2015 Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab Now Accepting Applications

2015 Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab Now Accepting Applications


- Comprehensive program supported by the Bell Media TV and Film Skills
Development Initiative provides immersive and experiential broadcast
and production experience for producers -



- Deadline for applications is November 6, 2014; more information
available at BellMedia.ca -


[The 2014 program] far exceeded my expectations.

- Lauren Grant, past participant


An amazing opportunity to . . . expand my professional network and
deepen my understanding of the Canadian television landscape.

- Shane Corkery, past participant


A very unique and special experience . . . [it was] defining, rewarding,
and extremely enjoyable.

- Sally Karam, past participant



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TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Bell Media announced today that
applications are now being accepted for the second annual Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab, a two-part program designed to assist the career advancement of
mid-level Canadian producers. Interested candidates can visit BellMedia.ca to apply. Submissions will be accepted until Thursday, November 6 at 5 p.m. CST with the program scheduled to begin in February 2015. The Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab is part of Bell Media's TV and Film Skills Development Initiative,
which invests $12.3 million annually in a suite of national training
programs.



"We are pleased to once again offer the Bell Media Executive Producer
Accelerator Lab program and provide participants with a deeper
understanding of the complexities and challenges of television
production in today's environment," said Corrie Coe, Senior
Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. "Through this
initiative, producers will gain new knowledge and skills that will help
further their careers as part of the next generation of Canada's
executive producers."



"The Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab far exceeded my
expectations," said Lauren Grant, one of the participants in the
inaugural program held earlier this year. "It was specific, detailed,
educational, informative, and fun, and really helped me connect the
dots between the broadcaster and the producer."



There are two components to the Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab:

Broadcaster Internship


The broadcaster internship trains up to six producers in a group-based
curriculum during a six-week internship at Bell Media's Toronto
headquarters. Participants are exposed to the internal operations of a
Canadian broadcaster while learning more about the complex business
model and economics of Canadian television production and its
relationship to broadcasting through hands-on sessions with internal
departments, panel discussions with industry experts, and exploration
of case studies and coaching sessions.


Production Apprenticeship


Following the broadcaster internship, up to three participants will be
selected for a specialized eight to 10-month senior-level production
apprenticeship with a top independent Canadian production company or
Bell Media In-House Productions. This placement will span of the life
of one program cycle and is intended to expose the participant to the
Executive Producer's role and responsibilities, and provide meaningful
access to the day-to-day running of a large-scale series. Companies
that hosted participants in 2014 include Marble Media, Temple Street,
and Shaftesbury.



Applicants for the Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants over the age of 19.
Applicants must hold a degree or diploma with an emphasis on television
or film studies, or have an equivalent five years of production
experience.


About the Bell Media TV and Film Skills Development Initiative

The $12.3 million Bell Media TV Skills and Film Development Initiative
is a suite of national mentoring and promotional programs, which ensure
a comprehensive range of training for writers, producers, directors,
and showrunners in the Canadian television and film industry at
different stages of their careers. Currently, five of these multi-year
initiatives are exclusively funded by Bell Media. The program supports
the Banff World Media Festival, the Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Program (Writers Guild of Canada) for emerging and mid-career writers from
diverse backgrounds who intern in a writing room of a Bell Media TV
series; the Bell Media Primetime TV Program (Canadian Film Centre), which provides series development for TV
writers; the Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab, which provides immersive and experiential broadcast and production
experience for mid-level producers; the Bell Media Showrunner Bootcamp (Canadian Film Centre), which develops showrunner knowledge and
management for TV writers; the NSI Totally Television Program (National Screen Institute), a training course for writers, producers,
and showrunners to hone concepts with the goal of landing a development
deal with a broadcaster; and the TelefilmTalent Fund (Telefilm), which helps fund and promote films from emerging and
established filmmakers.


About Bell Media Independent Production

Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada's most-watched and
most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian
independent producers in the country. Hit CTV series include ratings
success stories SAVING HOPE, THE LISTENER, MOTIVE, and THE AMAZING RACE
CANADA, the record-breaking, Canadian-produced complementary version of
the hit international series. New to CTV in 2014 are hit international
format MASTERCHEF CANADA and multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, one of
the most-watched new comedies of the season. Among the scripted series
on Bell Media pay and specialty channels are the three-time
Emmy®-nominated hit DEGRASSI, the internationally acclaimed ORPHAN
BLACK, the most-watched original series in Space history BITTEN,
Bravo's most-watched new drama 19-2, TRANSPORTER - THE SERIES, dramedy
SENSITIVE SKIN, and the upcoming KILLJOYS. Bell Media specialty
channels are also home to hit factual series HIGHWAY THRU HELL and
CANADA'S WORST DRIVER, among others.


About Bell Media

With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell Media
creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and
inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is
Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television,
radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30
local television stations led by CTV, Canada's #1 television network;
35 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada's most-watched
specialty channels in English and French; four pay TV services,
including The Movie Network and Super Écran; and is managing
shareholder of premium pay-per-view service Viewers Choice Canada. Bell
Media is also Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 106 licensed
radio stations in 54 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral
Out-of-Home, one of Canada's most dynamic and innovative out-of-home
advertising companies with a network of more than 9,500 advertising
faces in Québec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Bell Media
also operates more than 200 websites, delivers TV Everywhere with its
innovative GO video streaming services, including CTV GO, TMN GO and
Bravo GO, and owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production
company. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's
largest communications company. For more on Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca.


SOURCE Bell Media

Bell Media

CONTACT: Amy Doary, Bell Media, 416.384.2593 or amy.doary@bellmedia.ca


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