Looking Back AT
FACTUALWEST 2017
The second annual FactualWEST conference was held October 21, 2017 in Vancouver, BC and brought together 175+ delegates for a day of exceptional workshops, networking and professional & project development. Senior and mid-career producers, creatives and crew were joined by network executives, funders and industry leaders as well as emerging talent.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONFERENCE
18 Workshops and Sessions
Sessions included:
Broadcaster Panel with Murray Battle (Knowledge), Robin Johnston (Bell Media), Larissa Laycock (Corus) and John Ritchie (Moderator)
Shooting In S-Log with Janet Kendrick, Carly Plett & Larry Di Stefano
The First Cut Is The Deepest: Making Strong Edit Choices with Andy Bely
STORYHIVE PRESENTS: Doing More For Less – Making A Champagne Show On A Beer Budget with Erin Cumming, Kate Green, Tony Hrynchuk & Heather Hawthorn Doyle (moderator)
Finding Your Story Engine with Don Young
The Art of Interviewing with Kelly McClughan
VANCOUVER POST ALLIANCE PRESENTS: Exploring Similarities & Differences in Factual and Drama Post Production Workflow with Jenypher Fisher, James Ilecic, Kerry McDowall, Chris McIntosh & Suzanne Thompson (moderator)
Getting Access To Difficult Worlds with Rob Bromley, Kyle Fogden & Marlene Rodgers (moderator)
Notes: The Art of Giving Them and Taking Them with Trish Dolman and Robin Johnston
Augmented Reality: Shooting and Telling Stories in VR with Eric Shamlin
How To Make Your Sizzle Reel, Sizzle! with Alec Richardson
Telling Stories Across Multiple Platforms with Selena Paskalidis and Andrew Williamson
Storytelling in the Field with Sean White
Introduction to 360 Cameras and 360 Filming with Andrew Sims
FINALE POST PRODUCTION PRESENTS 2018 – A Post Odyssey with Chris Boettcher, Julia Niendorf & Don Thompson (moderator)
The Changing State of Documentary and Factual Financing with Sasha Dryden
What Does It Mean To Be A Storyteller with Beth Wichterich
Case Study of a NETFLIX show: The Keepers with Jessica Hargrave and Cheryl Binning (Moderator)
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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
FactualWEST 2017 was presented by Field & Post Vancouver
with the generous support of:
Co-Presenting Partners
CMPA-BC | CreativeBC
Premium Partner
TELUS STORYHIVE
Partners
FusionCine | Canada Media Fund | Great Pacific Media
Senior Sponsors
Omnifilm Entertainment | Entertainment One| Chandler Fogden Aldous | Walkie
Contributing Sponsors & Supporters
Finale | The Mix Room | Line21 | Vancouver Post Alliance | Lark Productions
Special Thanks to HSBC Bank Canada
thank you to our 2017 team
FactualWEST thanks everyone who puts so much time, energy and passion into making this event possible.
Event Producer
Amber Orchard
FactualWEST 2017 Indusry Advisory Board
John Ritchie, Screen Door Productions (Chair)
Mark Miller, Great Pacific Television
Dana Johl, Producer (Co-Founder)
Cheryl Binning, Writer/Producer (Programming Co-Chair)
Byron Drinkle, FusionCine
Kate Green, KGP Films (Co-Founder,
Programming Co-Chair)
David Gullason, Omnifilm Entertainment
Robert Hardy, Perfect Day Productions (Co-Founder)
Heather Hawthorn Doyle, Producer/Director
Lizzy Karp, TELUS Storyhive
Rena Kawabata, CreativeBC
Natasha Lymburner, HSBC
Ashley Olpherts, Lark Productions
Liz Shorten, CMPA-BC
Cal Schumiatcher, Entertainment One
Suzanne Thompson, Encore Vancouver
& Vancouver Post Alliance
Field and Post 2017 Vancouver Board of Directors
Kate Green, President
Robert Hardy, Vice President
Dana Johl, Treasurer