Warner Bros. Film Chiefs to Speak at Toronto Market Summit
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The Toronto International Film Festival’s inaugural market, TIFF: The Market, announced that Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca will headline the Speakers’ Summit. The executives will participate in an in-depth conversation on Sept. 11 with TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey as part of the Market’s Dialogues program, for which Variety is the media partner. According to the Market, they will discuss the evolving role of studios in a global marketplace, identifying award-winning content, and opportunities and challenges shaping the entertainment landscape. The Market reported that movies from Abdy and De Luca, including multiple Academy Award-winners like “Sinners,” “Weapons,” and “One Battle After Another,” topped domestic and global box offices for 15 and 16 weeks respectively last year, earning more than $4 billion worldwide. Bailey expressed excitement about welcoming the executives, noting their combination of creative excellence, strategic vision, and business leadership. Abdy and De Luca stated they are thrilled to participate in TIFF’s inaugural Market and to continue bringing ambitious films to audiences. Additional speakers and program details for the Dialogues series and full Speakers’ Summit, supported by Ontario Creates, will be announced in the coming weeks, with TIFF: The Market taking place Sept. 10-16.
What’s reported
Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca, co-chairs and CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, will headline the Speakers’ Summit at TIFF: The Market.
The conversation will take place on Sept. 11 with TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey as part of the Market’s Dialogues program.
Variety is the media partner of the Dialogues program.
Topics include the evolving role of studios, identifying award-winning content, and opportunities and challenges in the entertainment landscape.
Their movies, including “Sinners,” “Weapons,” and “One Battle After Another,” topped domestic and global box offices for 15 and 16 weeks respectively last year, earning over $4 billion worldwide.
TIFF: The Market runs from Sept. 10-16.
Additional speakers and program details will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Speakers’ Summit is supported by Ontario Creates.
Key figures
Pam Abdy, co-chair and CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group
Mike De Luca, co-chair and CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF
Charles Tremblay, head of TIFF: The Market
Sources: Variety
