Rudy Buttignol
Biography:
C.M. is an independent broadcast executive, and a moderator of documentary financing forums in Asia and Europe. From 2007 to 2022, he served as President and CEO of British Columbia’s public broadcaster, Knowledge Network, and concurrently as President of BBC Kids (2011-19). In 1993, Buttignol was recruited as public broadcaster TV Ontario’s first Commissioning Editor, eventually serving as Creative Head of Network Programming until 2006. His award-winning commissions include documentary series Emergency Room; Search & Rescue North Shore; British Columbia; An Untold History; Emmy/Grammy-winner Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach; and Afghanistan, The Wounded Land.
How many years have you worked in the film and creative entertainment industries?: 6-10 years
Preferred research topics: Focus groups and roundtables
