TIFF Industry: 2020 Conference Schedule



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2020 Conference Schedule

Keep up with the rapidly changing film business with our action-packed series of conferences and events!
Thursday, September 10
9:30-10:45am
MASTER CLASS Viola Davis & Julius Tennon
12:00-13:00
MICROSESSION Windows to the World: From Art House to Your House
13:45-14:45
DIALOGUES The Writers’ Room
14:45-15:45
PERSPECTIVES Killer Instincts: Powerhouse Producers Propelling Commercial Success
16:00-17:00
PERSPECTIVES Narrative Sovereignty
17:30-16:30
SPOTLIGHT New UK Talent across Fall 2020 festivals

Friday, September 11
8:30-9:30
SPOTLIGHT on Russia: Feature Films
9:30-10:30
SPOTLIGHT on Russia: TV Series
9:00-10:00
SPOTLIGHT It Works! European-Canadian Co-Production
11:00-12:00
MASTER CLASS Luca Guadagnino
12:00-13:00
MASTER CLASS Ted Hope
13:00-15:00
MICROSESSION Money Talks, Bullsh*t Walks: How Change at the Finance Level Can Transform the Film Industry
13:15-14:15
SPOTLIGHT on Canadian Talent at TIFF
15:30-16:30
PERSPECTIVES Sorority Row: Women in Genre Filmmaking

Saturday, September 12
9:00-10:00
SPOTLIGHT Unmasked! Israeli Filmmakers Reveal Fresh Films from Israel
10:00-11:00
DIALOGUES Primetime
10:00-11:00
SPOTLIGHT on Women In Cinema India
12:00-13:00
PERSPECTIVES The ABCs of Co-Production: Viggo Mortensen's Falling
13:30-14:30
SPOTLIGHT on IMPACT
14:30-15:30
MICROSESSION Steps to Creating a Better Documentary Industry

Sunday, September 13
10:00-11:00
SPOTLIGHT Can't Skip Filming in Portugal
10:00-11:00
SPOTLIGHT on Ukriainan Projects Ready for International Co-Production
11:00-12:00
SPOTLIGHT on Indo-Canadian Co-Production: Exploring New Dimensions
12:00-13:00
MICROSESSION The Future of Festivals
13:15-14:15
MICROSESSION Harnessing Media to Make Positive Social Change
14:15-15:15
MICROSESSION Fusion: The Music, the Movie and the Money
15:15-16:15
MICROSESSION Global Appetite for Diverse Content Creates Opportunity for Canadian Talent

Monday, September 14
9:00-10:00
MICROSESSION Reclaiming our Time, Stories and Screens for Under-represented Canadian Creators
10:30-11:30
MASTER CLASS dream hampton
11:00-11:45
SPECIAL INDUSTRY EVENT Women on the Rise: 2020 TIFF Rising Stars, a panel presented by OLG
12:00-13:00
SPECIAL INDUSTRY EVENT Aaron Sorkin on The Trial of the Chicago 7
12:30-13:30
PERSPECTIVES From Micro to Macro: How Data Can Drive Anti-Racist Action in Film and Television
14:00-15:00
PERSPECTIVES “Unprecedented” Territory: Financing in the Shadow of a Pandemic
15:00-16:00
DIALOGUES On Documentary: The Past Is Present
16:00-17:15
DIALOGUES Directors in Conversation

Wednesday, September 16
10:00-11:00
SPOTLIGHT Caribbean Tales: The Big Pitch