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ALFF Industry Spotlights

This event took place on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 at 9:30 amOld Fire Hall

These presentations will be hosted in the Old Fire Hall and Industry pass and ticket-holders are encouraged to patricipate at the venue

Friday February 7th 2025

9:30AM - 10:00AM

Gosia Kamela, Head of CBC Films

CBC Scripted Content, English Services

CBC Films aims to reflect, represent, and reframe the Canadian experience through supporting authentic Canadian storytelling. Committed to creative excellence, cultural relevance and talent development, CBC Films supports feature films that reflect, represent, and reframe a range of perspectives at the centre of the Canadian experience. We prioritize storytelling that amplifies equity deserving communities, along with a parallel commitment to gender parity. We are committed to creative excellence, cultural relevance, and talent development.

This guest will join us via zoom . Please contact alffi@yukonfilmsociety.com if you wish to join the presentation remotely. To book your 10-minute meeting with Gosia on Wednesday February 12 from 10:00-11:00AM (over Zoom), please fill out this form. 

10:15AM - 10:45AM

Shelley MacDougall, Indigenous Language Production Executive / Management

APTN Indigenous Language Production

APTN launched in 1999 as the first national Indigenous broadcaster in the world. Since then, the network has become a global leader in programming that celebrates the rich diversity of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island and beyond via two distinct HD channels: APTN and APTN Languages, and through its Indigenous-focused streaming service, APTN lumi. 

11:00AM - 11:30AM

Marie-France Guerrette, Productrice @ Office national du film du Canada, unité documentaire francophone

NFB Unité documentaire francophone

À l’Unité documentaire francophone, les démarches singulières côtoient la tradition documentaire et en redéfinissent les contours. L’exploration du genre s’y fait en français et s’y conjugue avec une recherche constante de pertinence et de pérennité.

11:45AM - 12:15PM

Shay Wilson, Senior Analyst - English Market

TELUS Fund

TELUS Fund finances exceptional content that promotes the health and well-being of Canadians. The Fund is made possible thanks to the vision of TELUS Corporation and the incredible success of TELUS TV with more than 1.1 Million customers in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. The Fund is an independently governed, not-for-profit corporation certified by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as a Canadian Independent Production Fund eligible to administer TELUS Corporation’s financial contributions in support of Canadian programming. Since launching in 2013, The Fund has committed over 40M to more than 125 projects.

Monday February 10th 2025

9:00AM - 9:30AM

Meghna Haldar, Content Analyst, English Market

Telefilm Canada

Telefilm Canada is dedicated to supporting the development, production, promotion, and distribution of Canadian film, television, and digital media. It provides financial support to creators and promotes Canadian content domestically and internationally, aiming to foster a vibrant and competitive audiovisual industry. 

To book your 10-minute meeting with Meghna after the presentation, please fill out this form. 

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