2002 Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 17th Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2002, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Seán Cullen, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television. Awards Best Dramatic Series * ''Da Vinci’s Inquest'' - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna, Lynn Barr, Arvi Liimatainen *''Bliss'' - Galafilm, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Ian Whitehead *''Cold Squad'' - Keatley MacLeod Productions, Atlantis Films. Producers: Peter Mitchell, Suzanne Chapman, Gigi Boyd, Steve Ord, Matt MacLeod, Julia Keatley, Gary Harvey *'' Dice'' - Cité-Amérique, Showcase. Producers: Lorraine Richard, Greg Dummett, Gub Neal *'' Foreign Objects'' - Rhombus Media. Producers: Ken Finkleman, Niv Fichman Bes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (originally and still colloquially Metro Convention Centre, and sometimes MTCC), is a convention complex located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada along Front Street (Toronto), Front Street West in the former Railway Lands in downtown Toronto. The property is today owned by Oxford Properties. The centre is operated by the Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation, an independent agency of the Government of Ontario. Description The MTCC has of space, and is home to the 1232-seat John Bassett Theatre. To the east end of the complex is the 586-room InterContinental Toronto Centre hotel (formerly Canadian National Railway's ''L'Hotel CN''). At the west end of the complex is a 265,000 square foot Class-B office building. Within the office building is the Pint restaurant, which was formerly a Baton Rouge (restaurant), Baton Rouge from 2006 to 2017 and a Planet Hollywood from 1996 to 2006. A south building containing exhibition space is located south o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Showcase (Canadian TV Channel)
Showcase is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. Launched on January 1, 1995, the channel primarily airs scripted and dramatic television series. History Licensed in 1994, Showcase was a venture between Alliance Communications (prior to its merger with Atlantis), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and a number of smaller independent Canadian producers, and was intended to be a showcase for "the best of independently-produced movies, drama, comedy and mini-series from Canada and around the world", with limited content from the United States. It launched at midnight on January 1, 1995, with a short introductory montage and its first program, ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'', shown as part of its program ''The Showcase Revue''. Showcase later spawned two digital television services, the male-oriented Action (formerly Showcase Action, which was replaced by the Canadian version of Adult Swim in April 2019) and the more female-oriented Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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An American In Canada
''An American in Canada'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on CBC Television in 2003 and 2004. The show starred Rick Roberts as Jake Crewe, an American television news host who was forced, after beating up his station manager, to accept a job in Calgary, Alberta as co-host of the lowest-rated morning news program in the city."Only in Canada? Pity: An American pokes some gentle fun at us". ''Calgary Herald'', January 17, 2002. The show found its comedy in Crewe's attempts to adapt to Canadian culture, as well as his interactions with coworkers such as producer and love interest Judy Surgick (Hélène Joy) and egotistical host Dennis McIlvane ( Stewart Francis). ''An American in Canada'' was loosely based on the real-life experiences of Jebb Fink, an American comedian who moved to Canada after marrying a Canadian woman, and did become a morning television host on CKAL-TV, Calgary's A-Channel station. It was created by Fink and Howard Busgang. The show's pilot aired as a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CTV Television Network
The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a division of the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE. It is Canada's largest privately or commercially owned network consisting of 22 owned-and-operated stations nationwide and two privately owned affiliates, and has consistently been placed as Canada's top- rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival Global Television Network in key markets. Bell Media also operates additional CTV-branded properties, including the 24-hour national cable news network CTV News Channel and the secondary CTV Two television system. There has never been an official full name corresponding to the initials "CTV"; prior to CTV's launch in 1961, it was given the proposed branding of "Canadian Television Network" ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portfolio Entertainment
Portfolio Entertainment is a Canadian television production and film distribution company A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company may be the same with, or different from, the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film. The distributor may set the r .... It was founded in 1991 by Lisa Olfman and Joy Rosen with a focus on children's programming, later expanding into primetime and movie production. The company distributes television programming internationally to more than 90 countries, with about four-fifths of its catalogue being in-house productions. Productions Television shows and films References External links Official website Television production companies of Canada 1991 establishments in Ontario Companies based in Toronto {{Canada-media-company-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Buffalo Gal Pictures
Buffalo Gal Pictures is an independent TV and film production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The company has produced 20 feature films, 10 television dramas, 8 documentaries, and over 50 hours of television series. In 2004, it premiered the Isabella Rossellini film '' The Saddest Music in the World'' at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2013, Buffalo Gal Pictures produced '' Seances'', a lost film project by Guy Maddin, in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada. Its subsidiaries include Insidious Pictures, which focuses on horror; and Kistikan Pictures Inc., dedicated to Indigenous content for film and television, in partnership with actress Tina Keeper. The company was named "Buffalo Gal" to represent Manitoba, as well as symbolizing the western with a feminine touch. Filmography Television * 2002. ''2030 CE'' * 2008–2013. ''Less Than Kind'', seasons 1–4 * 2009–2014. ''Cashing In'' (Kistikan Pictures) * 2014–2015. ''The Pinkertons'' * 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Force Four Entertainment
Force Four Entertainment is a Canadian film and television production company based in Vancouver. Force Four Entertainment began operations in 1983 and has produced more than 500 hours of primetime broadcast programming, earning accolades on the national and international stage. The company’s television programs include lifestyle, documentary, and scripted programming that is sold and aired around the world. In the scripted genre is the 13-episode comedy series ''Seed'', created by Joseph Raso for City TV. Force Four creates and produces its own original formats, including ''Million Dollar Neighbourhood'' for Corus’ OWN Canada, ''Urban Suburban'' for HGTV, ''The Cupcake Girls'' for W Network, and ''Murder She Solved'' for OWN Canada. The company is also producing the Australian format series ''Border Security'' for Shaw, now in second season, ''The Bachelor Canada'', based on the sixteen-season Warner Brothers hit U.S. franchise for Rogers Media, and ''The Audience'', an IT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tim Bevan
Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era, having produced several critically and commercially successful films including ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Elizabeth'' (1998), ''Notting Hill'' (1999), ''Billy Elliot'' (2000), ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001), ''Atonement'' (2007), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), '' The Theory of Everything'' (2014), and '' Darkest Hour'' (2017). They are also notable for their long-time collaboration with American filmmakers the Coen brothers, having produced ''Barton Fink'' (1991), '' Fargo'' (1996), ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998), and ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' among others. As of 2017, films by Working Title Films have won 12 Academy Awards and 39 British Academy Film Awar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alan Poul
Alan Mark Poul (born May 1, 1954) is an American film and television producer and director. Career Poul served as executive producer for the HBO original series, '' Six Feet Under'', on which he made his directing debut. He directed four episodes of the series from seasons two through five. He later directed the pilot for CBS' series '' Swingtown'', of which he directed a total of four episodes. He also directed the 2010 CBS Films romantic comedy ''The Back-Up Plan'', originally titled ''Plan B''. He signed a new deal with HBO in April 2011. He was an executive producer of Aaron Sorkin's '' The Newsroom''. He also directed five episodes of the show in the first two seasons. Poul was an executive producer on ''Tokyo Vice'' and directed its final episode, ''Yoshino.''Rafael Motamayor Every Language Everywhere All at Once Audiences love foreign TV and film. So do streamers. There’s just one little challenge ''The Vulture'', May 31, 2022 He is fluent in Japanese. Poul has been ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shaftesbury Films
Shaftesbury Films is a film, television and digital media production company founded by Christina Jennings in 1987. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background Shaftesbury is a creator and producer of original content for television and digital platforms. Shaftesbury's slate includes 11 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries for CBC, UKTV, and ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment; detective drama Frankie Drake for CBC; Houdini & Doyle for Sony Pictures Television, Corus Entertainment, ITV, and Fox; thriller series '' Slasher'' for NBCUniversal's Chiller and now available on Netflix; and CBC Kids series The Moblees. Shaftesbury's digital arm, Smokebomb Entertainment, produces original digital, convergent, and branded entertainment projects including the YouTube series and upcoming movie Carmilla; mystery series V Morgan Is Dead; fashion comedy series MsLabelled, produced in partnership with Shaw Media and Tetley Tea; supernatural drama Inhuman Condition; and the ''Slasher'' VR app for iO ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Evelyn Dick Story
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Niv Fichman
Niv Fichman ( he, ניב פיכמן; born 1958) is an Israeli Canadian, Israeli-Canadian film producer, actor and director. Some of the films he has produced include ''Passchendaele (film), Passchendaele'', ''Blindness (2008 film), Blindness'', ''Silk (2007 film), Silk'', ''Long Day's Journey into Night (1996 film), Long Day's Journey into Night'', ''The Red Violin'', ''Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'' and ''Hobo With a Shotgun (film), Hobo With a Shotgun''. References External links * * Cynthia AmsdenNiv Fichman: skipping class to make movies ''Take One (Canadian magazine), Take One'', September 1, 2002 Fichman, Niv on York University Library Oscar-winner Niv Fichman picks up producer award at TIFF CBC News, September 7, 2007 * Bobby McGillInterview: My Lunch with Niv Fichman ''Haps'', October 9, 2012 1958 births Israeli emigrants to Canada Jewish Canadian male actors Canadian film directors Canadian film producers Living people People from Tel Aviv Jewish C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |