• The Producers Internship - Call for Applications due November 1, 2006
• Alliance Atlantis Communications Diversity in Broadcasting Internship - Call for Applications due October 25, 2006
• CBC Canadian Reflections Award - Call for Applications due October 4, 2006
• Kodak New Vision Fellowship - Call for Applications due Tuesday August 1, 2006
• WIFT-T Banff Mentorship Award - Call for Applications due Thursday, May 18, 2006
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Diversity in Broadcasting Internship
Presented in partnership with Women in Film and Television - Toronto
Alliance Atlantis Communications Diversity
in Broadcasting Internship Winner: Iman Sheikh
Media Release (PDF download: 55.7k)
Women in Film and Television - Toronto (WIFT-T), in partnership with Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., is pleased to announce Iman Sheikh as this year’s recipient of the Alliance Atlantis Diversity in Broadcasting Internship. The three-month internship offers Sheikh the opportunity to advance her career in broadcasting through experience in the Public and Regulatory Affairs department at Alliance Atlantis.
The Alliance Atlantis Diversity in Broadcasting Internship is part of a comprehensive career development program that Sheikh will undertake beginning in January 2007. As part of her internship, she will assist in the co-ordination of CRTC documents and research information on regulatory affairs and Government policy. Sheikh will also travel to Ottawa to meet Government broadcasting regulatory leaders and attend a VIP cocktail reception, hosted by WIFT-T and Alliance Atlantis.
Raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Award Winner Iman Sheikh’s interest in broadcasting began at an early age. She furthered her interest in current events through a BA in Political Science at Vassar College. She moved to Canada in 2003 and is currently enrolled in the advanced journalism program at Centennial College. She has worked in various positions at the Toronto Observer, Centennial College Radio News (CCRN) and, most recently, writing political profiles for CBC News.
About Alliance Atlantis Communications:
Alliance Atlantis offers Canadians 13 well-branded specialty channels boasting targeted, high-quality programming. The Company also co-produces and distributes the hit CSI franchise and indirectly holds a 51% limited partnership interest in Motion Picture Distribution LP, a leading distributor of motion pictures in Canada, with a presence in motion picture distribution in the United Kingdom and Spain. The Company's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - trading symbols AAC.A and AAC.B. The Company's website is www.allianceatlantis.com.
The award winner will take part in a comprehensive career development program including:
• Three-month internship at Alliance Atlantis Public in the Regulatory Affairs department (to begin January 2007)
• An honorarium of $3,500 to be provided by Alliance Atlantis
• One-on-one career search assistance from a senior mentor provided by WIFT-T
• Trip to Ottawa to meet broadcast, Government and regulatory decision makers, and attend a VIP cocktail reception
• Award presentation at the prestigious Crystal Awards Gala Luncheon on December 4, 2006
• $1,200 Programming Pass to use for any professional development programming presented
by WIFT-T’s Centre for Media Professionals
For further information regarding the application process please click below:
2006 Application Information
