Latimer named winner of WIFT-T's Astral Media Mentorship Award

TORONTO – Women in Film and Television-Toronto (WIFT-T) announced Tuesday that Métis filmmaker, actor, and human rights activist Michelle Latimer is the winner of the 2008 Astral Media Mentorship Award. The winner receives an intensive pre-festival mentorship with a senior Astral Media executive and the opportunity to pitch and network at the Banff World Television Festival. Throughout the festival, the winner is given one-on-one coaching to help her bring her concept from script to screen. “Astral Media is thrilled at the number and calibre of applications that were submitted for the Astral Media Mentorship Award,” said Michelle Marion, director of original...