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12th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 12th Gemini Awards were held on March 1, 1998, to honour achievements in Canadian television. There were two awards ceremonies in 1998; the 13th was held on October 4, 1998. The 12th awards ceremony was hosted by Cathy Jones and Steve Smith. It took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television. Awards Best Dramatic Series *'' Traders'' – Atlantis Films. Producers: Alyson Feltes, Hart Hanson, Seaton McLean, Mary Kahn *''Jake and the Kid'' – Nelvana, Great North Productions. Producers: Patrick Loubert, Andy Thomson, Peter Lhotka, Arvi Liimatainen, Stephen Hodgins *''Madison'' – Forefront Productions, Canwest. Producers: Helena Cynamon, Peter Mitchell, Mickey Rogers, Gillian Lindsay *''North of 60'' – Seven24 Films. Producers: Doug MacLeod, Barbara Samuels, Wayne Grigsby, Peter Lauterman, Tom Cox *''The Outer Limits'' – Atlantis Films, Trilogy Entertainment. Producers: Pen Densham, Brent K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (originally and still colloquially Metro Convention Centre, and sometimes MTCC), is a convention complex located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada along Front Street (Toronto), Front Street West in the former Railway Lands in downtown Toronto. The property is today owned by Oxford Properties. The centre is operated by the Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation, an independent agency of the Government of Ontario. Description The MTCC has of space, and is home to the 1232-seat John Bassett Theatre. To the east end of the complex is the 586-room InterContinental Toronto Centre hotel (formerly Canadian National Railway's ''L'Hotel CN''). At the west end of the complex is a 265,000 square foot Class-B office building. Within the office building is the Pint restaurant, which was formerly a Baton Rouge (restaurant), Baton Rouge from 2006 to 2017 and a Planet Hollywood from 1996 to 2006. A south building containing exhibition space is located on Brem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison (TV Series)
''Madison'' is a Canadian teen drama television series that premiered on Global Television Network on September 21, 1993. The first season of the series was released in 1992 and 1993 to classrooms as a learning aid under the title of ''Working It Out at Madison'', before becoming a television series for entertainment purposes. The series was eventually sold to broadcasters in 88 countries worldwide and was nominated for the Best Dramatic Series award at Canada's Gemini Awards in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively. Cast * Enuka Okuma as Sheri Davis (1994–1998; eps. 14-65) * Michelle Beaudoin as Penny Foster (1994–1995; eps. 14-39) * Will Sasso as Derek Wakaluk (1994–1998; eps. 14-65) * Jonathan Scarfe as R.J. Winslow (1994–1995; eps. 14-39) * Peter Stebbings as Kevin Sharpe (1994–1998; eps. 14-65) * Stacy Grant as Tia Winslow (1994–1995; eps. 14-39) (1997; eps. 53-65) * Chris William Martin as Jamie Novak (1994–1998; eps. 14-65) * Sarah Strange as Carol Lemieux (1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Campus
Michael Campus (March 28, 1935 – May 15, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the 1973 film ''The Mack''. He died on May 15, 2015, at his home in Encino, California of melanoma. Filmography *'' Z.P.G.'' (1972) *''The Mack ''The Mack'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by California native Michael Campus and starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony ...'' (1973) *'' The Education of Sonny Carson'' (1974) *'' The Passover Plot'' (1976) *'' Christmas Cottage'' (2008) References External links * Birch Grove Films 1935 births 2015 deaths Film directors from New York City American male screenwriters Deaths from melanoma in California {{US-film-director-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Spry
Robin Spry (October 25, 1939 – March 28, 2005) was a Canadian film director, producer and writer. He was perhaps best known for his documentary films '' Action: The October Crisis of 1970'' and '' Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis'' about Quebec's October Crisis. His 1969 film ''Prologue'' won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. Biography Robin Spry was born in Toronto, Ontario to Canadian broadcast pioneer and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation founder Graham Spry CC, and economic historian Irene Spry OC. After studies at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, Spry began his filmmaking career in 1964 at the National Film Board in Montreal, earning a place on its payroll in 1965. He built a reputation as a documentarian engaged with the issues of the day, with films on abortion, youth rebellion, and contemporary politics. His 1969 film ''Prologue'' documented the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, weaving narrative with ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima (1995 Film)
''Hiroshima'' is a 1995 Japanese-Canadian war drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. The three-hour film was made for television ( Showtime Network) and had no theatrical release. A combination of dramatization, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and dramatic recreations. The dramatizations and most of the original footage are presented as sepia-toned images, serving to blur the distinction between them. The languages are English and Japanese, with subtitles, and the actors are largely Canadian and Japanese. Synopsis The film opens on 12 April 1945 with the death of Franklin Roosevelt and the succession of Harry Truman to the presidency. In Europe, the Germans are close to surrender, but in the Pacific the blood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Torrens
Jonathan Ormond Torrens (born October 2, 1972) is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of ''Street Cents'', his talk show ''Jonovision'', and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary ''Trailer Park Boys''. In October 2009, Torrens began hosting '' TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens'', a comedic newsmagazine program broadcast on the TVtropolis network. In January 2014, he teamed up with fellow Canadian Jeremy Taggart to create the Taggart and Torrens Podcast. They discuss everything from sports to politics and offer a unique perspective on current issues. Early life Torrens was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. As a child, he lived in Sherwood where he attended Sherwood Elementary School. He made his first stage appearance there in Grade 1. In 1983, after first attending Charlottetown Rural High School in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he moved to Halifax with his family, where he attended St. Patrick's High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Television Network
The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language, English-language terrestrial television, terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television network after CTV Television Network, CTV, and has fifteen owned-and-operated stations throughout the country. Global is owned by Corus Entertainment — the media holdings of JR Shaw and other members of his family. Global has its origins in a CIII-DT, regional television station of the same name, serving Southern Ontario, which launched in 1974. The Ontario station was soon purchased by the now-defunct Canwest, CanWest Global Communications, and that company gradually expanded its national reach in the subsequent decades through both acquisitions and new station launches, building up a quasi-network of independent stations, known as the CanWest Global System, until the stations were unifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Glassner
Jonathan Glassner is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his involvement with ''Stargate SG-1'', where he was executive producer for the first three seasons, and '' The Outer Limits''. Glassner was initially noticed as a writer for his work on ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...''. After writing for several television series, including '' 21 Jump Street'', Glassner moved on to ''The Outer Limits'', which naturally segued into his involvement with ''Stargate SG-1'' as a staff writer and executive producer. His most recent work is as a writer and director for '' CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: NY'', and other shows. He was also a co-executive producer on the NBC show '' Heist'' and the Fox show '' Standoff'', as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Wright
Brad Wright (born May 2, 1961) is a Canadian television producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (with Jonathan Glassner), ''Stargate Atlantis'' (with Robert C. Cooper) and '' Stargate Universe'' (also with Cooper) and as the creator of '' Travelers''. Before the inception of the ''Stargate'' franchise, he served as the co-executive producer and a writer of '' The Outer Limits''. He has also written scripts for several other television series including '' Neon Rider'', '' The Adventures of the Black Stallion'', ''The Odyssey'', '' Highlander: The Series'' and '' Poltergeist: The Legacy''. Career Wright has appeared twice in ''Stargate SG-1'', as a studio executive in the 100th episode, " Wormhole X-Treme!", and as a parody of ''Star Treks Scotty in a fantasy sequence in the 200th episode, " 200". In April 2007, in recognition of his efforts to promote Canadian writing talent, and to recognize his efforts as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard B
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", " Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Densham
Pen Densham (born 14 October 1947) is a British-Canadian film and television producer, writer, and director, known for writing and producing films such as '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''Kasindorf, Jeanie. "Million Dollar Babies: How a Bunch of Hollywood Screenwriters Struck It Rich." ''New York Magazine.'' 23.24 (18 Jun 1990): 40–50. and television revivals of '' The Outer Limits'' and ''The Twilight Zone'', as well as writing, producing and directing MGM's ''Moll Flanders''. Early life Born in Ruislip, Middlesex, England in October 1947 to Raymond Densham who worked in the British film industry, Pen left school at age 15 and was hired by British TV to photograph The Rolling Stones to sell to national magazines. At 19 he moved to Canada where he directed commercials and documentaries, working with Marshall McLuhan. Densham went on to found Insight Productions in Toronto with John Watson. The company gained recognition for documentaries such as '' Life Times Nine'', one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outer Limits (1995 TV Series)
''The Outer Limits'' is a science fiction film, science fiction anthology series, anthology television series that originally aired between 1995 and 2002 on Showtime (TV network), Showtime, Syfy, Seven Network, Channel 7 and in syndication. The series is a revival of the original ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'' series that aired from 1963 to 1965. ''The Outer Limits'' is an anthology series, anthology of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end. The revival series maintained an anthology format but occasionally featured recurring story arcs that were then tied together during season-finale clip shows. History After an attempt to bring back ''The Outer Limits'' during the early 1980s, it was finally relaunched in 1995. The success of television speculative fiction such as ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''The X-Files'' and anthology shows such as ''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales from the Crypt'' convinced rights hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
