Call: Yorton Film Festival Early Bird Registration is on!

ONLY 5 DAYS REMAIN FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION!



May 11th is the last day to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing on registration for the 2007 Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival. Register now to be a part of the Festival’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Delegates can register online at www.yorktonshortfilm.org.



Several new guests have recently been added to the Pitch & Munch and the Lifestyles Workshop. Check the website for the most recent information about the exciting events at this year’s Festival.


Pitch & Munch

One of the Festival’s most popular networking events, the Pitch & Munch Luncheon, is back and it is expanded to 2 hours! A combination of “pitch sessions” and speed dating, delegates get the opportunity to match their project to the perfect commissioning editor or key-decision maker. This event starts at noon on Saturday May 26th; register now to get your first choice.

Table hosts include:

· Michael Allder – Executive Producer, CBC

· Jennifer Chen - General Manger, Ouat Media

· Valerie Creighton - President, CTF

· Paolo D'Agnolo – Assistant Producer, Galafilms

· Steve Gamester - Production Executive, Original Programming, History

Television/Alliance Atlantis Communications Canada

· Anna Gecan - VP, Content, HGTV Canada/Alliance Atlantis Communications Canada

· Robert Hardy - Development Manager, Western Independent Production, CTV

· Joan Jenkinson - Director, Independent Production/Executive Producer, S-Vox

· Joe MacDonald - Producer, Documentary Prairie Center - NFB

· Erin Myran - APTN

· Joanne McDonald - Program Manager, SCN

· Jeff Stecyk - VP, Business Affairs, Marketing and Development, Harmony Entertainment

· Kevin Teichroeb - Executive Producer, CBC

· Elise Orenstein, Board Member, Telefilm Canada


Lifestyles/Factual Entertainment Workshop

The Lifestyles/Factual Entertainment Workshop is a new and unique event that takes place on Friday afternoon. With countless hours of Lifestyles programming being produced every year, most production companies now make some of their income from Lifestyles or Factual Entertainment programming. This workshop gives delegates access to producers who have found success in the maze of Lifestyles programming.

Featuring:

· Naela Choudhary and Dorlene Lin, Producers of I DO, LET’S EAT!

· Susan Flanders-Alexander, Supervising Producer of DESIGNER GUYS

· Merit Jensen Carr, Executive Producer, RECREATING EDEN

· Anna Gecan, VP Content HGTV, Alliance Atlantis Communications