From a media release:

BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT Wins Lionsgate/Maple Pictures Innovative Producer Award at Banff World Television Festival

The Banff World Television Festival announced today that television production company BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT is the recipient of this year’s Lionsgate/Maple Pictures Innovative Producer Award at the 29th edition of the Banff World Television Festival, which takes place at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 11, 2008. The award recognizes the entrepreneurial excellence and achievements of an independent producer within the Canadian television industry.

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