Christina Jennings, founder, president and president of the best Canadian producer Shaftesbury, will be honored by The Hollywood Reporter During its Women in Entertainment Canada event on May 29 in Toronto.
Jennings, whose television credits include the police procedure for the period Mysteries of Murdoch And the family series of dogs and cops Hudson & Rex, Receive the price of the glass ceiling to recognize its leadership of the Canadian entertainment industry to help women establish the agenda and advance industry. She also struck Pay Dirt in February 2008 when Nbc picked up 13 hours from his Canadian tragedy The listener At the height of the strike of America’s writers that year.
This acquisition has helped open the way to American television networks to work with production companies outside the other popular American Shaftesbury series include Slasher, departure, sisters, Frankie Drake Mysteriesand Ruby and the well, And more recently made his debut on the criminal drama BellyWith Stephen Amell, Hamza Hak and Minnie Driver, and the drama Irish blood, Directed by Alicia Silverstone.
A dedicated mentor, Jennings, who founded Shaftesbury in 1987, also managed the Canadian Center of Cinema as Chairman of the Board of Directors for more than a decade.
Wie Canada announced earlier than the famous Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood will receive the Icon PrizeTantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Prize, the lifestyle journalist Jeanne Beker will receive the impact prize; And The sex life of college students Star Amrit Kaur will receive the breakthrough price during this year’s event.
The next second annual WIE Canada summit will once again bring together Canadian industry through television, cinema and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of women who direct the industry.
The return of the event follows a success Very first WIE Canada summit On May 30, 2024, which was assisted by emblematic Canadian artists in the fields of television, cinema and music like Lilly Singh, Nia Vardalos, Devery Jacobs, Kim Cattrall, Catherine Reitman and Jully Black.