TORONTO – Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) chose Mishann Lau as the winner of the 2010 Astral Media Mentorship.
The Astral Media Mentorship is a national competitive program that gives one Canadian female or male producer who is a visible minority, Aboriginal, or an individual with a disability the opportunity to develop their marketing strategy and hone their pitch and presentation skills in preparation for the 2010 Banff World Television Festival. The winner receives a festival bursary and a five day pre-festival mentorship that includes meetings with Astral Media and three intensive workshops with industry consultants.
“This mentorship is so important at this time of limited resources within the industry,” said Sadia Zaman, WIFT-T executive director, in the announcement. “During day to day work there are few opportunities to simply build presentation skills and to focus on career development. Our partnership with Astral Media will allow Mishann to do just that. Congratulations Mishann!”
