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BANFF, AB, June 9, 2014 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today from the
Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) that Montréal's Jessie Gabe is this year's recipient of the Bell Media National Fellowship Award of Distinction. The Award is part of the Bell Media National Fellowship Program, which
encourages professional development in the television industry by
enabling emerging creative talent the opportunity to attend one of the
most prestigious television festivals in the world - BANFF. The Award
will be presented today at the Rockies Award Luncheon by Corrie Coe,
Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media.
The winner of the Bell Media National Fellowship Award of Distinction is
chosen among previous Fellows, including producers, writers, and
directors, and must have demonstrated significant advances in their
career as a result of the fellowship/mentorship program. The Award is
determined by a jury of top-level Bell Media executives.
"Congratulations to Jessie on this achievement and for all of her
well-deserved success," said Coe. "Jessie is a great example of someone
with talent and determination, and has been able to use the Fellowship
program to help further her career. From television to sketch comedy,
feature films to web series, Jessie has a wide range of experience and
I simply cannot wait to see how her career develops."
"The Bell Media Fellowship provided me with a unique and fantastic
opportunity," said Gabe. "It helped me broaden my professional network
and develop relationships with producers, network executives, and
fellow screenwriters, many of whom continue to play a significant role
in my career. That the Fellowship sent me to Banff was simply icing on
the cake."
Originally from Montréal, Gabe cofounded the Toronto sketch comedy
troupe Fade to Brown, serving as head writer and performer. In 2009, Gabe became script
coordinator on Season 1 of BEING ERICA (CBC), and by Season 3 became
writer and executive story editor. In 2011, Gabe was selected for the
Bell Media National Fellowship Program and attended the Banff World
Media Festival. Since then, she's joined the MR. D (CBC) writing staff
and is now head writer and supervising producer. Her first feature
film, Cas & Dylan, directed by Jason Priestley and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Tatiana
Maslany, is currently making the festival rounds and recently took home
Best Actress and the Audience Choice Award at the Whistler Film
Festival. Gabe is presently working on several television and feature
film projects. During her career, Gabe has picked up a Writer's Guild
of Canada Award, a Canadian Comedy Award, and a Gemini Award.
As an annual program, successful applicants of the Bell Media National
Fellowship Program are invited to attend BANFF, affording them the
opportunity to network and pitch key players in the media industry.
Fellows have the chance to meet with showrunners, agents, broadcasters,
and funders from leading broadcasters in North America and around the
world.
About the Bell Media TV Skills Development Initiative
The $1.8 million Bell Media TV Skills Development Initiative is a suite
of national training programs, exclusively funded by Bell Media, which
ensure a comprehensive range of training for writers, producers,
directors, and showrunners in the Canadian television industry at
different stages of their careers. The Initiative supports the Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Program (Writers Guild of Canada) for emerging and mid-career writers from
diverse backgrounds who intern in a writing room of a Bell Media TV
series; the Bell Media National Fellowship Program (Banff World Media Festival), which encourages professional development
in the television industry by enabling emerging producers, writers, and
directors to attend the festival and take part in mentorship
activities; the Bell Media Primetime TV Program (Canadian Film Centre), which provides series development for TV
writers; the Bell Media Producer Accelerator Lab, which provides immersive and experiential broadcast and production
experience for mid-level producers; the Bell Media Showrunner Bootcamp (Canadian Film Centre), which develops showrunner knowledge and
management for TV writers; the Media Leadership Program (Women in Film and Television - Toronto), a biennial program designed
for mid to senior-level women and men who want leading-edge academic
knowledge and contemporary business and leadership skills required in
the Canadian screen-based industry; and the Business Management for Media Professionals Program (Women in Film and Television - Toronto), a certificate program
essential for emerging media professionals who want to understand the
business of film, television and interactive production.
About the Banff World Media Festival
The Banff World Media Festival is the world's largest and most important
gathering of entertainment industry and digital media executives
dedicated to media content production, broadcast and distribution
within TV and digital media. BANFF provides a platform for the evolving
media industry to develop its creative and business objectives, serves
as the leading destination for co-production and co-venture partners
and is an unparalleled destination for more than 2000 international
decision-makers to meet, learn and do business. The 35th annual Banff World Media Festival will take place June 8-11, 2014 at
the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Canada. For more information,
visit: www.banffmediafestival.com.
About Bell Media
With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell Media
creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and
inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is
Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television,
radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30
local television stations led by CTV, Canada's #1 television network;
35 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched
specialty channels in English and French; four pay TV services,
including The Movie Network and Super Écran; and is managing
shareholder of premium pay-per-view service Viewers Choice Canada. Bell
Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 106 licensed
radio stations in 54 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral
Out-of-Home, one of Canada's most dynamic and innovative out-of-home
advertising companies with a network of more than 9,500 advertising
faces in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia. Bell Media also operates
more than 200 websites, delivers TV Everywhere with its innovative GO
video streaming services, including CTV GO, TMN GO, and Bravo GO, and
owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell
Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. For more on Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca.
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