Canwest Showrunner Training Program

Canwest Showrunner Traning Program 2010 Winners Announced! 

Canwest and the Banff World Television Festival our proud to announce the winners of the Canwest Showrunners Program! The Showrunner winners are being sent to Banff for one on one training with some of the top creators attending the festival this year.

The 2010 winners are:

  • Craig Wallace
  • Adam Barken
  • Russ Cochrane
  • Barbara Haynes
  • Dennis Heaton

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Congratulations to all of our winners! We'll see you in Banff! 
 

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The goal of the Canwest Showrunner Training Progam is to better position seasoned series writers for the role of showrunner. Up to 5 experienced series writers will be chosen to participate in this program which will provide further insight into the demands of producing series television from some of the best in the business, both in Canada and abroad. The program is open to individual writers as well as to established writing teams who have a track record together.

The successful applicants will be invited to attend the Banff World Television Festival on a full access pass. Successful candidates will have a dramatic series of their own to pitch at the Festival and develop during the course of the progam. At BANFF, they will have the opportunity to attend master classes, pitch Canadian and US broadcast executives and be part of individual sessions with renowned showrunners attending BANFF. Additional sessions on casting, budget and financing will be available to these participants. At the end of the program, the writers will travel to Los Angeles for a week to meet with a variety of story teams on existing US series.

Successful candidates will be notified of their participation on March 31st, 2010. A three person jury comprised of the director of the program, a representative from the Banff Television Festival Foundation and a representative from Canwest will select the participants. 

For more information, please contact
Emily Atherton | Associate Producer
Tel.: +1.416.921.3171 ext. 246
Email: eatherton@achillesmedia.com