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Zahra Bentham
Zahra Bentham is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance as Tamika in the 2024 film '' Village Keeper'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corp ...
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Keeper
''Village Keeper'' is a Canadian drama film directed by Karen Chapman, and released in 2024. The film stars Oluniké Adeliyi as Jean, a Black Canadian widow living in the Lawrence Heights community of Toronto, where she tries to protect her children Tamika (Zahra Bentham) and Tristin ( Micah Mensah-Jatoe) from neighbourhood violence.Victoria Ahearn"Karen Chapman embarks on feature directorial debut" '' Playback'', June 26, 2023. The cast also includes Maxine Simpson as Jean's mother, as well as Oyin Oladejo, d'bi.young anitafrika, Ethan Burnett, Shiloh O'Reilly, Noah Zulfikar, Ricardo Betancourt, L.A. Sweeney, Mark Sparks, Gordon Fulton, Zara McLean, Jael Obasi and Mekeylah Minott in supporting roles. Chapman's feature directorial debut, it entered production in summer 2023, in Toronto. The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024. The fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award
The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the awards recognize excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The awards were first presented in 2013 as the result of a merger of the Gemini Awards and Genie Awards—the Academy's previous awards presentations for television (English-language) and film productions. They are widely considered to be the most prestigious award for Canadian entertainers, artists, and filmmakers, often referred to as the equivalent of the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards in the United States, the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom, the AACTA Awards in Australia, the IFTA Awards in Ireland, the César Awards in France and the Goya Awards in Spain. History The award's historic r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Supporting Performance In A Drama Film
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best supporting performance in a drama film. After the academy announced in August 2022 that it was discontinuing its former gendered awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, they presented only a single award for Best Supporting Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Jenna Benchetrit"Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards" CBC News, April 13, 2023. The organization subsequently decided to increase the number of acting awards again, with the new awards separated by genre of film instead of performer gender; beginning with the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, distinct awards will now be presented for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Film and Best Supporting Performance in a Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Canadian Screen Awards
The 13th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 30 May to 1 June 2025, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2024. The main gala was held on 1 June, hosted by comedian Lisa Gilroy, and was broadcast live on CBC Television and CBC Gem. Nominees were announced on March 26. ''Universal Language'' received the most nominations in film categories with 13, while '' Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent'' topped the field in television categories with 20 nominations. '' Canada's Drag Race'' was the most-awarded work overall with eight, while ''Universal Language'' would win the most awards in film categories with six. Ceremony information The Canadian Screen Week programme of events prior to the main gala (including non-televised ceremonies for technical and genre categories) were consolidated and reduced to two days (30 and 31 May). After multiple ceremonies in which television cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its English-language and French-language service units known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively. Although some local stations in Canada predate its founding, the CBC is the oldest continually-existing broadcasting network in Canada. The CBC was established on November 2, 1936. The CBC operates four terrestrial radio networks: The English-language CBC Radio One and CBC Music, and the French-language Ici Radio-Canada Première and Ici Musique (international radio service Radio Canada International historically transmitted via shortwave radio, but since 2012 its content is only available as podcasts on its website). The CBC also operates two terrestrial television networks, the English-language CBC Television and the French-language Ici Radio-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinning Out
''Spinning Out'' is an American drama television series, created by Samantha Stratton, that premiered on Netflix on January 1, 2020. In February 2020, the series was canceled after one season. The series stars Kaya Scodelario as Kat Baker, a young ice skater who suffers a serious injury and is given the opportunity to restart her career as a pairs skater all while hiding her family's history of mental illness. The series follows the Baker family along with Kat's partner Justin Davis and his family. Premise ''Spinning Out'' follows Kat Baker, an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who is about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life. On and off the ice, Kat and her new partner will face daunting odds, injury to body and soul, financial sacrifice, and even p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Made (miniseries)
''Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker'' is an American historical drama television limited series, based on the biography ''On Her Own Ground'' by A'Lelia Bundles, that premiered on March 20, 2020, on Netflix. It received generally positive reviews with praise for Octavia Spencer's acting; however it received criticism for various historical inaccuracies and artistic licence. For her performance, Spencer received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Premise ''Self Made'' is a fictionalized depiction of "the untold story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam C. J. Walker and how she overcame the hostilities of turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, and tumultuous marriages to become America’s first Black, self-made female millionaire." Cast and characters Main *Octavia Spencer as Madam C. J. Walker *Tiffany Haddish as A'Lelia Walker *Carmen Ejogo as Annie Turnbo Malone, Addie *Garrett M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guidance (film)
''Guidance'' is a Canadian dark comedy film, which premiered at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival on September 5, 2014 as part of the Discovery program. The full-length directorial debut of Pat Mills, the film stars Mills as David Gold, a down on his luck former child star who fabricates his credentials to take a job as a high school guidance counsellor. An unrecovered alcoholic and drug addict troubled by his faded success and in deep denial about both his closeted gay sexuality and his health following a skin cancer diagnosis, he becomes unexpectedly popular with the students after his habit of introducing them to his own deeply unhealthy coping mechanisms actually helps many of them solve their own problems. The film's cast also includes Kevin Hanchard, Alex Ozerov, Zahra Bentham, Jen Goodhue, Maria Vacratsis, Eleanor Zichy and Allison Hossack. It has been picked up by Strand Releasing for distribution in the United States. Background Mills, a former child actor who appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Lie (film)
''White Lie'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas (director), Calvin Thomas. The film stars Kacey Rohl as Katie Arneson, a university student who fakes a cancer diagnosis for the attention and financial gain, but gets caught up in having to maintain her lie. It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and had its international premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival. Plot College student Katie Arneson has been faking a cancer diagnosis for ten months. She pops placebos, shaves her head and starves herself to appear more sickly to those watching. A minor celebrity on campus, Katie uses her fraudulent disease for both emotional and financial gain, raising money through crowdfunding campaigns, while collecting friends, supporters and an unsuspecting girlfriend, Jennifer Ellis. Katie learns a university bursary she has been counting on is in jeopardy unless she can provide medical records of her illne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningside (film)
''Morningside'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ron Dias and released in 2024.Aparita Bhandari"From its people to its story, Morningside is pure Scarborough" ''The Globe and Mail'', February 19, 2025. The film explores the lives of seven diverse characters who meet at a community centre in Scarborough as they navigate the challenges of relationships, societal struggles, and the looming threat of gentrification. The film highlights themes of resilience, heritage, and the value of community. The film premiered at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and was subsequently screened at the ReelWorld Film Festival and the St. Louis International Film Festival. Production The film faced challenges securing initial funding from Canadian institutions like Telefilm and the Canada Council for the Arts, who questioned the market demand for another Scarborough-focused movie following the success of ''Scarborough'' and ''Brother''. Despite setbacks, the film received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Canadian Actresses
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