Ric is honoured to announce that she will be giving the key note address for graduates of the Masters Degree program in Documentaries.
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CSA: Tales From the Organ Trade Wins Big
Tales From the Organ Trade won FOUR Canadian Screen Awards!
The wonderful composer John Welsman won for Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series, our brilliant researchers Ric Esther Bienstock, Sheila Mandell, Anastasia Trofimova won the Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research...
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Ric speaks to Esquire Magazine about filming at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak
"How do you stop an acute outbreak of the world's deadliest virus ... in an environment where there's no electricity, no running water, no newspapers, no radios? It's not only a medical challenge, it's a social challenge. And that's exactly what's still happening now."
Read MoreBIRKS DIAMOND TRIBUTE TO THE YEAR’S WOMEN IN FILM HONOURS RIC ESTHER BIENSTOCK
“At a time when the eyes of the world are on the Toronto International Film Festival, we want to highlight the enormous contribution made by these women to the dynamism of Canadian cinema,” said Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm. “Their careers have been marked by awards and honours, and their talent contributes to Canada’s cultural success at home and abroad. We thank Birks for this innovative public-private partnership to promote Canadian talent.”
Read MoreTALES FROM THE ORGAN TRADE NOMINATED FOR 2 EMMYs
Ric Esther Bienstock’s Tales From The Organ Trade will vie for two Emmys at the at the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
Read MoreGORDON SINCLAIR AWARD
It's just been announced that Ric Esther Bienstock will be honoured with the Gordon Sinclair Award. Each year the Canadian Screen Academy to awards the prize to a filmmaker who has made an exceptional body of work in Canadian television journalism, or for significant contribution to the international profile of Canadian television journalism not necessarily in a single year.
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