While Gilbert Rozon is delighted that he and his Just for Laughs/Juste Pour Rire festival will receive the Banff World Television Festival’s top comedy achievement prize this year, the entertainment mogul prefers not to dwell on the past.

Given the evolution and dependency on digital technology over the past decade, it’s arguable that color correction software has become the most powerful toolset in the post-production cycle. ‘We can fix it in post’ means that day can swiftly turn to night with a few keystrokes, and dull lighting can be manipulated into a moody-toned masterpiece.

In addition to all the pitching that goes on at the Banff World Television Festival in meetings, on the green, at the bar and in the hallways, there are half a dozen formal pitching events. These include the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund iPitch, UK Style Lifestyle, The Comedy Network Comedy Pitch, The N Network Youth Drama, and the fox 21 Reality Pitch. But the CTV Canadian Documart competition offers the most cash, with six finalists vying for a total of $60,000 ($40,000 less than last year) in development funding, with $30,000 going to the winner, $20,000 to second place and $10,000 to third.

The Canadian productions and copros featured are nominated in the international categories at the 2007 Banff World Television Awards, to be presented on Monday, June 11.

Jennifer Harkness has been promoted to executive director of the Banff World Television Festival, a new position that will see her take over day-to-day activities and the ‘overall vision’ of the mountain meet-up that, just last year, hired her away from Global Television.

Montreal animators ‘absolutely wild’ over unexpected wins, while Denys Arcand’s Days of Darkness closes the 60th edition of the French festival amid mixed reviews

Paramount’s green, gross ogre arrived at number one, though its box-office take failed to match the opening-week magic of Spider-Man 3

The Ceeb has partnered with Facebook on The Great Canadian Wish List — a civic ‘get involved’ effort and the first tie-in between the popular site and a major broadcaster

The former top man at Telefilm Canada has died of cancer. ‘Truly an inspirational leader,’ says Clarkson

Former Alliance Atlantis exec now in charge of production for TV drama, arts and entertainment at public broadcaster

Corporate re-shuffling clears way for takeover of Alliance’s entertainment wing by CanWest and Goldman Sachs. Hearings for the cable channels expected shortly

The spate of high-profile finales has played well for CTV, though its movie-making reality On the Lot lost its slot to a re-run of the Global medical drama