INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES

This event is for registered Industry guests only. Please claim a free ticket with the link provided by our festival team after you have received your accreditation and industry pass confirmation. Click here for CUFF 2026 Industry info.

WHEN & WHERE
Sunday, April 19
Time(s) TBC
Vern’s - Across the street from Globe Cinema
622 8 Ave SW (downstairs)

WHAT TO EXPECT
There will be approximately 10 tables with Industry professionals hosting each one. Some tables will have more than one guest paired together as hosts. When joining a table, there will be time for you to introduce yourself, ask questions, and meet other attendees. You'll rotate every 20 minutes with 3-minute breaks in between. During the event, you'll have time to rotate through 4 different tables.

CONFIRMED GUEST TABLES 2026

Jim Brunzell - Dark Star Pictures; Director of Festivals & Theatrical
Mitch Davis - Fantasia International Film Festival; Artistic Director
Jenny Ezell - Independent Film Company (IFC Films) & Shudder; Coordinator of Acquisitions & Productions
Hilary Hart - Game Theory Films; Co-President, Director of Acquisitions & Distribution
Richelle Charkot - Game Theory Films; Distribution Manager
Kier-La Janisse - Spectacular Optical& Severin Films; Acquisitions
Peter Kuplowsky - Toronto International Film Festival; Lead Programmer, Midnight Madness; International Programmer, US Indies
Justin Langlois - Fantasia International Film Festival; Programmer
Isabelle Legault - Filmoption International; Vice-President Acquisitions & Theatrical
Angie Power - Route 504 PR; Publicist
Kelly Stewart - Blood in the Snow Film Festival; Festival Director
Joseph Yanick - Yellow Veil Pictures; Co-Founder, Acquisitions
Andrew Williamson, Telefilm; Regional Feature Film Executive - Western Region
Landon Zakheim - Overlook Film Festival & Sundance Film Festival; Executive Director & Co-Founder // Programmer, Short Films

PAST GUESTS (2025)

Bran Ramsey - Western Arctic Moving Pictures, Yellowknife International Film Festival
Bridget Van Voorden - Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Curtis Woloschuk - Vancouver International Film Festival
Dara Jade Moats - Available Light Film Festival, Regina International Film Festival
Hugues Barbier - Yellow Veil Pictures
Jim Brunzell - Dark Star Pictures
Justin Langlois - Fantasia International Film Festival
Katie Rife - Independent Film Critic, Shorts Programmer Overlook Film Festival
Lisa Gallagher - Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
Richelle Charkot - Rue Morgue Magazine, Game Theory Films
Ryan Oestreich - Music Box Theatre/Films
Steven Landry - Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
Todd Brown - XYZ Films