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Banff World Media Festival CBS Corp. Company of Distinction Program Highlights

Banff World Media Festival [1]The Banff World Media Festival [1] is pleased to announce exciting Master Classes and a Featured Session as part of the CBS Corp. Company of Distinction program. Gary Glasberg, NCIS Executive Producer, will be accepting theĀ  2013 Program of the Year Award at BANFF. Check out this year’s agenda [2] and then, if you haven’t done so yet, head over to the registration page [3] and get your tickets for the Banff World Media Festival 2013 – the Early Bird rate ends on April 19th. We will be there this year, and on the hunt for Canadian entertainment producers for interviews.

The Company of Distinction Featured Session, titled CBS Programming & Development: View From the Top [4], will ask the question “What does it take to be the highest rated entertainment company?” The panel is comprised of some of the top development executives for drama series from CBS and their affiliate network, Showtime, which boasts some of the most critically acclaimed series currently on the air. They will provide you with expert insight into what’s currently on their radar, what goes into producing a successful dramatic series and how they use programming to appeal to their key demographics.

Key Questions Include:

The Panelists:

Company of Distinction Master Classes:

Hawaii Five-0 – Master Class with Peter Lenkov [5] – An in-depth, intimate conversation with executive producer of “Hawaii Five-0,” Peter Lenkov.

Beauty and the Beast Co-Production Master Class [6] – Conversation regarding co-productions and co-financing of The CW’s “Beauty and the Beast”. Explore how to successfully work together to create a show that takes full advantage of more than one country’s tax benefits and talent.

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Topics Covered:

House of Lies – Master Class with Matthew Carnahan [7] – A conversation with creator/executive producer/writer of Showtime’s “House of Lies,” Matthew Carnahan.

NCIS – Master Class with Gary Glasberg [8] – A conversation with Gary Glasberg, showrunner for the #1 rated series on television, NCIS.

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