Judy Gladstone has been the Executive Director of CTVglobemedia Inc.'s Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) since 1997. Bravo!FACT was established in 1995 by the national cable arts channel Bravo!. The foundation is the largest funder of shorts in Canada. Thirteen million dollars have been awarded in grants for the production of over 1,200 shorts across the country during the past dozen years. The shorts are broadcast in Canada in a half-hour show in prime-time on Bravo! and A-Channels and on Citytv Toronto, and are often honoured at local, national and international film festivals. Ms. Gladstone is invited to speak at conferences and film festivals around the world.
Bravo!FACT shorts have been awarded with prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Genies, Geminis and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards as well as receiving “Best Mobile Program Enhancement” at the Banff World Television Awards and "Best made for Mobile Video Service" at the prestigious World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. Bravo!FACT projects have received nominations for the Interactive International Emmy Awards and MIP Mobile Awards, and have screened at festivals around the globe. Bravo!FACT is widely regarded as an innovator in the industry and has helped to launch the careers of countless Canadian filmmakers and artists.
From 1993 to 1995, Ms. Gladstone was Coordinator of the CIDA-funded Canada Fund for Dialogue and Development. Working together with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Gladstone was the first person to run this innovative and ground-breaking programme, which provided grants enabling Israelis and Palestinians, Jordanians and Egyptians, to work together on cultural and other projects.
As Cultural Attaché at the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv from 1991-1993, Ms. Gladstone was in the wonderful position of presenting the best of the Canadian cultural scene to a foreign audience.
Born and raised in Montréal, Ms. Gladstone's university education includes a B.A. (from Laval Université, Québec City, Québec), and two graduate degrees (from the Sorbonne, France and the University of Haifa, Israel).
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Presented by
Kathleen Dore, President, Canadian Television,
CanWest MediaWorks Inc.
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The WIFT-T Outstanding Achievement Award is presented annually to a Canadian woman who has made a major contribution to screen-based media through the consistent quality of her work throughout her career. Through personal example and leadership, she has inspired and set standards for all men and women working in the screen-based media industries.
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