{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6835d40ee1abc4be6b19cbba/68dd9f26d1a3cd6ea94b83b6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S2: Ep 1 - Banff Special Edition - How Jenn Kuzmyk Shapes Canada’s Media Conversations","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6835d40ee1abc4be6b19cbba/1760058118100-a1c2b3b2-5f3d-48f7-8160-7c2df39b1b3a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this special Banff World Media Festival edition of the <em>Alberta Screen Impact Podcast</em>, 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 <em>Hollywood Reporter</em>’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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this Episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Why “Flip the Script” became this year’s festival theme and what it signals about industry change.</li><li>How Banff blends creative and business communities to spark career-defining opportunities.</li><li>Global trends influencing programming, from international co-productions to audience demand for local stories.</li><li>The impact of signature programs like Diversity of Voices, the Spark Accelerator, and the Indigenous Screen Summit.</li><li>Career-making stories from the festival floor and why access is Banff’s biggest value.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact</strong></p><p><strong>Jenn Kuzmyk, </strong>Executive Director of the Banff World Media Festival</p><ul><li>Website: <a href=\"https://banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/banffmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/banffmedia/</a></li><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennkuzmyk/</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>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<a href=\"https://www.ampia.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ampia.org</a>.</p><p>Help amplify Alberta’s screen industry: rate, review, subscribe, and download the Alberta Screen Impact Podcast on your favourite platform.</p><p>Share this episode with your network and keep the conversation going.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by: Justine Gamez Huckabay &amp; Brent Kawchuk</p><p><br></p><p>Thank You to Our Supporters</p><ul><li>Presented by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)</li><li>Produced in collaboration with Metamorphosis Media Group</li><li>Studio space and internship support provided by Mount Royal University, Broadcast Media Studies</li><li>Mount Royal University Students:&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Editors &amp; Camera – Kade Stevens, Victor Labeaume; Set Photographer – Maia Mabiasen</p><ul><li>Promotional support courtesy of the Alberta Film Commission</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Series trailer edited by Kade Stevens, Mount Royal University</p>","author_name":"Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)"}