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November 2001

November 20

- Media Release: BANFF Honours A&E Television Networks with Global Television Outstanding Achievement Award 2002

November 12

- Media Release: BANFF 2002 to Feature Special Focus on Africa

October 2001

October 10

- Media Release: CyberPitch Format Plays Across Canada and Around the World

July 2001

July 20

- Media Release: CBC Airs Television Special on the 2001 Banff Rockie Awards Aug. 10

July 19

- Photos of Rockie Awards Show Co-Hosts Ian Hanomansing and Julie Snyder now online, available for download, in high-resolution JPEG format

July 12

- Downloadable Logos for BANFF2002 now available, in EPS and TIFF formats for both Mac and PC

June 2001

June 15

- Media Release: Documentary from France Wins One of Five Prizes Awarded at Closing Ceremonies

-today's news from the Festival is now online

- the June 15 edition of Banff Bulletin is now online (Acrobat PDF format): Senator Laurier LaPierre Hosts Closing Ceremonies, Aboriginal Access, Une
belle leçon de jeunesse d'esprit, Live TV: Are These People Crazy? - and more!

June 14

-today's news from the Festival is now online

- the June 14 edition of Banff Bulletin is now online (Acrobat PDF format): Demon in the Freezer Wins CTV Canadian Documart, Stories of Struggle, more pics from the 2001 Banff Rockie.

June 13

- Media Release: Demon in the Freezer Takes Top Prize in the First CTV Canadian Documart

-today's news from the Festival has been updated

- the June 13 edition of Banff Bulletin is now online (Acrobat PDF format): New Players Pitch, François Macerola, images of the Rockie Awards, and more!

June 12

- a selection of photos from BANFF 2001

, check back for regular updates throughout the Festival

- complete list of winners from the 22nd Banff Rockie Awards now online

- "La Terre des âmes errantes" Wins Global Television Grand Prize: read about it in the June 12 edition of Banff Bulletin, available now for download

June 11

- Media Release: "Compassionate, Compelling" French Documentary Wins Global Television Grand Prize at Banff

- the June 11 edition of Banff Bulletin in Adobe Acrobat format is available for download

- Direct from Banff, stories from the first day of BANFF 2001

June 9

- Opening Weekend, the June 9 - 10 edition of Banff Bulletin brings you up-to-dated

- Screenings on Cable, for delegates, and residents of Banff and the Bow Valley, screenings of programs in competition are broadcast on Monarch Cable (Channels 4 and 10) beginning Sunday June 10 according to this schedule

June 8

- Live Video from Banff! In association with Jet Stream Digital Media and CPAC, we are bringing you live streaming video from BANFF 2001, twice daily beginning Monday June 11. Check your browser now to make sure you are ready to view the Webcasts.

June 6

- Media Release: Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps to Open BANFF 2001 and Receive Special Citation from Festival's Board of Governors

June 4

- Media Releases: Canadian Director John Fawcett to Receive CTV Fellowship Prize at BANFF 2001 and Norman Jewison to Receive Lions Gate Award of Excellence from Banff Television Festival

June 1

- Media Release: Special Banff Television Festival Events Open to Bow Valley Residents and Visitors

May 2001

May 28

- Free Shuttle details now online on the Travel information page

May 25

- Media Release: BANFF 2001 Announces Finalists for Market Simulation and New Players Pitches

May 24

- now online: detailed daily schedules for

Sunday, June 10

Monday June 11 - Awards Day

Tuesday, June 12 - CTV Fiction Day

Wednesday June 13 - Discovery Docs Day

Thursday June 14 - Corus Children's Day

Friday June 15 - Pay Day

May 23

- Media Release: Seven Finalists Chosen to Present at the Richest Pitch in Television

May 11

- Media Release: Micheline Lanctôt Leads Seven-Member International Jury at BANFF 2001

May 10

- Media Release: Seven Members from Seven Countries form the BANFF 2001 Sony International Critics Panel

May 4

- Media Release: "The Ingenuity Gap in a Fragmented World"- Renowned Author Thomas Homer-Dixon to Deliver CBC/Radio-Canada Keynote Address at BANFF 2001

April 2001

April 30

- announcement of recipients of CTV Fellowships and Les bourses TVA

- Delegate List updated, now easier to print, copy-and-paste

April 26

- executive vice president of the Banff Television Foundation, Jacques Bensimon, announced as new Chairman of the National Film Board of Canada

April 24

- new issues of the Banff Bulletin now available for download (Adobe PDF format)

April 20

- downloadable version of the Week-at-a-Glance, suitable for printing, now available: download here (Adobe PDF format)

April 16

- new Master Classes information page

April 15

- schedules Week-at-a-Glance - "Come One, Come All" and Week-at-a-Glance - "By Appointment Only" updated

April 12

- deadline extended to April 30 for Pitching applications, including CTV Documart, New Players Pitch, and the Market Simulation

April 9 -12

- the Web site was "down" and inaccessible during this period, due to a major technical problem: we apologize for the inconvenience. Site infrastructure has been improved to ensure that this doesn't happen again!

April 6

- deadline extended to April 17 for Pitching applications, including CTV Documart, New Players Pitch, and the Market Simulation

April 2

- Nominees for the 2001 Banff Rockie Awards announced !

- Complete listings of Rockie Awards Nominees and Hors Concours Selections (out-of-competition) now online !

March 2001

March 27

- Sponsor List updated

March 26

- the BANFF2001 Delegate List is now online and searchable, it will be updated regularly from now until the beginning of the Festival

March 22

- Sponsor List updated

March 21

- schedule Week-at-a-Glance - "By Appointment Only" updated

March 19

- schedule Week-at-a-Glance - "By Appointment Only" updated

March 15

- schedule Week-at-a-Glance - "Come One, Come All" updated

March 13

- "Printable Copy"feature added to all Pitching Opportunities pages: click on the "Printable Copy"link to display a page that is print-compatible with any web browser (schedule)

March 9

- updates to the Week-at-a-Glance (schedule)

March 8

- Search Engine added, available throughout the site

February 2001

February 18

- HDTV pitching opportunity details and entry form now online

February 14

- Discovery Communications will receive the Global Television Outstanding Achievement Award 2001

February 13

- International Market Simulation pitching opportunity details and entry form now online

- New Players pitching opportunity details and entry form now online

February 12

- Issue Two of Banff Bulletin now available online: Atom Egoyan, CTV Canadian Documart, Kelsey Grammer, Focus on Asia, Émissions Jeunesse, Deals are Made at Banff and lots more

February 9

- CTV Canadian Documart - The Richest Pitch in the World: details and Entry Form now online

February 9

- Rockie Awards Show presenters announced - Ian Hanomansing and Julie Snyder (schedule)

February 7

- updates to the Week-at-a-Glance (schedule)

February 1

- Win Cash! preliminary information on Pitching Opportunities is now online

January 2001

January 31

- additions to the Official Sponsors List

January 30

- industry news feed turned on

January 29

- expanded Media Releases section, added older releases back to September 5 2000

January 25

- French-language pages for the Program Competition added: Règlements de concours

January 23

- Media Release - "Kelsey Grammer To Take Top Comedy Award at BANFF2001"

- listing of our Sponsors, Supporters and Suppliers is now online

January 22

- Links page expanded

January 19

- archive of press releases expanded in the Media area

January 16

- Issue One (December 2000) of Banff Bulletin now available for download (PDF - 1.3 MB)

- archive of last year's Festival web site now available at BANFF2000

January 15

- information regarding Travel to Banff re-organized

January 11

- updated versions of several downloadable forms, including Registration Guide.

January 10

- complete hotel details and pricing added to Accommodation section.

January 5

- Social Events pages updated and expanded.

- new material on Links page, including new Town of Banff site

January 4

- Registration information pages updated and expanded

- Links page added

- Downloadable forms added for Bourses TVA and CTV Fellowship programs.

- Site Map created

January 3

- "Week-at-a-Glance" pages updated, new detail for evening sessions.