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2007 Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 22nd Gemini Awards were held on October 28, 2007, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, took place at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan and was broadcast on CBC. Awards Best Dramatic Series *''Slings & Arrows'' - Rhombus Media. Producers: Sari Friedland, Niv Fichman *''ReGenesis'' - The Movie Network, Movie Central, Shaftesbury Films. Producers: Christina Jennings, Tom Chehak, Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Shane Kinnear, Manny Danelon, Avrum Jacobson *''Intelligence'' - Haddock Entertainment. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laura Lightbown, Arvi Liimatainen *'' Whistler'' - Blueprint Entertainment, Boardwatch Productions, Uphill Productions, CTV Television Network. Producers: Danny Virtue, John Barbisan, Kelly Senecal, Noreen Halpern, Janet York, John Morayniss, Sam Feldman, Ian McDougall *''Jozi-H'' - Morula Pictures, Inner City Films. Producers: Alfons Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conexus Arts Centre
The Conexus Arts Centre, known from 1970 till 2006 (and still largely known) as the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, is a theatre complex located within Wascana Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, which largely replaces former theatres downtown and Darke Hall on the original campus of Regina College, also in Wascana Centre but north of Wascana Lake. Naming of the Venue as Conexus Arts Centre was possible through a Partner/Sponsor Agreement with the Conexus Credit Union. Planning and building Planned and originally funded to commemorate the Canadian Centennial in 1967, its construction was interrupted by a substantial increase in cost and after the steel frame was put up the project did not proceed further for some years. A substantial reduction in the nature of many intended building materials permitted the project to resume and after the long delay the Centre of the Arts was opened by Governor General Roland Michener on August 24, 1970 to serve southern Saskatchewan as a ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Haddock
Chris Haddock is a Canadian screenwriter, producer and director best known as the creator and showrunner of the CBC Television series ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', ''Da Vinci's City Hall'', ''Intelligence'' and ''The Romeo Section''. He has won 14 Gemini Awards as a writer, producer and/or director and received another 15 nominations - most of them for ''Da Vinci's Inquest''. Career Haddock began as a street performer, but he later focused his creative energies into screenwriting for television. One of his earliest efforts in writing was for the popular series, ''MacGyver'', where he also served as the Story Editor and Executive Story Editor. He founded Haddock Entertainment in 1997. Haddock is most well known for his Vancouver-based television drama creations ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' (1998-2005), ''Da Vinci's City Hall'' (2005-2006) and ''Intelligence'' (2006-2007). Most recently Chris served as writer/co-executive producer on the Martin Scorsese HBO production ''Boardwalk Empire'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Gord
Kenneth Steven Gord (born February 25, 1949) is a Canadian film and television producer. Early years Gord was born in Toronto, Ontario. His parents, Henry and Goldie Gord, were also native Torontonians and Ken was their middle child. Gord graduated from Bathurst Heights Secondary School and then enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Toronto but dropped out after completing the second of three years. He teamed up with two friends and began promoting rock concerts. On October 3, 1969, they successfully brought Johnny Winter to Massey Hall and on October 14, 1969, they brought The Who to the Canadian National Exhibition Colisseum to perform their rock opera, Tommy. Other bands brought to Toronto included The Byrds and Pentangle. Film Gord became involved in the film industry in Toronto, Ontario in the early 1970s. He produced the ultra-low budget ''Dream On The Run'' in 1973 and was production manager on another no-budget Canadian feature ''Point of No Retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarrazin Couture Entertainment
Sarrazin Couture Entertainment is a motion picture and television production company founded by Pierre Sarrazin and Suzette Couture, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sarrazin Couture productions * ''Stay with Me'', a series pilot for the CTV Television Network about an at-home mother turned lawyer, who uses her wit and maternal intuition to find justice for her clients while navigating the shark-infested waters of the law and trying to raise two daughters. * ''Doomstown'', a portrayal of the devastating drug and gun-fueled gang wars in Toronto. Winner of the 2007 Gemini Award for Best TV Movie. * ''The Man Who Lost Himself'', depicting CFL Hall of Famer Terry Evanshen who lost all memory of his previous life in a horrific car crash * ''The Life'', chronicling two dedicated beat cops’ bold experiment to change lives of addicts on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside * ''After the Harvest'', starring Sam Shepard, based on the novel ''Wild Geese'' by Martha Ostenso * '' The Sheldon Kenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomstown
''Doomstown'' is a Canadian television movie, which aired in 2006 on CTV. Set in the Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown neighbourhood Toronto, Ontario, the film explores the issue of gang violence in the neighbourhood of Rexdale. ''Doomstown'' was written and directed by Sudz Sutherland. Its cast includes K. C. Collins who played Kevin 'Jedi' Barrows, Mark Taylor who played Mike "Twist" Twistleton, Genelle Williams who played Monica, Clé Bennett played Money, Shakura S'Aida, Yanna McIntosh played Pat Barrows, Shawn Singleton, Zainab Musa and Kristin Fairlie who played Kelly. Plot The film explores many social issues like drug dealing, the search for respect and power, the roles of mothers and fathers in low-income or minority based communities, and violence. Kevin 'Jedi' Barrows is the lead actor who is a 20-year-old male that ultimately learns through tragedy. Cast * K.C. Collins as Kevin "Jeddi" Barrows * Mark Taylor as Mike "Twist" Twistleton * Genelle Williams a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Walker (actor)
Andrew William Walker (born June 9, 1979) is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in '' Laserhawk'' (1997), followed by roles in American television series such as '' Maybe It's Me'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', and '' Hot Properties''. He also co-starred in '' Steel Toes'' (2006), which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. He subsequently appeared in films such as ''The Mountie'' and ''The Gundown'', and had a starring role on the Lifetime cop drama '' Against the Wall''. Personal life Andrew William Walker was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of Joyce Walker, a librarian, and Bruce Walker, a school administrator. His sister is actress and model Jenimay Walker. He is a graduate of Vanier College, where he played football and was given a full scholarship to play at Boston College. After his commitment to BC, he returned home to spring camp at Vanier and tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a routine drill, thus ending his footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muse Entertainment
Muse Entertainment is a Canadian producer of films and television programs founded by Michael Prupas in 1998. The company gained press attention in 2011 for their production of the multi-Emmy winning and nominated miniseries '' The Kennedys'' in association with Asylum Entertainment. Products Muse Entertainment Enterprises produces dramatic series, television films, mini-series and family programs. The sales arm of Muse Entertainment is Muse Distribution, delivering television programming and feature films internationally to broadcasters, cable and pay networks, theatrical, VOD, SVOD, video, iTunes, and DVD distributors around the world. Muse has a large volume of projects in development and in production with free and cable television networks in the United States as a result of the opening of Muse's Los Angeles offices in 2007. Muse has become one of the most active companies in the world in co producing television projects with international partners. Under Canada's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Answered By Fire
''Answered by Fire'' is a two-part television film based on the 1999 conflicts in East Timor that led to its independence in 2002. The film is based on "Dancing with the Devil: A Personal Account of Policing the East Timor Vote for Independence", which was written by David Savage, an Australian Federal Police Officer who was based in Maliana during the vote and where the fictional "Nunura" is based, who returned to East Timor to lead investigations into the crimes against humanity committed there. The book is published by Monash University Asia Institute, Melbourne David Savage was a technical and script consultant during the filming and also played a minor role. The film stars David Wenham, Isabelle Blais and Alex Tilman. It is a co-production between ABC in Australia and CBC in Canada and was also shown in Portugal on RTP as ''Timor: A Ferro e Fogo'' (literally "Timor: By Iron and Fire") with Portuguese subtitles. It has also been shown on the Australia Network, which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omnifilm Entertainment
Omnifilm Entertainment is a television and film production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Omnifilm produces content in a variety of genres including drama, factual, and lifestyle series and documentaries for the Canadian and international markets. With sister companies Omnifilm Post and Omnifilm Releasing, Omnifilm is a vertically integrated content company that handles the development, production, post-production, and distribution of its content worldwide. Productions Comedy * ''Fast Layne'' * '' Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' Drama * '' Alice I Think'' * ''Arctic Air'' * '' The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco'' * '' Defying Gravity'' * ''Dragon Boys'' * '' Edgemont'' * '' Primeval: New World'' * ''Robson Arms'' * ''The Odyssey'' * '' This Space for Rent'' Factual * Ancient Clues: aka Mysteries of the Dead * Beachcombers –True Stories * Can't Stop Laughing * CannaBiz * Cantata For the King * Champions of the Wild * Creepy Crypts * Dambusters FlyAgain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Boys
''Dragon Boys'' () is a CBC Television (CBC) miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng. It aired on CBC on January 7 and 8 of 2007. Synopsis The film focuses on several stories about Asian Canadian organized gangs, set mostly in Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. One of them involves an Asian-Canadian Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer, Tommy Jiang (played by Mann), who is seeking to bring down two Asian gangsters named Willie the Duck and Movie Star (played by Tsang and Chou, respectively), in the process risking losing everything, including his marriage, as he goes deeper into the criminal organization. Eventually, the final showdown occurs between Movie Star and Jiang. Another story focuses on the Wahs, an immigrant family from Hong Kong. The parents in that family (played by real life husband and wife Tzi Ma and Christina Ma) are co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons Adetuyi
Alfons Adetuyi is a Canadian film and television director and producer."Greater Sudbury's cinematic family". ''Sudbury Star ''The Sudbury Star'' is a Canadian daily regional newspaper published in Sudbury, Ontario. It is owned by the media company, Postmedia. It is the largest daily paper in Northeastern Ontario by circulation. History The ''Sudbury Star'' began as ...'', April 25, 2009. A partner in the film and television production firm Inner City Films with his brothers Tom, Amos and Robert Adetuyi, Robert, he is most noted as the director of the theatrical feature films ''High Chicago'' and ''Love Jacked''. He has also directed episodes of the television series ''Jozi-H'' and ''Skin Deep'', the miniseries ''Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle'', and the television drama film ''Survivors''. Originally from Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, he is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre."Ten chosen for film lab". ''Ottawa Citizen'', September 15, 1992. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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