EXNW Summit In Vancouver Unveils Speakers; Aims To Build Canada-Asia Ties
deadline.comSpeakers including Fresh Off The Boat’s Hudson Yang, Beach House Pictures’ Donovan Chan and Joonsuh Park from Korean drama producer JTBC-SLL are among the speakers confirmed for the second edition of the East By Northwest (EXNW) Summit in Vancouver (July 26-28).
Organised by Canada’s Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) in association with Gold House, the event is designed to foster business and creative ties between the content industries in Canada and East Asia.
EXNW organisers said the event would also address wider issues in the Canadian screen industry, including policy reform, education, financing, distribution and talent development.
They also noted that initiatives by the Canadian industry to promote Indigenous storytelling, diversity and digital innovation “are gaining momentum”.
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