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2004 Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 19th Gemini Awards were held on December 13, 2004, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was co-hosted by several celebrities, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadcast on CBC Television. Awards Best Dramatic Series *'' Da Vinci’s Inquest'' - Haddock Entertainment, Barna-Alper Productions, Alliance Atlantis Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Chris Haddock, Laszlo Barna, Arvi Liimatainen *''Bliss'' - Galafilm, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Arnie Gelbart, Janis Lundman, Ian Whitehead, Adrienne Mitchell *'' The Eleventh Hour'' - Alliance Atlantis Communications. Producers: Ilana Frank, Semi Chellas, Ray Sager, David Wellington, Seaton McLean *'' Slings & Arrows'' - Rhombus Media. Producers: Sari Friedland, Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron *''Snakes and Ladders'' - Big Motion Pictures. Producers: Wayne Grigsby, David MacLeod *''The Shields Stories'' - Shaftes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bassett Theatre
The John W. H. Bassett Theatre is a multi-purpose theatre located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Front Street, in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The theatre is regularly used by the CTV Television Network for television shows such as ''Canadian Idol'' and '' Canada's Got Talent.'' The 1,232 seat, multi-purpose theatre is a self-contained venue within the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's North Building. The adjacent rooms host pre-and post-performance receptions. The theatre also hosts corporate events, a number of nationally televised award shows, community events and national and international TV specials. The theatre was named for John W. H. Bassett, the founder of Baton Broadcasting, the main predecessor of Bell Media, parent of the CTV Television Network. Since 2003 the theatre has been regularly used by CTV for programs such as ''Canadian Idol'' and was used in December 2011 for the Toronto Canada's Got Talent auditions. During the late 1990s, Thúy Nga ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi Chellas
Semi Chellas (born 1969) is a director, writer, producer who has written for film, television and magazines. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Calgary, Alberta. She is known for her work on the television series ''Mad Men'' and her film adaptation of ''American Woman (2019 film), American Woman'' based on Susan Choi, Susan Choi's American Woman (novel), novel of the same name. Education She holds a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in literature from Yale University and was a Mellon Fellow in English at Cornell University. She was a screenwriting resident at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. Career Chellas was the co-creator with Ilana Frank and executive producer and head writer of the Canadian prime-time dramatic television series ''The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series), The Eleventh Hour'', two-time winner of the Gemini Award (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television award) for Best Series. Chellas and Tassie Cameron shared the Gemini for Best Writing in 2005 for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is a group of Television in Canada, Canadian Specialty channel, specialty television channels based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The channels broadcast programming produced by or highlighting Indigenous peoples in Canada, including arts, cultural, documentary, entertainment, and news and current affairs programming. Established in 1992 as Television Northern Canada (TVNC) to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, TVNC received a CRTC license as a television network in 1999—requiring that it be Must-carry, carried by all television providers nationwide. It relaunched as APTN on September 1, 1999. APTN was previously carried on terrestrial television, particularly in Northern Canada and the Inuit communities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. As of September 2024, APTN operates two channels: the first—branded as APTN—carries programming produced in Canadian English, English and Quebec French, French, while a second channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Svendsen
Linda Svendsen (born Vancouver, 1954) is a Canadian screenwriter and author. Biography She has lived in her birth city for most of her life. Her works include many critically acclaimed short stories. Her stories were anthologized and published in magazines such as ''Atlantic Monthly'' and '' Saturday Night.'' She won first prize in the American Short Story Contest in 1980, and was a three-time finalist for the O. Henry Awards. In 1992, she published a book called ''Marine Life,'' which was also translated into German which was a finalist for the 1993 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In 2000, ''Marine Life'' was adapted into a film starring Cybill Shepherd and Peter Outerbridge."UBC prof's Marine Life now an Anne Wheeler film". ''Vancouver Sun'', December 10, 1999. Svendsen wrote the television film adaptation of ''The Diviners,'' as well as the miniseries '' Human Cargo'' and the television film '' At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story.'' She won a Gemini Award for the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Force Four Entertainment
Force Four Entertainment (formerly known as Force Four Productions) is a Canadians, Canadian Film production, film and television production production company, company based in Vancouver. Force Four Entertainment produces a variety of live-action programming, including lifestyle, documentary, and scripted entertainment. Original productions include ''Million Dollar Neighbourhood'' and ''Murder She Solved'' (Oprah Winfrey Network (Canadian TV channel), OWN Canada), ''Urban Suburban'' (HGTV), and ''The Cupcake Girls'' (W Network). History Force Four Entertainment was founded in 1983 as Force Four Productions. The company was renamed to its current name in 1999. On August 28, 2014, the company was acquired by Ontario-based Entertainment One. Partners Rob Bromley, John Richie, and Gillian Lowrey joined eOne as part of the deal. List of television series and films produced and distributed by Force Four Entertainment *''Keeping Canada Safe'' *''Keeping Canada Alive'' *''Chuck and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Cargo
''Human Cargo'' is a 2004 Canadian television miniseries. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards. It premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan, Cara Pifko, Bayo Akinfemi and Nicholas Campbell. The series was written by Linda Svendsen and Brian McKeown. Plot The miniseries explores the issue of immigration and refugees who flee to Canada after 9/11 The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ... and the people who sacrifice their lives to help or hinder them. The series features six intersecting stories focusing on the crises of refugees, set in different locations: four Honduran boys are found dead in a produce truck at the Canada-U.S. border crossing; a dedicated refugee lawyer Jerry Fischer is forced to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaftesbury Films
Shaftesbury Films is a film, television and digital media production company founded by Christina Jennings in 1987. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background Shaftesbury is a creator and producer of original content for television and digital platforms. Shaftesbury's slate includes 18 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries for CBC, UKTV, and ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment; detective drama Frankie Drake for CBC; Houdini & Doyle for Sony Pictures Television, Corus Entertainment, ITV, and Fox; thriller series '' Slasher'' for NBCUniversal's Chiller and now available on Netflix; and CBC Kids series The Moblees. Shaftesbury's digital arm, Smokebomb Entertainment, produces original digital, convergent, and branded entertainment projects including the YouTube series and upcoming movie Carmilla; mystery series V Morgan Is Dead; fashion comedy series MsLabelled, produced in partnership with Shaw Media and Tetley Tea; supernatural drama Inhuman Condition; and the ''Slasher'' VR app for i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shields Stories
''The Shields Stories'' was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on W Network, W in 2004. A short-run dramatic anthology series produced by Shaftesbury Films, the series dramatized six short stories by Carol Shields. The series was a sequel of sorts to Shaftesbury's prior ''The Atwood Stories'', which dramatized six short stories by another Canadian writer, Margaret Atwood. A third series, which would have dramatized short stories by Alice Munro, was planned but did not materialize. The series was a Gemini Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series, Best Drama Series at the 19th Gemini Awards."CBC-TV miniseries Human Cargo leads 2004 Gemini list". ''Whitehorse Star'', October 26, 2004. Episodes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shields Stories, The 2000s Canadian drama television series 2004 Canadian television series debuts 2004 Canadian television series endings Television series by Shaftesbury Films 2000s Canadian anthology t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snakes And Ladders (Canadian TV Series)
''Snakes and Ladders'' is a Canadian television mini-series created by Wayne Grigsby which aired on CBC Television in 2004. The series starred Amy Price-Francis as Shannon Jennings, a woman who takes a job as an executive assistant at Parliament Hill for a cabinet minister named Audrey Flankman (Catherine Disher). The series was shot in documentary style, and was produced by the same people who produced the series '' Trudeau''. Cast * Catherine Disher as Minister Audrey Flankman * Amy Price-Francis as Shannon Jennings * Jeremy Akerman as Lamar * Matthew Ferguson as Donnie Logan * Marcel Jeannin as Patrick Arthur Lewis Episodes # ''Premiere'' # ''The Bling Bling'' # ''American Pie'' # ''Section 24'' # ''Squattergate'' # ''Sisters'' Awards ''Snakes and Ladders'' was nominated for both Writers Guild of Canada and Directors Guild of Canada awards. It was also nominated for 7 Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Iron
Daniel Iron is a Canadian film and television producer. After his company Foundry Films was acquired by Blue Ice Group, he became president of production of that company. Recognition * 2008 Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - '' Away From Her'' - Won (shared with Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss) * 2007 Genie Award for Best Documentary - '' Manufactured Landscapes'' - Won (shared with Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Gerry Flahive, Peter Starr) * 2007 Gemini Award for Best TV movie - '' Last Exit'' - Nominated (shared with Richard Lalonde) * 2006 Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series - '' Slings and Arrows'' - Won (shared with Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland) * 2004 Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series - ''Slings and Arrows'' - Nominated (shared with Sari Friedland, Niv Fichman) * 2004 Gemini Award for Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series - '' Elizabeth Rex'' - Nominated (shared with Jennifer Jonas, Niv Fichman) * 2002 Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series - '' Foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niv Fichman
Niv Fichman (; born 1958) is an Israeli Canadian, Israeli-Canadian film producer, actor, and director. Some of the films he has produced include ''Passchendaele (film), Passchendaele'', ''Blindness (2008 film), Blindness'', ''Silk (2007 film), Silk'', ''Long Day's Journey into Night (1996 film), Long Day's Journey into Night'', ''The Red Violin'', ''Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'', and ''Hobo With a Shotgun (film), Hobo With a Shotgun''. References External links * 1958 births Israeli emigrants to Canada Jewish Canadian male actors Canadian film directors Canadian film producers Living people Film people from Tel Aviv Jewish Canadian film people Producers of Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian film production company founders Producers of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Live Action Short Drama {{Canada-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhombus Media
Rhombus Media is a film and television production company formed in 1978 at the York University Film Department by Barbara Willis Sweete and Niv Fichman, and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Larry Weinstein joined soon after. Rhombus Media developed a reputation for producing high-quality, lush art films focusing on music, theatre, and dance. The company has received many national and international awards for their work, including several Emmys: one for ''Le Dortoir'' in 1990, one for ''Canadian Brass: Home Movies'' in 1992, and one win in 1993 for an episode of the Channel 4 Series ''Concerto'', featuring Aaron Copland. They have also won numerous Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture in 1993 for ''Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'' and for ''The Red Violin'' in 1999. ''The Red Violin'' also garnered an Oscar for best original score by John Corigliano in 2000. Rhombus also produced the award-winning television series ''Slings & Arrows'' and ''Sensitive Skin (Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |