The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian

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created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian

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and

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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 appreciationпа 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 The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) p ...

, 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 The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equ ...

for French-language television remains a separate awards program. The organization also administers the

Prism Prize The Prism Prize is a national juried award recognizing the artistry of the modern music video in Canada.Tammy Frick, and the president of the board is

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. 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 The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...

Milestones

* 1979 — The Academy of Canadian Cinema is established * 1980 — The Etrog is renamed the Genie Award * 1980 — The

1st Genie Awards The 1st Genie Awards were presented on March 20, 1980, and honoured films released in 1979.Jay Scott, "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 21, 1980. They were given out at a gala event at the Royal Alexandra ...

ceremony is held * 1985 — The organization is renamed the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television * 1986 — The Gemini Award statuette is unveiled * 1987 — The 1st Prix Gémeaux ceremony is held * 1993 — The Claude Jutra Award is established to recognize first time directors ** Following the February 2016 publication of

Yves Lever Yves Lever (1942 – July 7, 2020) was a Canadian film critic and historian from Quebec. He was historically most noted for his 2016 biography of film director Claude Jutra, which addressed allegations that Jutra had sexually abused underage childr ...

's biography of Jutra, containing allegations that Jutra had sexually abused underage children during his lifetime, the Academy announced that it was removing Jutra's name from the award."Claude Jutra's name to be pulled from Quebec film awards"
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'', February 17, 2016. The award is now called the

John Dunning Best First Feature Award The John Dunning Best First Feature Award is a special Canadian film award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director. Under the earlier names Claude Jutra Award and Ca ...

. * 1995 — The Academy's official website, academy.ca, goes online * 2003 — Digital Media Awards are introduced at the 2010 Gemini Awards * 2008 — The Prix Gémeaux ceremony is webcast * 2012 — Academy announces the merger of its Gemini and Genie Awards programs into the

References

External links

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television website
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CBC Digital Archives - Bright Lights, Political Fights: The Canadian Film Industry
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Background

Milestones

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