2008 Jury Hosts

Each Banff World Television Awards Program Competition, a select group of external organizations with specific expertise in television and new media are recruited to host individual Banff World Television Award category juries. The organizations selected judges to nominate the world’s best television programs and determine the category winners of the prestigious Banff World Television Awards.

The following companies, organizations and people were our 2008 Jury Hosts.

Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN)
Peter Strutt, Director of Programming, APTN

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (AMPIA)
Alan Brooks, Executive Director Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association.

American Public Television
Cynthia Fenneman, CEO American Public Television

Banff New Media Institute (The Banff Centre)
Host Judge — The Banff Centre — Susan Kennard, Director & Executive Producer, The Banff New Media Institute

Canadian Film Centre
Host Judge — Eileen Arandiga, Director, WWSFF, CFC.

Channel Zero
Host Judge — Cal Millar, General Manager, Channel Zero

Documentary Association of Canada
Lisa Fitzgibbons, Interim Executive Director, Documentary Organization of Canada.

FOX21 TV
Brad Holcman, Manager of Alternative/Reality Development and Production, Fox 21 TV

IBW Wales
Robert Thomas, CEO International Business Wales, Creative Business Wales

Instituto de Estudos de Televisão/Institute of Television Studies Brazil
Pedro Lapera, IETV

Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire
Nathalie Bourdon, Head of Acquisitions and Development, Just For Laughs.

KBS
Korean Broadcasting System

Marblemedia
Diane Williamson, VP Interactive, National Film Board of Canada

Silva Basmajian, Executive Producer, NFB.

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Association)
NHK — Fumina Koike, Product Manager, NHK International

Penguin Films
Roberta Durrant, Creative Producer/Director, Penguin Films.

RAI Educazione

Daniele Doglio, Consulting Editor RAI Educational

Rogers Communications
Robin Mirsky Daniels, Executive Director Rogers Groups of Funds

UKTV
Jane Mote, Director of Lifestyle and Factual UKTV