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16th Genie Awards
The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995."Two films divide Genie spoils". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 15, 1996. The ceremony took place in Montreal at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42. For the first time, the ceremony was not broadcast live on any television network, instead taking place in the afternoon of January 14; separate post-award specials aired in prime time to publicize the award highlights."Genies get new TV treatment". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 11, 1996. The English special on CBC Television was hosted by Mary Walsh,"Genie highlights packaged for TV". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 12, 1996. while the French special on Radio-Canada was hosted by actor Pascale Bussières and broadcaster René Homier-Roy. It was the first of ''two'' Genie Award ceremonies held in 1996. Normally the 16th Genie Award ceremony would have been held in the late fall of 1995, but it was delayed until early 1996. The 17th Genie Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison Radio-Canada
Maison Radio-Canada (English: ''CBC House'') is the broadcast headquarters, studios and master control for all French-language radio and television services of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as ''Société Radio-Canada''/SRC) including its flagship station CBFT-DT. It is also the main studio for Montreal's local English-language CBC services (CBMT-DT, CBME-FM, and CBM-FM) and the headquarters of Radio Canada International, the CBC's digital international broadcasting service. The street address of Maison Radio-Canada is 1400 René Lévesque Boulevard East, named for former premier René Lévesque who was once a reporter and commentator for the CBC. The building is situated near the studios of CTV (CFCF-DT), Noovo ( CFJP-DT), RDS, RDS Info, MétéoMédia, LCN, and TVA (CFTM-DT) which are at the intersection of Papineau Avenue. The analogous facility for CBC's English-language networks is the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. CBC's corporate head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Robert
Denise Robert, , is a Canadian film producer, co-founder and President of Cinémaginaire with Daniel Louis. She is currently married to Denys Arcand and she has produced many of his films. Robert has won many awards, including four Genie Awards. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Producers Branch in 2005. In 2014, she was named a Member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ... " r her role in asserting and helping to develop Quebec cinema as one of the most respected producers in Canada." References External links * Honorary Doctorates2003 interview with Denise Robert Canadian film actresses Film producers from Quebec Canadian television producers Canadian women television producers Producers of Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen King (producer)
Karen King may refer to: * Karen Leigh King Karen Leigh King (born 1954, raised in Sheridan, Montana) is a historian of religion working in the field of Early Christianity, who is currently the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, in the oldest endowed chair in the United S ... (born 1954), historian of religion * Karen D. King (born 1970), African-American mathematics educator {{hndis, King, Karen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon D'Oliveira
Damon D'Oliveira is a Canadians, Canadian actor and film and television producer, best known as a partner with Clement Virgo in the production firm Conquering Lion Pictures. Originally from Guyana, D'Oliveira moved to Canada in 1976. He had acting roles in stage, film and television in the 1980s, and was credited as an associate producer on Darrell Wasyk's 1990 film ''H (1990 film), H'', before being admitted into the Canadian Film Centre's program for filmmakers of colour in 1991 alongside classmates including Virgo, Robert Adetuyi, Mina Shum and Stephen Williams (director), Stephen Williams. His first film production credit was on Virgo's 1993 short film ''Save My Lost Nigga Soul''. He has since been a producer of Virgo's films ''Rude (film), Rude'', ''Love Come Down (film), Love Come Down'', ''Lie with Me (film), Lie with Me'', ''Poor Boy's Game'' and ''The Book of Negroes (miniseries), The Book of Negroes'', as well as John Greyson's films ''The Law of Enclosures (film), The La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rude (film)
''Rude'' is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, before having its Canadian premiere at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival as the opening film of the Perspectives Canada program. Plot Set in Toronto, Ontario, the film tells three distinct but interrelated stories about Black Canadian life in the impoverished Regent Park neighbourhood of the city. One focuses on "The General" (Maurice Dean Wint), a drug dealer trying to rebuild his life with the help of his brother Reece (Clark Johnson) after being released from prison; one centres on Jordan (Richard Chevolleau), an amateur boxer who is convinced to take part in a gay-bashing which forces him to finally confront his own repressed homosexuality; the third centres on Maxine (Rachael Crawford), a woman who has recently been dumped by her longtime boyfriend after having an abortion. All three stories are tied together by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Clark-Hall
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (other), several people * Steve Adams (other), several people * Steve Alaimo (born 1939), American singer, record & TV producer, label owner * Steve Albini (born 1961), American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist * Steve Allen (1921–2000), American television personality, musician, composer, comedian and writer * Steve Armitage (born 1944), British-born Canadian sports reporter * Steve Armstrong (born 1965), American professional wrestler * Steve Antin (born 1958), American actor * Steve Augarde (born 1950),arab author, artist, and eater * Steve Augeri (born 1959), American singer * Steve August (born 1954), American football player * Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964), American professional wrestler * Steve Aylett (born 1967), English author of satirical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Luca
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important members of which were: * Claudius, Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus * Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis (fl. 486 BC), founder of the family, originally a Sabine known as Attius Clausus. * Appius Claudius Crassus (fl.450BC), public official, decemvir in 451 BC, appointed to codify the laws. * Appius Claudius Caecus (fl.300BC), official orator, best known for the highway named after him, the Appian Way. Consul in 307 & 296. * Claudius Gothicus (210–270), officer in the Roman army and a provincial governor First name: Claudio Claudio became a popular first name due to the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages. Claudio is also used in Spanish and in Portuguese, accented as Cláudio. Notable people with the name i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort Ransen
Mort Ransen (August 16, 1933 – September 4, 2021) was a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter, best known for his Genie Award-winning 1995 film ''Margaret's Museum''. Ransen was born in Montreal, Quebec, and was educated at the High School of Montreal. He began his career as an actor and theatre director, later becoming a director and producer of documentary films for the National Film Board. He later left the NFB to work on his first dramatic feature film, ''Bayo''. He has also directed television, including an episode of '' Street Legal'' and three films in the '' Shades of Love'' series of romance films. Ransen was a nominee for Best Director, and winner of Best Screenplay with his cowriter Gerald Wexler, at the 16th Genie Awards for ''Margaret's Museum''. Due to the effects of dementia, Ransen chose to die with medical assistance in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia on September 4, 2021. Filmography Feature films *''Running Time'' (1974) *'' Bayo'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Zimmer
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret's Museum
''Margaret's Museum'' is a 1995 British-Canadian drama film, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel '' The Glace Bay Miners' Museum''. Plot Set in the 1940s in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the film tells the story of a young girl living in a coal mining town where the death of men from accidents in "the pit" (the mines) has become almost routine. Margaret MacNeil (Helena Bonham Carter) has already lost her father and an older brother and for her, life alone would be preferable to marrying a mine worker—that is until the charming Neil Currie (Clive Russell) shows up. Against the wishes of her hard-bitten mother (Kate Nelligan) they marry, but, before long, financial woes lead to his doing what every other uneducated young man does in the town: take a job underground. His death in the mine, along with her younger brother, drives Margaret to a mental breakdown and, in her surreal world, she decides to create a "special" museum to the memories of all th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew O'Connor (producer)
Matthew O'Connor may refer to: * Matthew O'Connor (soccer) (born 1989), Canadian soccer player * Matthew O'Connor (swimmer) (born 1971), British swimmer See also *Matthew O'Conor Matthew O'Conor Don ( ga, Mathghamhain Ó Conchubhair Donn; 1773–1844) of Ballinagare, County Roscommon, Ireland was an Irish historian, the O'Conor Don and ''de jure'' King of Connacht. O'Conor Don was the grandson of Charles O'Conor D ... (1773–1844), Irish historian * Matt O'Connor (other) {{human name disambiguation, Oconnor, Matthew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Stevenson
Rick Stevenson is a writer, director, and producer from Seattle, Washington. Early life Stevenson holds a DPhil from Oxford University, a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a bachelor's degree in history from Whitman College in Washington State. Career In 2001, he founded “The 5000 Days Project” a global organization dedicated to understanding the journey of becoming an adult and developing emotional intelligence in youth. As of 2019, Stevenson has conducted over 5500 in-depth, personal interviews with kids. Some of Stevenson's films include: '' Privileged'' (1982) starring Hugh Grant, ''Restless Natives'' (1985) starring Ned Beatty, ''Promised Land'' (1987) starring Meg Ryan and Kiefer Sutherland, ''Some Girls'' (1988) starring Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly and Andre Gregory, and ''Crooked Smiles'' starring Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Noah Wylie, Juliette Lewis and Peter Coyote. In 2006, his film ''Expiration Date'' won both Audience and Jury Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |