About the Academy.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is the largest non-profit professional media arts organization in Canada. With a membership of more than 4,000 emerging and established industry professions, we are dedicated to developing, recognizing, celebrating, and advocating for Canadian talent in the film, television, and digital media sectors.
The Canadian Academy strives to foster industry growth, knowledge, inclusion, and mentorship through a series of professional development programs, talent activation initiatives, and networking opportunities. Aimed at creating a more equitable and diverse Canadian screen-based industry, we are committed to discovering and nurturing all levels of talent through professional training and guidance.
The Canadian Academy produces the Canadian Screen Awards, bringing together the screen-based industry annually to celebrate the country’s top talent in the film, television and digital sectors at Canadian Screen Week. In 2013, the Canadian Screen Awards were born as the result of a merger of the Academy’s Gemini and Genie Awards, which, respectively, honoured English-language television and film.
Board of Directors.
John Young
Academy Chair
Anne Marie La Traverse
Academy Vice Chair
Producer, Pink Sky Entertainment
Anita McOuat, CA, CPA
Academy Treasurer
Thomas Santram
Academy Secretary
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Cineplex
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Neishaw Ali
President/Executive Producer, SPIN VFX
Shamier Anderson
Actor, Partner & Co-Founder of B.L.A.C.K
Maxine Bailey
Paul Bronfman
Chairman/CEO, Comweb Corp. and William F. White International Inc.
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Don Carmody
President & Producer, Don Carmody Productions
Tracey Deer
Creator / Director / Writer / Executive Producer
Jennifer Dettman
Executive Director, Unscripted Content, CBC
Jonas Diamond
Executive Producer / CEO, Smiley Guy Studios / iThentic
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Andréa Grau
Founder & Owner of Touchwood PR
Jocelyn Hamilton
President, Canada, Television, Entertainment One
Scott Henderson
Vice-President, Communications, Bell Media
Jennifer Hollyer
President of the Jennifer Hollyer Agency
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Stephan James
Actor, Partner & Co-Founder of B.L.A.C.K
Tina Keeper
Producer, Actress
Noah Segal
Co-President, Elevation Pictures
Mark Slone
President, Pacific Northwest Pictures
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