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Adriana Maggs
Adriana Maggs is a Canadian film and television actress, writer and director, best known for her debut feature film ''Grown Up Movie Star''."She knows no boundaries" '''', January 24, 2010. The daughter of academic and poet Randall Maggs, she is originally from , |
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Rabbittown (film)
''Rabbittown'' is a Canadian television comedy film, which aired on CBC Television on January 3, 2006. It aired alongside '' Cheap Draft'', with '' This Space for Rent'' airing the following evening, as part of "Comedy Week", a project to test the potential audience for the three shows as pilot episodes."Vancouver sitcom among CBC's new comedic series". ''Vancouver Sun'', December 30, 2005. The program starred Adriana Maggs as Louanne and Sherry White as Odelette, frenemies who work together at a hair salon in the Rabbittown neighbourhood of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The program's advertising tagline was "Happiness is being one step ahead of your best friend." The cast also included Brenda Bazinet, Phil Churchill, Steve Cochrane, Blair Harvey, Joel Thomas Hynes, Andy Jones and Matthew Lemche. Maggs and White were the writers and producers. ''Rabbittown'' had the highest ratings of the three pilots,"The fresh face of CBC comedy?" ''The Globe and Mail'', March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Female Film And Television Directors
This is a list of female film and television directors. Their works may include live action and/or animated features, shorts, documentaries, telemovies, TV programs, or videos. A * Jennifer Abbott (Canada) * Sarah Abbott (Canada * Jennifer Abod (USA) * Marguerite Abouet (Ivory Coast) * Abiola Abrams (USA) * Nan Achnas (Indonesia) * Ally Acker (USA) * Jill Ackles (USA) * Kasia Adamik (Poland) * Catlin Adams (USA) * Joey Lauren Adams (USA) * Perry Miller Adato (USA) * Anita W. Addison (USA) * Maren Ade (Germany) * Harmony Adesola (Canada) * Elvire Adjamonsi (Benin) * Dianna Agron (USA) * Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia) * Peggy Ahwesh (USA) * Shirikiana Aina (USA) * Kyōko Aizome (Japan) * Omolola Ajao (Canada) * Mania Akbari (Iran) * Chantal Akerman (Belgium-France) * Desiree Akhavan (USA) * Zoya Akhtar (India) * Nargis Akhter (Bangladesh) * Atuat Akkitirq (Canada) * Zaynê Akyol (Canada) * Haifaa al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia) * Gina Alajar (Philippines) * Barbara Albert (Austria) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Buy A Baby
''How to Buy a Baby'' is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in November 2017 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's web platform and on YouTube. Created by Wendy Litner and based on her own experiences having to pursue fertility treatment to conceive a pregnancy, the series stars Meghan Heffern and Marc Bendavid as Jane and Charlie, a couple going through the fertility treatment process. It was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures, and debuted on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel on November 13, 2017. It was transferred to CBC Gem when that platform launched in 2018."How to Buy a Baby among winners at Canadian Screen Awards digital gala" '' |
The Western Star (Corner Brook)
''The Western Star'' is a weekly newspaper published Wednesdays in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and also serving Stephenville and the Bay of Islands, Bay St. George and Humber Valley areas. The paper was founded in 1900 in Curling, as a weekly newspaper. It became a daily paper in 1954 and was the only daily newspaper in western Newfoundland. It also had readers outside its main coverage area in Labrador. On April 13, 2017, Transcontinental announced that it had sold all of its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to SaltWire Network, a newly formed parent company of ''The Chronicle Herald''. SaltWire Network announced April 10, 2019 that ''The Western Star'' would change from a paid daily newspaper to a free weekly community paper. The last daily paper was delivered April 10, 2019, and the new weekly model was to begin April 17, 2019. The building in Corner Brook was already in the process of being sold, and about 30 employees were to be laid off as printing oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 24th Gemini Awards were held on November 14, 2009, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Ron James, took place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was broadcast on Showcase and Global. Awards Best Dramatic Series *'' Flashpoint'' - Pink Sky Entertainment, Avamar Entertainment. Producers: Anne Marie La Traverse, Bill Mustos *''Being Erica'' - Temple Street Productions. Producers: David Fortier, Aaron Martin, Ivan Schneeberg, Jana Sinyor *'' The Border'' - White Pine Pictures. Producers: Peter Raymont, David Barlow, Brian Dennis, Janet Maclean *''The Tudors'' - Peace Arch Entertainment, Reveille Productions, Working Title Films, Showtime Networks. Producers: Sheila Hockin, Morgan O’Sullivan *'' ZOS: Zone of Separation'' - Whizbang Films, Sulari Productions. Producers: Paul Gross, Mario Azzopardi, Malcolm MacRury, Andrea Raffaghello, Frank Siracusa Best Dramatic Mini-Series *'' Burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions. In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the Genie Awards would be discontinued and replaced by a new award ceremony dedicated to all forms of Canadian media, including television, film, and digital media, dubbed the "Canadian Screen Awards". The first annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on 4 March 2013. The Gemini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Post
The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with Monday released as a digital e-edition only.National Post to eliminate Monday print edition , June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017 The newspaper is distributed in the provinces of , |
31st Genie Awards
The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010."'Barney's Version' nabs 11 Genie noms" '''', February 2, 2011. Nominations were announced on February 2, 2011. was announced as the ceremony's host on February 16. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television Award For Best Screenplay
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Genie Awards ceremony. As of 2013, it is presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. In their present form, two awards are presented for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, although historically this division was not always observed. In the Canadian Film Awards era, two awards were usually presented in Feature and Non-Feature (television films, short films, etc.) categories, although on two occasions the feature category was further divided into separate categories for Original and Adapted Screenplay, resulting in the presentation of three screenplay awards overall, and on two occasions only one award for Non-Feature Screenplay was presented. Under current Academy rules, the categories are collapsed into one if either c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette). Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations. In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards. Broadcasting The Genie Awards were originally aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King (2011 TV Series)
''King'' is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a breakdown on television. Season 2 began production in September 2011 and premiered 29 February 2012. On June 2, 2012, it was reported that ''King'' had been cancelled after two seasons. Cast * Amy Price-Francis as Detective Staff Sergeant Jessica King, the new head of the Major Crimes Task Force with eight years working Homicide, two failed marriages, and a desire to have an idyllic family life. Pilot Episode starts with King relegated to Communications section. * Gabriel Hogan as Danny Sless, an officer with the 'Guns and Gangs' squad and Jessica's current husband * Tony Nardi as Police Chief Peter Graci * Suzanne Coy as Detective Eleni Demaris (season 1) * Zoe Doyle as Detective MK Gordon (season 1) * Aaron Poole as Detective J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
