Abbreviation | Canadian Academy [1] |
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Formation | 1979 |
Type | Film organization |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Membership | 4000 |
Website |
www |
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian Screen Awards [2] The mandate of the Academy is to honour outstanding achievements; to heighten public awareness of and increase audience attendance of and appreciationпа of Canadian film and television productions; and to provide critically needed, high-quality professional development programs, conferences and publications. [1]
Since 2012, the Academy's primary national awards program is the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced that year as a replacement for the formerly distinct Genie Award (for film) and Gemini Award (for television) ceremonies. The Prix Gémeaux for French-language television remains a separate awards program. [3] [4]
The organization also administers the Prism Prize for music videos. [5]
The chief executive officer as of October 2022 [update] is Tammy Frick, [6] and the president of the board is John Young. [7] The organization's previous CEO was Beth Janson, who left in April 2022 to take a job as chief operating officer of the Toronto International Film Festival. [8]
Abbreviation | Canadian Academy [1] |
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Formation | 1979 |
Type | Film organization |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Membership | 4000 |
Website |
www |
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian Screen Awards [2] The mandate of the Academy is to honour outstanding achievements; to heighten public awareness of and increase audience attendance of and appreciationпа of Canadian film and television productions; and to provide critically needed, high-quality professional development programs, conferences and publications. [1]
Since 2012, the Academy's primary national awards program is the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced that year as a replacement for the formerly distinct Genie Award (for film) and Gemini Award (for television) ceremonies. The Prix Gémeaux for French-language television remains a separate awards program. [3] [4]
The organization also administers the Prism Prize for music videos. [5]
The chief executive officer as of October 2022 [update] is Tammy Frick, [6] and the president of the board is John Young. [7] The organization's previous CEO was Beth Janson, who left in April 2022 to take a job as chief operating officer of the Toronto International Film Festival. [8]