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Ross Bertram was a virtuoso magician from Toronto who was born in 1912 and died in 1992. In addition to his impressive and astonishing magic skill, he was also a lifelong student of photography and film production.

Don Hudson, who would mentor such renowned directors such as Norman Campbell, Harry Rasky and Norman Jewison, was producing the Wayne and Schuster television show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Wayne and Schuster were internationally acclaimed comedians, based in Toronto, but

In the world of magic, there are few performers more instantly recognizable than the “Maestro” Juan Tamariz.

JIM STEINMEYER is the 2020 Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. 

This award recognizes the exceptional commitment to magic by the dedicated efforts of an individual over a lifetime, comes with a prize of $15,000 and an engraved iPad to commemorate the occasion. 

This award recognizes an outstanding performance of magic by an exceptional artist. It comes with a prize of $15,000, and an engraved iPad to commemorate the occasion—both of which are generously provided by the Slaight Family Foundation.

This award celebrates exceptionally creative and innovative work in the study of magic, and this year, the achievement goes to JUAN TAMARIZ for the English version of his magnum opus, The Magic Rainbow.

The Allan Slaight International Rising Star Award acknowledges outstanding work by an up-and-coming magician. It comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation and an iPad to commemorate the occasion.

This award acknowledges outstanding work by emerging Canadian magicians, and comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. We are thrilled to add a dynamic duo to the list—a pair known as The Sentimentalists.