On Friday, October 31, 2014, the Canadian International Television Festival announced several new planned events. The second annual CITF runs from November 14 to 23, 2014; unless otherwise mentioned, events take place at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Ontario.

No set schedule currently exists for these events, apart from The Book of Negroes’ screening and panel session on November 18, 2014. More information, as well as ticket availability, will emerge on November 4, 2014.

Binge-Watching
Unité 9 (Radio-Canada; French-language)
Vikings (History)

Heritage Screening and Panel
“Cameras on the Hill and in the Halls: Canada’s Governments on Television”: panelists TBA
The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour (CBC, 1970-71): Hart Pomerantz; other panelists TBA

Preview and Panel
Corner Gas (CTV) tenth anniversary reunion and preview of Corner Gas: The Movie; panelists TBA

Screening and Panel
Blackstone (APTN): Ron E. Scott
The Book of Negroes (CBC): Cuba Gooding Jr., Aunjanue Ellis, Lyriq Bent, Allan Hawco, Louis Gossett Jr., Clement Virgo, Damon D’Oliveira, Lawrence Hill [previously announced]
Strange Empire (CBC): Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik [WGC Writers Talking Television event]

Script Read and Panel
Carmilla (online show produced by Smokebomb Entertainment/shift2/U By Kotex^®)

Also announced is a CBC ComedyCoup spotlight, and a Bill Brioux screening of lost and historic TV programs.

Tickets to all events are free, and are available starting November 5, 2014, through eventbrite.ca. Visit citf14.tv for more details.