Wyndham Wise
Wyndham Paul Wise is a Canadian film historian, critic, editor and publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the film magazine '' Take One: Film & Television in Canada'' (1992-2006).
Career
Born in London, England, Wyndham Wise was rais ...
, ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film''.
University of Toronto Press
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The press originally printed only examination books and the university calen ...
, 2015. Entry "Jones, Mike, Andy and Cathy". – March 14, 2018) was a
Canadian
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film director and screenwriter based in
Newfoundland
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. He is known for his films which depicted the island's culture and humour.
Cathy Jones
Catherine Frederica "Cathy" Jones (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer. She is known for her work for 28 years on the Canadian television series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. Jones left the show in 2021.
CODCO
Jones w ...
. Jones attended St. Bonaventure’s College, graduating in 1962. He joined the Christian Brothers and studied at New York's Catholic Iona College. He earned a master's degree at Notre Dame.
Career
Jones took a position as a teacher in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he became involved in filmmaking. He left the Brothers in 1969. He left teaching to train with the
National Film Board of Canada
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The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
''The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood'' is a 1986 surreal Canadian comedy film directed by Andy Jones (comedian), Andy Jones and written by Andy and Mike Jones (writer), Mike Jones, with the collaboration of a number of workshop participants. It st ...
'', which was filmed over a period of ten years. He also directed ''
Secret Nation
''Secret Nation'' is a 1992 political thriller written by Edward Riche, directed by Mike Jones and starring Cathy Jones.
The film tells the story of Frieda Vokey, a graduate history student working to complete her history thesis on confederatio ...
'' and ''
Congratulations
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Film and television
*'' Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'', 2005 television programme to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary
Music Albums
* ''Congratulations'' (album), an album by ...
''."Keeping up with the Joneses: It's taken 10 years but Michael Jones has finished his epic, Faustus Bidgood". ''
The Globe and Mail
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'', February 8, 1986. He was nominated for two
Genie Award
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s for ''Faustus Bidgood'', including
Best Original Screenplay
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and Best Editing.
Mike Jones performed minor roles in all of his films, including the French teacher in ''Faustus Bidgood''. He provided the voice of Leo Cryptus in his film ''Secret Nation'', a sequel to ''Faustus'', and played the lead role in
William D. MacGillivray
William D. MacGillivray (born May 24, 1946, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Career
MacGillivray studied art and design at NSCAD Universi ...
's 1983 film ''
Stations
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Montreal Gazette
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'', September 26, 1993.
Death
Jones died March 14, 2018, at the Health Sciences Centre in
St. John's, Newfoundland
St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland.
The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...