Industry Week
INDIE IGNITION ACCELERATOR PITCH COMPETITION
Join us at the Indie Ignition Pitch Competition to see new entrepreneurs pitch their film and animation businesses to a panel of expert judges for a chance to win cash prizes! Our participants will be pitching a range of new projects, from podcasts, short films, and documentaries to virtual production!
Indie Ignition is Bow Valley College’s Digital Entertainment Accelerator Program. Designed to support new entrepreneurs in the film, animation, game development, and esports industries. The 12-week program takes founders through core business theory, ideation, validation, and entrepreneurial mindset development.
In partnership between CIFF and Bow Valley College, the pitch competition will both showcase the creativity and talent of Calgary’s film scene and connect our new founders directly to industry experts.
After the presentations are completed, our judges will deliberate and discuss the winners. During that time, spectators and pitch participants are invited to mix and mingle over drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Indie Ignition is supported by the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, Calgary Economic Development, and the City of Calgary.
Event Schedule
1:30 pm – Doors open
2:00 pm – Opening Remarks
2:15 pm – Pitch presentations
4:30 pm – Judge Deliberation, cocktail hour begins
5:15 pm – Winners announced
6:00 pm – Event ends
JUDGES
Selina Crammond
TELUS originals
Selina Crammond has been involved with the B.C. documentary film community for over 10 years, most notably through her role as Director of Programming at DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Currently, Selina is supporting documentary filmmakers as a Production Executive at TELUS originals. Previous to joining TELUS originals, Selina was an associate film programmer at Hot Docs as well as a Program Analyst at Creative BC, where she was a core member of the funding team, managing a variety of programs that support scripted and factual film and television projects. She recently completed a graduate degree in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University and is currently the curator of Frames of Mind, a monthly series at The Cinematheque.
Steven T. Seagle
Man Of Action Studios
Steven T. Seagle is a co-founding partner of MAN OF ACTION Entertainment; the bi-coastal collective that created the BEN 10 franchise for Cartoon Network and the BIG HERO 6 team and characters for MARVEL/Disney. With his partners, Seagle has created, executive produced, and written the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble (MARVEL/Disney); Generator Rex, Power Players, Mega Man: Fully Charged, Bakugan (Cartoon Network); SONIC: Prime, Zak Storm (NETFLIX); and their most recent series is Hello Neighbor (YouTube/Amazon) for which Seagle also voices Otto Kinander. Seagle is a multiple Eisner Award and Ringo Award nominated and Inkpot and Wizard Award winning graphic novelist whose works include Uncanny X-Men (MARVEL), Sandman Mystery Theatre, it’s a bird… (DC), Camp Midnight, and Get Naked (Image). Seagle is a proud foster/adoptive parent and lost his home and office in this year’s Eaton Fire in California.
Adnaan Wasey
Calgary Economic Development
Calgary Economic Development and Calgary Film Commission support all film and TV production needs in the Calgary region. As a full-service agency, our team specializes in attracting and supporting screen productions, offering scouting services, location packages and assistance navigating necessary permits. Our services extend beyond production support. We provide strategic guidance, industry knowledge and connections to vendors and services, ensuring your project's success.
