two and Level Three), an innovative live action/animation series for YTV. Both productions were made in association with Thunderbird Films.

A strong supporter of Canadian film and television, Alex has spent many years working to advance the interests of the industry. Alex has been active on the National Board of the CMPA for several years, and is also a member of the CMPA BC Branch Council. Alex is newly appointed to the Board of the Youth Media Alliance.

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