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Vamos to lead Banff TV fest

TORONTO - Peter Vamos is the new executive director of Banff World Television Festival. Formerly the publisher of Playback Magazine, Vamos will report to Festival CEO Robert Montgomery, who is also CEO of Achilles Media, which operates the Festival on behalf of the Banff World Television Festival Foundation. "After an exhaustive search, we are thrilled to have a leader for the Festival who truly loves television and eats, sleeps and breathes the industry's fortunes," said Robert Montgomery. "Vamos is well-known to many in both the international and domestic television industries as a key interpreter and facilitator. Given Banff's critical role...