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CORUS ENTERTAINMENT AND THE BANFF WORLD MEDIA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE THE 2022 RECIPIENTS OF THE CORUS APPRENTICE PROGRAM: YOUNG ADULT SCRIPTED
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n CORUS ENTERTAINMENT AND THE BANFF WORLD MEDIA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE THE 2022 RECIPIENTS OF THE CORUS APPRENTICE PROGRAM: YOUNG ADULT SCRIPTED\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Five Writers From Underrepresented Communities Selected Among Over 130 Submissions This Year\n \n \n \n \n To share this release socially visit:\n \n \n \n https://bit.ly/3NjXiSa\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n May 18, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Corus\n \n and the\n \n Banff World Media Festival\n \n are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's\n \n \n Corus Apprentice Program: Young Adult Scripted.\n \n \n The focus of this year's program was to seek out aspiring writers from underrepresented communities interested in young adult live-action television scripting.\n \n \n The 2022 cohort will receive a premium pass to\n \n BANFF\n \n 2022 with access to panels, keynotes, masterclasses and networking opportunities as well as complimentary registration and travel to the Festival. In addition, each recipient will also benefit from a two-week paid internship placement in the writer's room of a Corus-supported live action television production between\n \n June 2022\n \n and\n \n June 2023\n \n .\n \n \n \"We received a record number of submissions for the\n \n Corus Apprentice Program\n \n this year which speaks to the growing popularity of the young adult genre on both linear and streaming platforms,\" said\n \n Colin Bohm\n \n , Executive Vice President, Content and Corporate Strategy, Corus Entertainment. \"By providing meaningful opportunities to advance fresh new voices from underrepresented communities into writer's rooms, we are committed to growing the talent pipeline and nurturing authenticity in storytelling.\"\n \n \n The 2022 recipients are:\n \n \n \n \n Darren Anthony\n \n \n \n Darren is a playwright and screenwriter based in\n \n Toronto, Canada\n \n . His first critically-acclaimed play,\n \n Secrets of a Black Boy\n \n , launched with a sold-out run at the Music Hall. After touring around\n \...