Banff World Media Festival's 2014 Rockie Awards – nominees

The Banff World Media Festival is proud to announce the 2014 Rockie Award Nominees. Selected by over 250 independent industry professionals working in film, television and media from around the world, the 156 nominees represent the best of the best content in broadcast and digital.

The winners if the Rockie Awards will be announced during an awards ceremony at the Banff World Media Festival, which takes place next month from June 8-11 in Banff, Alberta.

The categories for this year are:

Call for submissions: Banff World Media Festival's Writers Apprentice Program

The Banff World Media Festival has put out a call for submissions for their Global Writers Apprentice Program

The apprenticeship is an opportunity for emerging Canadian writers to attend the Banff World Media Festival with a full access pass, which includes sessions, meetings and networking. They'll even cover your flight and accommodation. Then you'll have the opportunity to intern in a story department of a prime-time series.

The program is open to all Canadians, either individually or as established writing teams. To apply, you will need a spec script of an existing television program and a pitch document of an original series idea, as well as the usual documents such as a resumé and reference letters.