Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals. The Academy’s national awards programs include the Genie Awards, honouring the best in Canadian cinema as well as the Gemini Awards and Prix Gémeaux, honouring the best English and French-language television, respectively. The current Chief Executive Officer is Helga Stephenson (interim).
The mandate of the Academy is:
- To honour outstanding achievements
- To heighten public awareness and increase audience attendance and appreciation of Canadian film and television productions
- To provide critically needed high-quality professional development programs, conferences and publications
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