S2: Ep 1 - Banff Special Edition - How Jenn Kuzmyk Shapes Canada’s Media Conversations

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The Alberta Screen Impact

Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)

15 episodes

1 month ago

The Alberta Screen Impact Podcast takes you behind the scenes of Alberta’s vibrant and fast-evolving screen industry, spotlighting the people, productions, and stories that are defining the province’s creative future. From emerging talent to seasoned industry leaders, each episode dives into thebreakthroughs, challenges, and big ideas driving Alberta’s film, television, and digital media landscape. Presented by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA), this series draws in listeners from Alberta, across Canada, and beyond, offering fresh perspectives, inspiring conversations, and real-world insights into the creative community making waves on screens at home and around the globe.

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S2: Ep 1 - Banff Special Edition - How Jenn Kuzmyk Shapes Canada’s Media Conversations

The Alberta Screen Impact

24 minutes 50 seconds

1 month ago

S2: Ep 1 - Banff Special Edition - How Jenn Kuzmyk Shapes Canada’s Media Conversations

In this special Banff World Media Festival edition of the Alberta Screen Impact Podcast, hosts Brent Kawchuk and Justine Gamez Huckabay speak with Jenn Kuzmyk, Executive Director of the Banff World Media Festival and Publisher of Playback. Recently named to the Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural list of the most powerful women in Canadian entertainment, Jenn has been instrumental in transforming Banff into a hub where creative and business leaders from around the globe connect, collaborate, and chart the future of media.

In this Episode:

Why “Flip the Script” became this year’s festival theme and what it signals about industry change.
How Banff blends creative and business communities to spark career-defining opportunities.
Global trends influencing programming, from international co-productions to audience demand for local stories.
The impact of signature programs like Diversity of Voices, the Spark Accelerator, and the Indigenous Screen Summit.
Career-making stories from the festival floor and why access is Banff’s biggest value.

Contact

Jenn Kuzmyk, Executive Director of the Banff World Media Festival

Website: https://banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/banffmedia/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennkuzmyk/

This podcast is brought to you by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA), championing Alberta’s screen sector for over 40 years through advocacy, industry events, and professional development. Learn more or become a member at ampia.org.

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CREDITS

Hosted by: Justine Gamez Huckabay & Brent Kawchuk

Thank You to Our Supporters

Presented by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)
Produced in collaboration with Metamorphosis Media Group
Studio space and internship support provided by Mount Royal University, Broadcast Media Studies
Mount Royal University Students:

Editors & Camera – Kade Stevens, Victor Labeaume; Set Photographer – Maia Mabiasen

Promotional support courtesy of the Alberta Film Commission

Series trailer edited by Kade Stevens, Mount Royal University

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