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Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award For Best Supporting Actress In A Canadian Film
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and telev .... Winners 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{VFCC Awards Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film Film awards for supporting actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and television critics, either based in Vancouver or with Vancouver outlets. VFCC Notable Milestones The VFCC celebrated its 13th anniversary of giving awards to the year’s best films on January 7, 2013 at the Railway Club. The event is the only among Canadian critics’ groups that presents a full slate of international awards and a full slate of Canadian awards. The VFCC also presents a Best of British Columbia Award and the Ian Caddell Achievement Award that goes to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the local film and television industry. Retrieved on 13 January 2009. Award categories International *Best Film *Best Director *Best Screenplay * Best Actor *Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Kavelaars
Ingrid Kavelaars (born March 20, 1971) is a Canadian actress known for her role on the science-fiction series '' Code Name: Eternity''. Early life Kavelaars was born in London, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Dutch. Her mother, Anne, was a homemaker and her father, John, was a farmer. Kavelaars and her twin Monique are the youngest of five children. Kavelaars at 15 was named Miss Teen London (Ontario) in 1987, and that year was first runner-up for Miss Teen Canada. She moved to New York City at 18 to study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Following theater work in New York, she relocated first to Toronto, where she appeared in commercials, and then Vancouver, British Columbia, where she began work in series television. Career Kavelaars appeared in three episodes of the Canadian/American science-fiction series ''Stargate SG-1'' in 2003 and 2004, playing U.S. Air Force Major Erin Gant. That series and the single-season science-fiction '' Code Name: Eternity'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pleasant (film)
''Mount Pleasant'' is a 2006 Canadian drama film, directed by Ross Weber. Set in the Vancouver, British Columbia, neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant, the film centres on three families brought together by fate: Doug (Benjamin Ratner) and Sarah (Camille Sullivan), a young couple who have just moved into the neighbourhood but face a crisis when their young daughter Courtney (Haley Guiel) has to undergo HIV testing after accidentally pricking herself on a used needle discarded in their yard; Stephen (Shawn Doyle) and Anne (Kelly Rowan) Burrows, a wealthy couple challenged by the rebelliousness of their teenage daughter Megan (Genevieve Buechner); and Nadia (Katie Boland) and Nick (Tygh Runyan), an underage prostitute whom Stephen is hiring for sex and her drug addict boyfriend. The cast also includes Jillian Fargey, Nancy Sivak, Jennifer Clement, Nicole LaPlaca, William MacDonald, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Sophie Yendole, Cam Cronin, Megan Leitch and Peter LaCroix. The film premiered at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Rowan
Kelly Rowan (born October 26, 1965) is a Canadian film and television actress and former model (profession), fashion model. A native of Ottawa, Rowan studied acting in London and New York City before working as a model. She was featured in the horror film ''The Gate (1987 film), The Gate'' (1987) before earning critical acclaim for her performance in the Canadian television film ''Adrift'', for which she won a Gemini Award for Best Actress. After a lead role in ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' (1995), Rowan starred as Mattie Shaw on the series ''Lonesome Dove: The Series, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years'' (1996–1997). Rowan went on to garner international fame for her portrayal of California real estate developer Kirsten Cohen on the American television series ''The O.C.'', which ran from 2003 to 2007. She had a leading role on the crime series ''Perception (U.S. TV series), Perception'' from 2012 to 2015. Early life Rowan was born October 26, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Heaven (film)
''Almost Heaven'' is the tenth regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on a concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1996 throughout most of Europe. Following the major success of previous albums ''Over the Hump'' and '' Christmas for All'' and the number-one single "I Can't Help Myself," the album debuted number-one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It also entered the top 5 in the Netherlands and Norway and made it to the top 20 in Belgium. ''Almost Heaven'' eventually sold more than three million copies worldwide, making it the band's second biggest-selling release to date. Track listing Personnel Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. Instruments and performances * Johan Daansen – mouth harp * Angelo Kelly – drums, percussion, washboard, timbales, vocals * Barby Kelly – vocals * Jimmy Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric- zither, spoons, vocals * Joey Kelly – acous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Other Dilemmas
''Love and Other Dilemmas'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Larry Di Stefano. It premiered at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival and was released theatrically in Canada in February 2008 by Maple Pictures. The film's credibility is notably attributed to having three regular ''Corner Gas'' actors, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, and Janet Wright. Plot It's Ginger Shapiro's wedding day. It's going to be perfect even though she's eight months pregnant, been robbed, kidnapped and thinks her fiancé Henry is dead—he's not—and then there's her grandmother's curse! It's a race to the altar in this escalating comedy of errors where Ginger and Henry might just stand a chance of living happily ever after. Cast * Gabrielle Miller as Ginger Shapiro * John Cassini as Bart Ladro * Stephen Lobo as Henry Diamond * Fred Ewanuick as Emmett Matzdorff * Janet Wright as Jojo Ladro * Mark Acheson as Rocco * Erin Karpluk as Lucy Ladro * Alistair Abell Alistair Abell is a Canadian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Karpluk
Erin Karpluk (born ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Erica Strange on the CBC Television series ''Being Erica'' from 2009 to 2011. Early life Karpluk was born in Jasper, Alberta to a mother who was a high-school principal and a father who was a railway engineer. She is of Ukrainian descent. She majored in theatre at the University of Victoria and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2000. Career Karpluk began her acting career in Vancouver. Between 2000 and 2005 she appeared in more than a dozen television movies and series before landing the role of Kate in ''Godiva's''. Her work during this period included "Voice of Sylan" in the final episode of '' Dark Angel'' and the TV movie ''Family Sins''. She was also in a short-lived US television series called '' Glory Days'' in 2002. In 2004, she appeared in '' Legend of Earthsea'' and played a serial killer in '' Ripper 2: Letter from Within''. She earned a Leo nomination for her first season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Sun
The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published six days a week from Monday to Saturday, the ''Sun'' is the largest newspaper in western Canada by circulation. The newspaper was first published on 12 February 1912. The newspaper expanded in the early 20th century by acquiring other papers, such as the ''Daily News-Advertiser'' and ''The Evening World''. In 1963, the Cromie family sold the majority of its holdings in the ''Sun'' to FP Publications, who later sold the newspaper to Southam Inc. in 1980. The newspaper was taken over by Hollinger Inc. in 1992, and was later sold again to CanWest in 2000. In 2010, the newspaper became part of the Postmedia Network as a result of the collapse of CanWest. History The ''Vancouver Sun'' published its first edition on 12 February 1912. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey Warfare
''Monkey Warfare'' is a 2006 Canadian drama film written and directed by Reginald Harkema, starring Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, and Nadia Litz. The film received multiple awards at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2006, and received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Feature Film jury at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast *Don McKellar as Dan *Tracy Wright as Linda * Nadia Litz as Susan *Earl Pastko as Ted *Rob Stefaniuk as real estate agent *Brenda Robbins as figurine lady *Marya Delver as bike girl *Sarah Manninen as bike girl * Rachel Wilson as bike girl *Erin McMurtry as bike girl *Marnie Robinson as bike girl *Jayne Eastwood as garage sales lady *Caroline Gillis as female cop *Lee Rumohr and Melissa Veszi as young couple *Isabel and Jason Knight as husband and wife Soundtrack #"The Black Poodle" - performed by Comets on Fire #"Nuclear War" - written and performed by Sun Ra #"(Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess" - written and performed by Ultim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Litz
Nadia Litz (born December 26, 1976) is a Canadian actress and director. Early life Litz was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A former child actor, she has described herself as somewhat ambitious. She is of Russian, Polish and British descent. She took an interest in films at the age of 6, and started living in Toronto at 17 to attend York University, but left to film '' The Five Senses''. She also joined the 2,500 hopefuls who auditioned for the title role in the 1997 film version of '' Lolita'', which went to Dominique Swain. She returned to York University to take film studies. Film career Litz would go on to achieve a long acting resume, although she often received no money for her parts and instead chose projects she liked. In 1998 and 1999 she appeared in episodes of the Canadian television series '' Due South'' and ''Wind at My Back''. She starred in Jeremy Podeswa's ''The Five Senses'' that screened at The Director's Fortnight in Cannes. She later received the title role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Georgia Straight
''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, public libraries and a large variety of other locations. As surveyed by VAC its per-issue circulation average , is 119,971 copies, and its average weekly readership is 804,000 . Its website traffic ranked 92,215 globally and 5,395 within Canada, from Alexa. ''The Straight'' has a long history of independent, unconventional editorials and content, and is known as a vocal critic of government, notably the former Liberal government of Gordon Campbell. In January 2020, the newspaper's acquisition by Media Central Corporation was announced, a few weeks after the same company announced a deal to acquire the similar Toronto publication ''Now''. In September 2022, after Media Central Corporation filed for bankruptcy, the ''Straight'' was acqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Proulx
Danielle Proulx (born October 12, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian actress. She is a two-time Genie Award winner for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in '' Love Crazy (Amoureux fou)'' in 1991 and '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'' in 2005. In 2019, she played the regular role of Grand-Mère in a revival of the influential children's series '' Passe-Partout''. '' Le Journal de Montréal'', December 3, 2018. She was married to Raymond Cloutier
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