enRoute (magazine)

enRoute is the in-flight magazine and entertainment system of Air Canada. All content in the monthly magazine is published in both French and English by Spafax. The magazine is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

History and profile

The magazine is offered for free on all Air Canada aircraft and in its Maple Leaf Lounges. The publisher of the magazine is Spafax Canada Inc.[2]

As well as the magazine, enRoute is the name given to Air Canada's in-flight entertainment programme of movies, television, radio and short films, available on most flights.[3]

Ilana Weitzman served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine until July 2015 when she was replaced by Jean-François Légaré.[4] Stefanie Sosiak serves as Art Director (as of October 2015).

Reception

In 2009 enRoute won 10 awards at the Canadian National Magazine Awards.[1] In May 2012 cnn.com named it as the best inflight magazine worldwide.[5][6]

Air Canada enRoute Film Festival

The magazine previously ran the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival. The festival ran from 2007[7] until 2016.[8] The festival had a different jury each year consisting of film industry professionals including famous actors, writers, directors and producers. The festival's purpose was to generate exposure for emerging filmmakers.

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References
  1. "Air Canada's enRoute wins 10 National Magazine Awards". CNW. Montreal. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. "About enRoute". Spafax Canada Inc. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. "Case Study: enRoute magazine/brand/media". Spafax. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  4. "enRoute has a new editor-in-chief". Masthead. Toronto. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. Denis Krik (10 May 2012). "Ranking der besten Inflight-Magazine: Abgehobene Lektüre". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. "enRoute named world's best inflight magazine by CNN". Content Marketing Association. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. Enroute student film festival 2007
  8. "Enroute student film festival". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2012-11-15.


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