Top TV Creators to Lead Banff Craft Series Workshops

TORONTO: The creators and executive producers of three high-profile series—Flashpoint, Hung and Intervention—have signed on to lead the Craft Series workshops at the Banff World Television Festival.

The Craft Series, designed as a learning tool for producers, presents the ‘how to’ on series development, from concept to script to screen. Delegates will learn about new possibilities in co-production and presale deals, and future trends forecast for the industry. This year’s participants include CTV/CBS’ Flashpoint co-creators Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern with Christine Davis, the senior VP of drama series development for CBS Entertainment; Dmitry Lipkin, co-creator of HBO’s brand-new series Hung with the senior VP of creative affairs of E1 Entertainment, Michael Rosenberg; and A&E’s Intervention creator Sam Mettler with Colleen Conway, the director of nonfiction and alternative programming at A&E.

“The Craft Series offers a remarkable opportunity for delegates to connect one-on-one with ground-breaking television creators and executives to learn about the business of transforming an idea into a successful TV series,” commented Peter Vamos, Banff’s executive director. He added, “For 30 years Banff has been an epicenter of making business deals in the television industry and this year promises to be another great marketplace.”