2008 Program Category Host Judges

For the 2008 Banff World Television Awards Program Competition, a select group of external organizations with specific expertise in television and new media

were 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.

We would like to extend our gratitude to this year’s host jury companies that included:

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

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

American Public Television
Host Judge — 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

Host Judge — Lisa Fitzgibbons, Interim Executive Director, Documentary Organization of Canada.

FOX21 TV

Host Judge — Brad Holcman, Manager of Alternative/Reality Development and Production, Fox 21 TV

IBW Wales

Host Judge — Robert Thomas, CEO International Business Wales, Creative Business Wales

Instituto de Estudos de Televisão/Institute of Television Studies Brazil

Host Judge — Pedro Lapera, IETV

Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire

Host Judge — Nathalie Bourdon, Head of Acquisitions and Development, Just For Laughs.

KBS

Host Judge — Korean Broadcasting System

Marblemedia

Host Judge — Diane Williamson, VP Interactive

National Film Board of Canada

Host Judges: Silva Basmajian, Executive Producer, NFB.

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Association)

Host Judge — NHK — Fumina Koike, Product Manager, NHK International

Penguin Films

Host Judge — Roberta Durrant, Creative Producer/Director, Penguin Films.

RAI Educazione

Host Judge — Daniele Doglio, Consulting Editor RAI Educational

Rogers Communications

Host Judge — Robin Mirsky Daniels, Executive Director Rogers Groups of Funds

UKTV

Host Judge — Jane Mote, Director of Lifestyle and Factual UKTV