Banff World Media Festival
| Banff World Media Festival | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Banff, Alberta, Canada. |
| Inaugurated | 1980 as the Banff World Television Festival[1] |
| Website | |
| www.banffmediafestival.com | |
The Banff World Media Festival (formerly known as the Banff World Television Festival) is an international media event in held in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The Festival is dedicated to world television and digital content and its creation and development. Celebrities, writers, directors, and producers from PBS, BBC, NHK, ARTE, Channel 4, ABC, Sony Pictures, HBO, CBC, NFB, ICP, SBS and many other broadcasters and production companies attend the annual event.[citation needed]
As well as honouring excellence in international television, professionals from around the world participate in seminars, Master Classes, and pitching opportunities. Described as "the Olympics of television",[2] the Festival provides a global platform for industry members to discuss and debate, and explore current issues, challenges and trends.
Awards
The Festival features an international program competition, the Banff Rockie Awards which are broadcast on CBC.[note 1] The awards ceremony also bestows the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award. Past recipients of the award include John Cleese, Dame Edna, Bob Newhart, Martin Short, Tracey Ullman, Kelsey Grammer, Ricky Gervais, and Craig Ferguson. Jan Randall was Music Director and Composer for the awards from 1995-2007.
Notes
- ^ Past winners include PBS for The Hobart Shakespeareans, ICP for Aaron Cohen's Debt, BBC and HBO for The Children of Beslan, NHK for Children Full of Life, BBC and WGBH for Bleak House, Damian Pettigrew for Fellini: I'm a Born Liar, and Martin Scorsese for No Direction Home: Bob Dylan.
References
- ^ Barry Turner, ed. (2008). "Festivals". The Screenwriter's Handbook. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 267. ISBN 0312379544. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ ARTE Magazine, Issue 39, 23 November 2006, p. 30.
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