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2007 QUEBECOR BWTVF MENTORSHIP AWARD

Presented by Women in Film and Television - Toronto
in association with the Quebecor Fund and Banff World Television Festival

2007 Quebecor BWTVF Mentorship Award
Call for Applications
Due Monday, May 7, 2007

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Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for the 2007 Quebecor BWTVF Mentorship Award presented in association with the Banff World Television Festival, June 10-13, 2007.

This national competitive program gives one talented Canadian female or male producer, of a visible minority or Aboriginal group, the invaluable opportunity to prepare for attending the 2007 Banff World Television Festival through an intensive three-month Market Mentorship and Festival Bursary with with one of Canada's leading broadcast executives, Karen King. The BWTVF experience is comprehensive, allowing the award winner to take full advantage of the business and creative opportunities available at this world-class festival.

Mentor Karen King, is a Production Executive, Dramatic Programming at CanWest MediaWorks commissioning, developing and supervising production drama and comedy series. As a producer she produced over a dozen award winning films reflecting Chinese, Japanese, South Asian, Jewish, Latin American and Black realities, for the most part with first time directors from those communities. King is the only producer to have twice won the Gemini’s prestigious Canada Award. “Rude” was the feature film with a world premiere
at the Cannes Film Festival, North American premiere as the Perspective Canada Opener and U.S premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It made Karen the first black woman to produce a theatrically released dramatic feature film in Canada. At the National Film Board of Canada, Karen produced films and developed diversity initiatives like founding the Reel Diversity Competition and the ReelWorld Festival NFB Prize. Karen is on the Board of Directors of Women in Film and Television, the Ontario Panel of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, a member of the Canadian Women in Communications, and the Academy of Cinema and Television. King is Alumna of Simon Fraser University and Norman Jewison’s prestigious Canadian Film Center and the founding VP of the Black Film and Video Network.

The 2007 Quebecor BWTVF Mentorship Award will include:

• One-on-one coaching with top industry executives to develop market-driven projects and pitches
• Complimentary festival registration
• $500 voucher for airfare
• Pitch meetings at the festival
• On-site mentoring at the festival
• Guidance for post-festival follow-up

The Quebecor BWTVF Mentorship Award program is a national initiative open to emerging Canadian producers of a visible minority or Aboriginal group working in television drama, documentary, or lifestyle. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of industry representatives with final decisions announced later in May.

Banff World Television Festival is a not-for-profit event produced by Achilles Media Ltd. Achilles Media Ltd. is an international events management company serving the television and digital media industries. Achilles Media Ltd events include: the Banff World Television Festival; the World Congress of History Producers; nextMEDIA—The Future of Digital Content; and NATPE Mobile++. For more information: www.bwtvf.com

Eligibility:

Candidates must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for consideration:
• Canadian citizen
• Member of a visible minority or Aboriginal group
• Must be a member WIFT-T (may join at the time of application)
• Female or male Independent Producer
• Must have a minimum of two projects (drama, documentary, lifestyle, reality; series or one-off) at an advanced stage of development for broadcast
• Must have at least one broadcast credit as a PRODUCER
• Must have a minimum of three years professional experience in the television industry
• Must be attending Banff World Television Festival for the first or second time
• Must be able to attend mentorship sessions
• Must attend award presentation ceremony at Banff World Television Festival
• Must complete Final Report

Application Process:

Fully completed application packages must be submitted to WIFT-T by Monday, May 7, 2007 at 5 p.m. EST . Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of industry representatives. Decisions are expected to be announced later in May. Application and Guidelines are available below:

Download Application Form
Download Guidelines

PLEASE NOTE: A $25 administration fee, paid by credit card or cheque, will be required to process your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For further information regarding the application process, please contact:

Women in Film and Television - Toronto
Tel: 416.322.3430 x221
Fax: 416.322.3703
Email: wift@wift.com
www.wift.com

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