Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
AbbreviationCanadian Academy
Formation1979; 47 years ago (1979)
TypeFilm organization
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Members4000
Websitewww.academy.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (French: Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision) is a Canadian nonprofit 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. The mandate of the Academy is to honour outstanding achievements; to heighten public awareness of and increase audience attendance of and appreciation of Canadian film and television productions; and to provide critically needed, high-quality professional development programs, conferences and publications.

Background

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. The organization also administers the Prism Prize for music videos.

The chief executive officer as of October 2022 is Tammy Frick. 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.

Since December 2023, the chair of the board of directors is Thomas Santram and the vice-chair is Solange Attwood. The previous chair was John Young of Boat Rocker Media.

Milestones

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About the Academy - Academy". www.academy.ca. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announces new board".
  3. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards nominations announced, including Oscar darlings Room and Brooklyn". The Globe and Mail. January 19, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ McIntosh, Andrew. "Canadian Screen Awards". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Nick Krewen, "The Prism Prize began just as TV music videos were waning, but TikTok has given it new prominence". Toronto Star, July 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Tammy Frick Named CEO of Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television". The Hollywood Reporter, October 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Barry Hertz, "TIFF appoints film industry veterans Beth Janson and Anita Lee to new leadership roles". The Globe and Mail, April 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Academy Appoints Cineplex Head As Board Chair". IMDb. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "John Young elected chair of Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television". Screen Daily, October 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Claude Jutra's name to be pulled from Quebec film awards" Archived March 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Ottawa Citizen, February 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards leave Hollywood behind". The Globe and Mail, January 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television - Promoting, Celebrating, and Recognizing Canada's Film and Television Industries - About". Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.