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2009 Gemini Award
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 24th Gemini Awards were held on November 14, 2009, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Ron James, took place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was broadcast on Showcase and Global. Awards Best Dramatic Series *'' Flashpoint'' - Pink Sky Entertainment, Avamar Entertainment. Producers: Anne Marie La Traverse, Bill Mustos *''Being Erica'' - Temple Street Productions. Producers: David Fortier, Aaron Martin, Ivan Schneeberg, Jana Sinyor *'' The Border'' - White Pine Pictures. Producers: Peter Raymont, David Barlow, Brian Dennis, Janet Maclean *''The Tudors'' - Peace Arch Entertainment, Reveille Productions, Working Title Films, Showtime Networks. Producers: Sheila Hockin, Morgan O’Sullivan *'' ZOS: Zone of Separation'' - Whizbang Films, Sulari Productions. Producers: Paul Gross, Mario Azzopardi, Malcolm MacRury, Andrea Raffaghello, Frank Siracusa Best Dramatic Mini-Series *'' Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stampede Corral
The Stampede Corral was a multi-purpose venue (ice hockey, professional wrestling, rodeo, tennis) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located on the grounds of Calgary Stampede#Stampede Park, Stampede Park, the arena was completed in 1950 at a cost of Canadian Dollar, C$1.25 million ($ million today) to replace Victoria Arena as the home of the Calgary Stampeders (ice hockey), Calgary Stampeders minor professional hockey club (not to be confused with the present-day Canadian Football League Calgary Stampeders, team of the same name), which hosted their Western Hockey League (1952–74), Western Hockey League games for years. The Corral was built and owned by the not-for-profit Calgary Stampede, Calgary Exhibition & Stampede organization, which leased the underlying land at $1/year from the city of Calgary. Seating 6,475, plus standing room, it was used during the annual Calgary Stampede, with a variety of entertainment events in each year's daily ENMAX Corral Show. In March 2016, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Arch Entertainment
Peace Arch Entertainment ("PAE") (formerly known as Medco from 1981 until 1985 and Vidatron Entertainment from 1985 until 1999, stylized as PEACE ARCH) was a Canadian motion picture and television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with offices in Los Angeles and Vancouver. The company produced and acquired feature films and television programs for worldwide distribution. It got filed for bankruptcy and disestablished in 2013. History Founded in 1981 as a home entertainment distributor, Peace Arch Entertainment got its name from the famous Peace Arch monument located on the Canada–US border near Blaine, Washington. Much like the monument represents an "open door" policy between the United States and Canada, PAE sought to promote the same form of unity within the company. It was originally known as Medco, before renaming it in 1985, to Vidatron Entertainment, and the company went public. In 1997, the company bought out Sugar Entertainment. In 1999, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Halmi
Robert Halmi (Sr.) (; January 22, 1924 – July 30, 2014) was a Hungarian-born producer of movies and mini-series for television. Early life Robert Halmi was born in Budapest on January 22, 1924. His father, Béla Halmi, was a photographer and brought up his son after he divorced while Robert was young. He had photographic commissions with the Habsburg royal family and the Vatican. Consequently, Robert was familiar with photographic processes from an early age. Photographer A freedom fighter for Hungary during the Second World War, Halmi was jailed by the Nazis. After the war, in 1946, he graduated in economics from the University of Budapest and, with his knowledge of English, got work assisting and translating for a Time-Life reporter in Budapest. He took up photography, freelancing for American newspapers, but this brought him under suspicion from the Communist government and was briefly jailed again. On release he worked for Radio Free Europe in Austria as a broadcaster. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muse Entertainment
Muse Entertainment, commonly referred to as Muse, is an independent film and television production companies in Canada. It was founded by Michael Prupas in 1998. Background Muse's production arm, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, produces films and television series for a wide variety of audiences. Its distribution arm, Muse Distribution International, delivers films and television series to broadcasters, cable networks, streaming services, and other distributors globally. Muse is one of the most active film and television production companies in the world for internationally co-produced projects. Under Canada's official film production treaties, Muse has co-produced projects in many countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Morocco, Australia, and South Africa. The company garnered attention in 2011 for its production of the multi-Emmy-winning and nominated miniseries '' The Kennedys,'' in association with Asylum En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Templar (miniseries)
''The Last Templar'' is a three-hour Canadian television miniseries based on the 2005 novel '' The Last Templar'', which aired in the U.S. on January 25 and 26, 2009, starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, Anthony Lemke, Kenneth Welsh, Danny Blanco Hall and Omar Sharif. The miniseries is produced by Muse Entertainment Enterprises. Emmy Award-winning Robert Halmi Sr. (who produced the ''Gulliver's Travels'' miniseries), along with Robert Halmi Jr. ('' The Poseidon Adventure''), and Michael Prupas are the executive producers. Plot At the New York Metropolitan Museum, four horsemen dressed as 12th-century knights storm the gala opening of an exhibition of Vatican treasures and steal an arcane medieval decoder. Archaeologist Tess Chaykin (Mira Sorvino) and FBI agent Sean Daley ( Scott Foley) engage in a chase across three continents in search of the enemy and the lost secret of the Knights Templar. Cast * Mira Sorvino Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born ) is an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Vaughan
Simon Vaughan (born 13 January 1970) is a British film and television producer and executive producer. Vaughan began his career as a child actor after being cast as Freddie Mainwaring in the BBC series ''Grange Hill''. In 2009 Vaughan founded Lookout Point, a London-based drama production company. At Lookout Point Vaughan acted as CEO (and later Chairman and Joint CEO) before stepping down in January 2019, following the sale of Lookout Point to the BBC. In 2019 Vaughan launched The Media Investment Company with BBC Studios alum Helen Jackson. In June 2021, the company re-launched as The Story Company announcing a new partnership with LA based Fifth Season (formerly WME/Endeavor). Vaughan is Chairman of The Story Works, Central London’s biggest film and television studios, occupying a 22-acre riverside site in South West London, UK. Early life Vaughan was born in Kingston-Upon-Thames. He attended Danes Hill school in Surrey and Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Vaugha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sienna Films
Sphere Media is a Canadian film and television production and distribution company based in Montreal, Quebec. History Sphere Media was founded in 1984 by Jean Rémillard. Initially named Groupe Télé-Vision Inc., the company was sold in 2010 to Bruno Dubé and partners, and renamed DATSIT Studios, in 2012. It was renamed DATSIT Sphere in 2017 after acquiring Sphere Media Plus, founded by Jocelyn Deschênes. The company subsequently acquired other smaller studios, including Nicole Robert's Go Films in 2018, Oasis Animation and Quiet Motion in 2019, Bristow Global Media in 2020, and Sienna Films in 2020. In June 2020, DATSIT Sphere announced its rebranding as Sphere Media. Later the same year, the president of Sphere Media, Bruno Dubé, was named "Dealmaker of the Year" by Playback magazine for the acquisitions of BGM and Sienna Films during 2020. In January 2022, Sphere Media announced the acquisition Montreal-based animation studio Sardine Productions, founded in 2002 by Ghi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Garrett (producer)
Stephen Garrett (born 16 April 1957) is a British film and television producer. He is best known for founding the Kudos production company, and executive producing the BBC spy drama '' Spooks.'' As a film producer and executive producer, his credits include ''Eastern Promises'' (2007), '' Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' (2008), ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'' (2011), and '' The Night Manager'' (2016). In 2016, he launched a new production company, Character Seven. Biography Born on 16 April 1957, Stephen Garrett was educated at Westminster School and Merton College, Oxford where he read Jurisprudence. In 1978 he started work at Granada, where he worked as a researcher on ''Granada Reports''. From 1987 to 1992 he was Channel 4’s commissioning editor for youth programmes, commissioning '' The Word''. In 1992 Garrett founded Kudos, with partner Debbie Mason. As joint managing director, first with Debbie Mason, then with Jane Featherstone, and later Executive Chairman, Garrett overs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudos (production Company)
Kudos is a British film and television production company. It has produced television series for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Amazon and Netflix and its productions include '' Tin Star, Humans, Broadchurch, The Tunnel'', ''Grantchester, Apple Tree Yard, Utopia,'' '' Spooks'' (US: ''MI5''), '' Hustle'' and ''Life on Mars/ Ashes to Ashes.'' In 2007 it was voted Best Independent Production Company by ''Broadcast'' magazine. Formed in 1992, since 2007 it has been part of the Shine Group. In 2007 it also set up the film unit, Kudos Pictures. In 2011, the Shine Group was 100% acquired by News Corporation and was part of the 50–50 joint-venture Endemol Shine Group in 2015. On 3 July 2020, France-based Banijay bought the studio through former's acquisition of Endemol Shine Group. History The company was formed in 1992. It came to international attention with the BAFTA Award-winning spy drama '' Spooks'', which debuted on BBC One on 13 May 2002. In late 2006, the company was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn Up (TV Series)
''Burn Up'' is a 2008 BBC/Global Drama dealing with the issues of climate change and peak oil. Plot summary Episode one Oil surveyor Masud Khamil narrowly escapes an attack on his camp in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and flees with some valuable data. Tom McConnell replaces his father-in-law Sir Mark Foxbay as Chairman of Arrow Oil. At the celebration party, Inuit activist Mika Namuvai enters uninvited and serves Tom a writ from her people. The writ decries global warming and its causes, such as Arrow's production facility on the Athabasca tar sands. The shock of Mika's subsequent ejection causes Tom's daughter to have an asthma attack, but she is saved by Holly Dernay, head of renewable energy at Arrow. In testimony before the US Senate in Washington, Sir Richard Langham, Tom's former geology professor, testifies on the dangers of global warming, but he is discredited by a pro-oil senator using muck racked up by devious oil lobbyist James "Mack" Mackintosh. Tom confronts Mack, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, and producer. He rose to fame for his lead role as RCMP Constable Benton Fraser on the popular Canadian television series '' Due South'' (1994–1997). He won three Gemini Awards for his work on the series, two for acting and one for writing. Gross subsequently had success with two other Canadian television series, '' Slings & Arrows'' and '' Republic of Doyle''. He made his film directorial debut with the cult comedy '' Men with Brooms'', which spawned a television series of the same name. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the 2008 war film '' Passchendaele'', which won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture. At the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, he received the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement. That same year, he was awarded the Order of Canada for “his contributions to Canadian film and television, as an actor, writer and direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone Of Separation
Zone, Zones or The Zone may refer to: Places Military zones * Zone, any of the divisions of France during the World War II German occupation * Zone, any of the divisions of Germany during the post-World War II Allied occupation * Korean Demilitarized Zone Place names * Zone (colony) (Ζώνη), an ancient Greek city * Zone, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia * Zones of Nepal, any of several administrative divisions * Administrative divisions of India, known as Zones * Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ("The Zone") a June/July 2020 occupation protest site in Seattle, Washington * List of zones of Ethiopia, any of several administrative divisions * The Zone (''die Zone'' in German), a derogatory term for the former East Germany * Zone of alienation ("The Zone"), the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl disaster site Apparel * Zone (vestment), a belt worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church * Zone, a girdle worn by a woman around the waist Arts, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
