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Victor Garber to Receive Cineflix Award of Excellence at 2009 Banff World Television Festival

May 13, 2009

Banff World Television Festival (BANFF) announces that actor Victor Garber will receive the Cineflix Award of Excellence at the 30th edition of BANFF, which takes place at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Canada, June 7-10, 2009.

“Victor Garber represents artistic sophistication from the international film and TV screen to the Broadway stage,” says Peter Vamos, Executive Director of BANFF. “We are proud to present the Cineflix Award of Excellence to Mr. Garber as a way to acknowledge his career accomplishments and his extraordinary contributions to the television industry.”

Canadian-born Victor Garber has appeared in some of the most memorable works of film, television and stage. He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards for his work on television, including three for the ABC drama, Alias,  two for comedic guest-star roles on Frasier and Will & Grace; and a nomination for his portrayal of Sid Luft in the television movie Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. He most recently appeared in  Eli Stone, Justice, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, ABC’s musical version of Annie, and in The Wonderful World of Disney film Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Most recently, Garber portrayed San Francisco mayor George Moscone in Gus Van Sant’s Academy Award-nominated film Milk.  Additionally, he has appeared in Sleepless in Seattle, Legally Blonde and the highest-grossing film of all-time: Titanic. Garber also earned four Tony nominations for his work in Damn Yankees, Lend Me A Tenor, Deathtrap and Little Me.

This July Garber will appear as the voice of Sinestro in DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation film, Green Lantern: First Flight.

The Cineflix Award of Excellence acknowledges exceptional career achievement.  The award will be presented to Victor Garber on Sunday June 7, 2009 at the Banff World Television Awards.

“It is an honour to recognize the Banff World Television Festival’s invaluable, thirty-year contribution to the industry,” said Cineflix CEO Glen Salzman. “We are delighted to celebrate BANFF, and Victor Garber’s world-renowned talent, by supporting this year’s Award of Achievement.”

For more information on the BANFF Award nominees and winners, guest speakers, festival sessions, trade forums and networking opportunities, visit the BANFF website: http://www.banff2009.com/wte.php                                                           

Cineflix is an international group of companies that produces, acquires and distributes original non-fiction, multi-genre television programming. Currently involved in the creation of over 250 hours of innovative TV for key international broadcasters, Cineflix is recognized as a leader in factual entertainment, factual and documentary programming.

The Banff World Television Festival is a not-for-profit event produced by Achilles Media Ltd., an international events management company serving the television and digital media industries. Achilles Media Ltd. events include: History Makers: International Summit of History & Current Affairs Producers, nextMEDIA events and Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX). For more information, visit http://www.achillesmedia.com.