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BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL APPOINTS PETER VAMOS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Toronto, Canada - December 4, 2008 - Robert Montgomery, CEO of the Banff World Television Festival, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Vamos as Executive Director of the Festival. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the Banff World Television Festival is the world\'s foremost forum dedicated to content creation, development and production.
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BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW SPORTS AWARD FOR THE 2009 COMPETITION

October 12, 2008 - Cannes, France: Georges Leclere, newly-appointed Director of the Banff World Television Awards, announced today the call for entries for the Banff World Television Festival Program Competition and the addition of a new 'Best Sports Program' award to the prestigious international television awards program "The Rockies". The award was created to showcase noteworthy sports programming broadcast this past year.
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BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL APPOINTS GEORGES LECLERE AS DIRECTOR OF THE 2009 PROGRAM COMPETITION

October 6, 2008 - Toronto, Canada: Robert Montgomery, CEO of the Banff World Television Festival, announced today the appointment of Georges Leclere as Director of the Banff World Television Awards ("The Rockies").

Founder and President of global television producer LGMA Inc., Leclere has an extensive background in television and awards programming. Prior to launching LGMA, Georges was Senior Vice-President of The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a sister organization of the US Television Academy, where he ran the International Emmy Awards from 1997-2006. Georges was also the Executive Producer of the International Emmy Awards Gala ceremony and television shows, and remains a Fellow of the International Academy.
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