Jacques Bensimon appointed Government Film Commissioner and Chairman of the NFB

April 30, 2001

The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Sheila Copps, has just announced that Jacques Bensimon will become the Government Film Commissioner and Chairman of the NFB as of June 18, 2001. Until that date, Sandra Macdonald will remain in office at NFB and Jacques Bensimon will maintain his duties as Executive Vice-President of the Banff Television Foundation.