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Loren Mawhinney to Chair BANFF Board of Directors
Trina McQueen to Chair BANFF Board of Governors

(Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 23, 2001) Pat Ferns, president and CEO of the Banff Television Foundation, is pleased to announce the election of Loren Mawhinney as the new chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors. Ms. Mawhinney was officially elected to the position on October 15, 2001 at the Foundation's annual general meeting in Toronto. She replaces Trina McQueen who steps down as chair after a three-year term. A special presentation was made to Ms. McQueen for the outstanding contributions she has made in support of the Foundation. Ms. McQueen now assumes the position of chair of the Foundation's Board of Governors and remains a member of the Board of Directors.

Also elected at the meeting were three new directors: Kathleen McNair, vice-president, Corus Entertainment Inc.; Jean Merriman, executive vice president, White Iron Pictures Inc.; and Harold Tichenor, president, Crescent Entertainment Ltd. Stepping down after valuable service to the Foundation are Derek Mazur, president of Credo Entertainment Corporation; Mickey Rogers, partner & head of releasing for Forefront Entertainment Group; and Arthur Weinthal of Crescent Road Productions Limited and now an honorary director of the Foundation. Mr. Weinthal has served three years as chair of the Board of Directors and three years as chair of the Board of Governors.

"We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Board members and to our new chair, Loren Mawhinney all of whom have exceptional knowledge and expertise in the television industry that will contribute greatly to the Foundation," commented Mr. Ferns. "We also send out our heartfelt thanks to Trina McQueen and the three directors who have completed their terms. Their support and efforts over the past years have been invaluable to the success of the Foundation and its events."

Loren Mawhinney is vice president, Canadian production, at Global Television Network responsible for the development of high quality Canadian entertainment programming for both Global and the CH Services. She has commissioned the renowned drama series Blue Murder, Big Sound, Blackfly, Traders, Ready Or Not, Outer Limits, Bob and Margaret and the reality series Popstars. Ms. Mawhinney has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Banff Television Foundation for the past six years.

Trina McQueen is president and chief operating officer of CTV Inc., Canada's largest private broadcaster. In this position, she is responsible for the operations of the CTV Network, its 27 local stations, its seven specialty channels and its seven digital networks as well as its three production companies. Ms. McQueen has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the past 13 years.

The Banff Television Foundation is a management organization for some of the world's leading television and new media industry events including the Banff Television Festival, the World Congress of History Producers, the World Congress of Science Producers and the Alliance Atlantis Banff Television Executive Program. Its mission is to inspire innovation in content creation, celebrate excellence in programming in Canada and abroad and provide learning and business opportunities for creators and other industry professionals. For more information visit www.btvf.com.

Board of Directors as of October 15, 2001

Chair:

Loren Mawhinney, Vice President, Canadian Production, Global Television Network, Don Mills

Directors:

Andrew Cochran, CEO/Executive Producer, Cochran Communications, Halifax

Anne Marie La Traverse, Senior V.P., Television Production, Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution, Toronto

Pierre Lampron, Président, TVA International Inc., Montreal

Huguette Marcotte, Président, Conseils Huguette Marcotte & Associés Inc., Outremont

Kathleen McNair, Vice-President, Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto

Trina McQueen, President and COO, CTV Inc., Toronto

Jean Merriman, Executive Vice President, White Iron Pictures Inc., Calgary

William L. Mustos, Vice President, Dramatic Programming, CTV Inc., Toronto

Richard J. Paradis, President, Canadian Association of Film Distributors & Exporters, Laval

Patricia Phillips, Senior V.P. of International Co-Productions, Alliance Atlantis, Toronto

Harold Redekopp, Executive VP, CBC English Television, CBC/Radio-Canada, Toronto

Christine Shipton, Toronto

Jay Switzer, President, CHUM Television, Toronto

Harold Tichenor, President, Crescent Entertainment Ltd., North Vancouver