Banff TV fest to honour Kim Cattrall
30.04.2008 20:01
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Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall is set to receive a special honour at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival, organizers announced on Tuesday.  Actress Kim Cattrall, seen in New York earlier this month, will receive the award in Banff in June. (Peter Kramer/Associated Press)The U.K.-born, Vancouver-raised actress will be presented the NBC Universal Award of Distinction, which recognizes an "outstanding career in the broadcast industry," at a ceremony on June 9. "Ms. Cattrall has an incredibly prolific and successful career in both films and television," Jennifer Harkness, the festival's executive director, said in a statement. "It's a thrill to welcome her to this festival that celebrates the best in the industry." The festival runs from June 8 to June 11. Past winners of the award have included actor Colm Feore and screenwriter-director Paul Haggis. The 51-year-old Golden Globe-winnning actress has had a busy career balancing television and film, with many early movie credits including comedic turns in the 1980s, such as in the bawdy teen flick Porky's, the ensemble comedy Police Academy, the action thriller Big Trouble in Little China and the romantic comedy Mannequin. However, she broke through internationally as the saucy vamp Samantha Jones in HBO's smash TV series Sex and the City — a role she has reprised for the upcoming film adaptation. In 2004, the Toronto branch of the organization Women In Film and Television honoured Cattrall with one of its Crystal career achievement awards. With files from the Associated PressPost a commentPeople have commented on this storyRecommend this storyPeople have recommended this storyStory Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKStory comments (0)Sort:Most recent | First to last | Most recommendedPost your commentNote: The CBC does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that CBC has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that comments are pre-moderated/reviewed and published according to our submission guidelines. Comment:Characters allowed: 2500PostSubmission policyRelatedInternal LinksKim Cattrall car ad too racy for New ZealandKim Cattrall accepts Crystal AwardPeople who read this also read …More Film HeadlinesCanadian co-pro Blindness to open Cannes fest00Blindness, the latest film from celebrated director Fernando Meirelles, will open the Cannes film festival in France next month and compete for the top prize, organizers confirmed on Tuesday.Sask.-made movie Cannes bound00A Saskatchewan-made movie will be making its premiere at the Cannes film festival next month — a first for the local film industry. Banff TV fest to honour Kim Cattrall00Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall is set to receive a special honour at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival, organizers announced on Tuesday.McKellen to return to the screen as Gandalf00Ian McKellen will play the wizard Gandalf in the two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, precursor of the Lord of the Rings saga.NFB filmmaker Obomsawin gets MOMA retrospective00After 40 years as a documentary maker with the National Film Board of Canada, Alanis Obomsawin is suddenly the centre of attention.More Arts HeadlinesSelf-published novel by Terry Fallis wins Leacock award00A self-published novel that skewers federal politics has won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.Toronto ensemble brings forgotten composers out of exile00A Toronto-based ensemble is reviving the music of war-era composers who lived out their lives in exile.Radiohead won't repeat freebie00British rock band Radiohead won't be repeating its pay-what-you-want offerWriter and filmmaker who probed Enron plan book about Spitzer00Eliot Spitzer, the crusading New York attorney and governor who was undone by his dalliances with prostitutes, will be the subject of a book to be published by Penguin.The Walrus gets 37 magazine award nominations00French-language news magazine L'actualit, Montreal culture magazine Maisonneuve and Toronto Life will compete for magazine of the year at the National Magazine Awards.Arts FeaturesOh, JamesLondon goes loony over James Bond creator's centenaryFeel the noiseMadonna's Hard CandySwede smell of successPop star Robyn's second chance for global dominationI'll always be thereA short history of the buddy movieSpecial deliveryTina Fey and Amy Poehler inspire belly laughs in Baby MamaOrange alertThe harrowing high jinks of Harold and Kumar
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