About the Academy.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is the largest non-profit professional media arts organization in Canada. With a membership of more than 4,000 emerging and established industry professionals, we are dedicated to developing, recognizing, celebrating, and advocating for Canadian talent in the film, television, and digital media sectors.

The Canadian Academy strives to foster industry growth, knowledge, inclusion, and mentorship through a series of professional development programs, talent activation initiatives, and networking opportunities. Aimed at creating a more equitable and diverse Canadian screen-based industry, we are committed to discovering and nurturing all levels of talent through professional training and guidance.

The Canadian Academy produces the Canadian Screen Awards, bringing together the screen-based industry annually to celebrate the country’s top talent in the film, television and digital sectors at Canadian Screen Week. In 2013, the Canadian Screen Awards were born as the result of a merger of the Academy’s Gemini and Genie Awards, which, respectively, honoured English-language television and film.

Our Mandate.

The Canadian Academy is on a mission to inspire creativity, develop talent and celebrate the best in Canadian visual storytelling. Its mandate is governed by the principles of Integrity, Diversity, Excellence and Authenticity.

Board of Directors.

Thomas Santram

Chair

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL, CINEPLEX

Solange Attwood

VICE Chair

FORMER EVP, BLUE ANT INTERNATIONAL

Anita McOuat, CA, CPA

TREASURER

PARTNER, PwC

Scott Henderson

SECRETARY

COMMUNICATIONS & Media consultant

Neishaw Ali

Founding partner, ceo & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SPIN VFX

Tracey Deer

CREATOR / DIRECTOR / WRITER / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Jennifer Dettman

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNSCRIPTED CONTENT, CBC

Andréa Grau

FOUNDER & OWNER OF TOUCHWOOD PR

Jocelyn Hamilton

PRESIDENT, CANADA, TELEVISION, ENTERTAINMENT ONE

Jennifer Hollyer

president of jennifer hollyer agency

Tina Keeper

producer, actress

Jennifer Twiner McCarron

ceo, thunderbird entertainment group

Noah Segal

co-president, elevation pictures

Lindsey Scully

head of pr, netflix canada

Magali Simard

Director, industry & community relations, cinespace studios toronto

Justin Stockman

vice-president, english content DEVELOPMENT & programming at bell media

John Young

CHAIR EMERITUS

CEO, Boat Rocker Media

Advisory Board Members.

Shamier Anderson

ACTOR, PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER B.L.A.C.K

Stephan James

ACTOR, PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER B.L.A.C.K

Rules Committees.