The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television 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.
3-691: The Diversity Award was a special award presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour excellence in English-language television programming that reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada". It was introduced in 1988 as the Multiculturalism Award under the umbrella of the Gemini Awards , and renamed to the Canada Award in 1993. The winner of the award was generally announced in advance of
6-622: The Academy's primary national awards program is the Canadian Screen Awards , 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 for French-language television remains a separate awards program. The organization also administers the Prism Prize for music videos. The chief executive officer as of October 2022
9-568: The ceremony, although the award was presented to the producers at the ceremony. It was renamed to the Diversity Award in 2014 after the Geminis were merged into the Canadian Screen Awards . It has not been presented since the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016. National Film Board of Canada productions and co-productions have won approximately half of all Canada Awards. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Since 2012,
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