CFC (Canadian Film Centre) names Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland as Chair of the CFC ACTORS CONSERVATORY.

The CFC ACTORS CONSERVATORY, presented by Canwest and supported by the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation, is Canada’s first professional level, cross collaborative on-screen training program for actors. The inaugural five-month session will launch September 21, 2009. Conservatory participants and accomplished mentors will be announced shortly.

“As Chair of CFC Actors Conservatory, Kiefer’s experience will greatly enrich this program,” said Slawko Klymkiw, Executive Director, CFC. “His belief in and encouragement of our acting talent is evident through his strong support of his fellow Canadian actors.”


“I am honored to contribute to Norman Jewison’s legacy by offering the CFC my passion for storytelling, for Canada and its talent,” said Kiefer Sutherland. “The Actors Conservatory will have significant influence on the professional and creative lives of the actors attending and on our industry.”

Kiefer Sutherland is the son of Canadian acting royalty Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland. An actor, producer and director, Kiefer Sutherland’s film and television career spans 27 years and 75 films as he enters the eighth season of the hit TV series, 24. His impressive body of work has earned him recognition with the Genie Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and SAG Awards.

The CFC Actors Conservatory will offer gifted actors a unique, transformative professional on-screen experience. Participants will collaborate with industry experts through a series of workshops and master classes with internationally acclaimed actors/directors/writers/producers with a primary focus on the acting process. Designed to build strategic relationships that ensure professional film and television opportunities for CFC actor graduates, a goal of the Conservatory is to systematically build a Canadian star system through a series of star building initiatives.


CFC is Canada’s largest institution for advanced training in film, television and new media. A charitable not-for-profit organization, CFC is committed to promoting and investing inCanada’s diverse talent; providing exhibition, financial, and distribution opportunities for top creative content leaders from coast to coast. CFC makes a significant cultural and economic contribution to Canada by launching the country’s most creative ideas and voices in film, television and new media to the world.
Marla Levin
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