nextMEDIA Banff

About nextMEDIA

nextMEDIA is a series of digital conferences designed to develop, discuss, track and showcase the changes and innovations in the field of digital media. The conference attracts Content Producers / Creatives, Broadcaster / Online Publishers, Distributors, and Advertisers / Marketers.

This year nextMEDIA Banff will take place on June 13 -16, 2010 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in the Canadian Rockies. For the first time, nextMEDIA Banff will run concurrently with the Banff World Television Festival, bringing together the digital media and television communities for a truly unique cross-platform event that reflects the growing convergence of television and digital media.
 

nextMEDIA Banff delegates will still experience the high-quality programming, trailblazing speakers, ground breaking showcases and seminars, as well as facilitated networking sessions, and business opportunities specifically dedicated to media content production and development they have come to expect at nextMEDIA events. Due to the shared BANFF / nextMEDIA networking sessions, cross-platform seminars and newly enhanced pitching opportunities, now more than ever before, nextMEDIA delegates will be able to build the indispensable relationships required to succeed in an increasingly interdisciplinary marketplace.
 

Banff World Television Festival

The Banff World Television Festival is the world's premiere television content creation event and annual forum for business and creative opportunities for those in television and new media.

The Festival will take place June 13-16, 2010 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in the Canadian Rockies. For the first time, the festival will run concurrently with nextMEDIA Banff, bringing together the television and digital media communities for a truly unique crossplatform event, offering networking, seminars, keynote speeches and pitching opportunities that reflect the growing convergence of television and digital media.

The Festival combines a prestigious international program competition, the Banff World Television Awards, with a comprehensive conference agenda. This marketplace of ideas generates co-production deals, enables new business relationships and brings to light future trends of the industry. As well as honouring excellence in international television, the Festival provides a global platform for industry members to network, discuss, debate, and explore current issues and challenges.

Banff Television Festival Foundation

The mandate of the Banff Television Festival Foundation is to recognize, develop, celebrate and encourage excellence in television programming within Canada and around the world. This not-for-profit organization owns the Banff World Television Festival which is produced by Achilles Media Ltd. in conjunction with Foundation's Board of Directors. Funding for the Festival comes from a wide variety of sources in Canada and around the world and includes broadcasters, industry sponsors, public agencies, government, independent producers, and a host of other supporters.