Brandon Lane
Development Producer & Director, Nelvana
Daytime Emmy nominee and 5-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee Brandon Lane is an award-winning director, showrunner, screenwriter and producer. He currently works as Development Producer at legendary Canadian animation-house Nelvana, previously working as Production Executive for Teletoon, YTV, Treehouse and Adult Swim Canada. Over the past decade, Brandon has overseen the production of over 380 hours of content, collaborating with partners like Disney, Netflix, HBO, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, Hulu and Sony Pictures Animation. He currently showruns and directs the Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence-winning preschool series Miss Persona, airing daily on Treehouse. Brandon co-created, wrote and directed the award-winning feature film Princess Sparkly Butt & The Hot Dog Kid for Teletoon. The film was adapted from an award-winning Toronto Fringe Festival play Brandon also wrote and directed. He is showrunner, director and co-creator of Space Dragon & Kim for Shaftesbury Kids and was co-showrunner on D.N. Ace for Teletoon. He is the creator and head writer of Bunker Buds, currently in development with CBC Kids through the CBC Creative Relief Fund.
6:45PM - 7:45PM
The Big Pitch
It’s time for our annual Big Pitch contest!
Most competitions usually only offer critiques by industry execs.
The Big Pitch will feature a panel of judges representing departments throughout the animation pipeline. You’ll learn not only what makes a pitch sell but how to make it work from every angle!
4:15PM - 5:15PM
The Changing Landscape of Canadian Prime Time Animation
With new streamers popping up everywhere competing for new content and animation thriving during lockdowns – how is Canada primed to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of Prime Time animation?
