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Rita Deverell wins WIFT-T mentorship Award

June, 2006 – ACTRA Toronto member Rita Deverell has been named WIFT-T’s 2006 Quebecor Banff Mentorship Award.

“After 30-plus years in broadcasting, management, news and current affairs, I am in a career transition to TV drama as an independent producer, director, performer and writer. The Quebecor BANFF Mentorship Award is a welcome investment in my new career, which I hope to return to the community in my television projects and further mentoring of women, Aboriginal and visible minority talents,” said Deverell.

The mentorship award winner is chosen through a national competitive program and presented to one talented Canadian female or male producer of a visible minority or Aboriginal group.

The WIFT-T Quebecor BANFF Mentorship Award provides Deverell with a three-month executive mentorship with Loren Mawhinney, Vice President, Factual Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions. The award includes complementary attendance at the 2006 Banff World Television Festival, on-site festival support with Mawhinney, and post-festival guidance.

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