Banff Wraps with Attendance of 1,450

BANFF, June 15: More than 1,450 television executives
attended the Banff World Television Festival, which ended yesterday in Alberta,
Canada.

The year’s event was marked by the signing of a number
of new deals, including Paperny Films’ securing a C$1.4-million financing deal
with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and CTV for a new documentary.
Further, Chris Haddock’s latest procedural drama, Intelligence, is headed
to the U.S. with the help of U.S. distributors Program Partners and Thunderbird
Films. And Sinking Ship Enterprises reached a deal for its kids’ project Roll
Play to air on Canada’s Treehouse TV.

“This year’s elite lineup of VIP guest speakers and
record number of U.S. delegates really is a reflection on how important this
Festival is, globally,” commented Robert Montgomery, the CEO of the Banff World
Television Festival. “We not only saw a significant number of deals being
signed, but also facilitated the development of a plethora of future
programming.”