Banff World Media Festival
Founded in 1979, the Banff World Media Festival (formerly known as the Banff World Television Festival) is an international media event held in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The festival is concerned with world television and digital content and its creation and development, and is owned and operated by Brunico Communications.
| Banff World Media Festival | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Banff, Alberta, Canada. |
| Inaugurated | 1979 as the Banff World Television Festival |
| Organised by | Brunico Communications |
| Website | https://banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca/ |
As well as honouring excellence in international television, professionals from around the world participate in seminars, master classes, and pitching opportunities. Film directors, screenwriters, and producers from PBS, BBC, NHK, Arte, Channel 4, ABC, Sony Pictures, HBO, CBC, NFB, SBS, and many other broadcasters and production companies attend the annual event.
The festival provides a global platform for industry members to discuss and debate, and explore current issues, challenges and trends.