BWTVF to Salute Gilbert Rozon and Just For Laughs

TORONTO, May 22: The Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF)
has announced that Gilbert Rozon and the Just For Laughs comedy festival will
receive the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award during the BWTVF Awards Show on
Monday, June 11.

Past Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award recipients include Guy
A. Lepage, Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna), John Cleese, Bob Newhart, Martin
Short, Tracy Ullman, Kelsey Grammer and Rick Mercer.

As president and founder, Rozon has nurtured and grown his
concept for a festival that was “just for fun” into a local and international
success story. Just For Laughs showcases thousands of artists and draws two
million visitors to Montreal each year. Just For Laughs organizes events in
Nantes, France and Toronto, and participates in festivals in Edinburgh and
Montreux. Television shows are broadcast internationally to millions of viewers
and air in 125 countries and on 95 airlines.

The Banff World Television Festival takes place June 10-13
at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada.