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Leila Basen
Leila Basen (born 1955) is a Canadian film and television writer and producer, most noted as one of the writers of the 2006 comedy film '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop''. A graduate of York University, she began her career as a writer for the CBC Television sitcoms '' King of Kensington'' and '' Hangin' In''."TV scripts earn living for `housewife'". '' Montreal Gazette'', September 8, 1991. She later wrote the screenplays for films such as ''Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid'' and '' Killing 'em Softly''. balancing her writing career with her family life with theatre director Alexander Hausvater. She was predominantly a television writer thereafter, writing scripts for series such as '' Urban Angel'', ''Max Glick'', '' Street Legal'', ''Road to Avonlea'', ''African Skies'', '' Bob and Margaret'', '' Ready or Not'', '' Riverdale'', '' Emily of New Moon'' and '' Blackfly''. After ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' she returned to television, serving as a writer and producer on '' Heartland'', '' Strange Empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob And Margaret
''Bob and Margaret'' is an adult animated television series created by David Fine and Alison Snowden and produced by Nelvana. The series was based on the Academy Award-winning short film '' Bob's Birthday'', featuring the same main characters, which won the Best Animated Short Film Oscar in 1994. In Canada, it was the highest-rated Canadian-made animated series ever when it aired in primetime on Global. Plot The show revolved around a married English couple named Bob and Margaret Fish, a middle class 40-ish working couple with two dogs named William and Elizabeth, and no children. Bob is a dentist and Margaret is a chiropodist. Bob and Margaret struggle with everyday issues and mid-life crises. Stories often revolve around the mundane, but in a way that is eminently relatable, from the trials of shopping to dealing with friends who annoy them but owe them a dinner. They are often seen enjoying takeaway Chinese or Indian food. In the first two seasons, Bob and Margaret lived in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Epstein (writer)
Alex Epstein (born January 26, 1963) is a dual citizen American Canadian writer, film producer, director, and educator. Career Alex Epstein began his writing career as an author of short stories for literary magazines. In Hollywood, he worked as a development executive for independent films, including with his own and Angelique Gulermovich Epstein's company Muse of Fire, and as a vice-president of Blue Rider Pictures. His first film writing credit was for 1994's ''Warriors''. In Montreal, he co-created and co-wrote the comedy television series ''Naked Josh'' and co-wrote the buddy cop crime film ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop''. He was head writer (executive story editor) for the second half of the sci-fi series ''Charlie Jade'' with writer credit on three episodes. He has also written and directed several short films, and wrote young adult historical fantasy novel ''The Circle Cast: The Lost Years of Morgan le Fay''. Epstein has worked in the video game industry as the story and voice di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playback (magazine)
''Playback'' is an online Canadian film, broadcasting, and interactive media trade journal owned by Brunico Communications. It was previously published biweekly as a print magazine for the Canadian entertainment industry. It is widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals. History The first issue of ''Playback'' magazine was published, in tabloid format, on . The magazine has since begun to report on advancements in the online digital media industry as well, specifically web series and related events, media, and culture. The magazine also reports on funding resources for filmmakers, technical advancements in the industry, and trends. It is widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals. In May 2010, ''Playback'' magazine stopped publishing its biweekly print edition and became an exclusively online magazine An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 9th Gemini Awards were held on March 5, 1995 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Paul Gross and Tina Keeper, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television. Winners and nominees The following are the winners and nominees of the 9th annual Gemini Awards. Winners appear first and highlighted in bold. Best Dramatic Series *''Due South'' - Alliance Communications. Producers: Jeff King, Paul Haggis, Kathy Slevin *''Road to Avonlea'' - Sullivan Entertainment. Producers: Trudy Grant, Kevin Sullivan *'' Street Legal''- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Producers: Nadia Harcourt, Duncan Lamb, Helen Kafka, Chris Paton *''Neon Rider'' - Virtue/Rekert Productions, Atlantis Films. Producers: Winston Rekert, Danny Virtue, Michael MacMillan *''E.N.G.'' - Atlantis Communications. Producers: Jennifer Black, David Barlow *'' Destiny Ridge'' - Great North Prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Writing In A Children's Or Youth Program Or Series
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series is a Canadian Screen Award that honours writing in English language children's television produced in Canada. Winners and nominees Winners in bold. 1990s 1994 * Roger Fredericks and Louise Moon - '' Street Cents'' ("Hype") * Richard Mortimer - ''AIDScare/AIDsCare'' * David Preston - ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' ("The Tale of the Dream Girl") * Leila Basen - '' Ready or Not'' ("Am I Perverted or What?") * S.M. Molitor, Don Arioli, and Morton Ritts - '' The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' ("The Talking Bread/Couscous/The Three Fisherman") 1995 * Roger Fredericks and Louise Moon - '' Street Cents'' ("Music") * David Preston - ''Bonjour Timothy'' * Steve Westren - '' Groundling Marsh'' ("Snow Job") * David Finley - '' Jim Henson's Dog City'' ("Doggy See, Doggy Do") * Frazer McArter - ''Madison'' ("Stealing Home") * Michael Mercer - '' Nilus the Sandman: The First Day'' 1996 * Marlene Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions. In April 2012, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced that the Gemini Awards and the Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sc ...s would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Top Academy
''Big Top Academy'' is a musical children's TV show, that aired on TVO Kids throughout 2018 and 2019. The show stars a lengthy children's ensemble, including Drew Davis, Cameron Andres, Ava Ro, Liam Patenaude, Madison Brydges, Ellowyn Stanton, Riley O'Donnell, Samson Boldizar, Ana Elizaga Tecuapetla and Carson MacCormac. The 52 episodes of the show started airing on June 10, 2018 on TVO Kids, and has also aired on Pop. The show can also be streamed on Hulu in the United States and Pop Player in the United Kingdom. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ''Big Top Academy: School's Out Edition'' started production, filming from the cast's houses. This 26 episodes of the reboot aired on TVO Kids and Pop Player, in 2020. Plot In a circus arts boarding school, an extraordinary group of young acrobats who dream of becoming professional circus artists, perform stunts, tricks and performances, but no one could imagine the crazy mysteries they'll find on the way, whether it is secret rooms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Empire
''Strange Empire'' is a Canadian television drama series that aired on CBC Television in the 2014–15 television season. Created by Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik, the series is a serialized Western drama set in Janestown, near the Alberta-Montana border in the 1860s, in which three women band together for survival after their husbands are murdered. The cast includes Cara Gee, Melissa Farman and Tattiawna Jones. The first season began airing on 6 October 2014 and consists of 13 episodes. CBC cancelled the series in March 2015 after one season. ''Strange Empire'' was broadcast on LMN in the US and was renamed ''Strange Empire: Rise of the Women'', it premiered on May 29, 2015. Cast and characters * Cara Gee as Kat Loving, a Métis woman who loses her child and her husband and struggles to protect her surrogate family. * Melissa Farman as Rebecca Blithely, an autistic woman who was previously institutionalized and who now works as a doctor. * Tattiawna Jones as Isabelle Slotter, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartland (Canadian TV Series)
''Heartland'' is a Canadian family comedy-drama television series which debuted in Canada on CBC on October 14, 2007. The series is based on the '' Heartland'' book series by Lauren Brooke and follows Amy Fleming and her older sister Louise "Lou" Fleming on their Alberta-based family ranch, 'Heartland', where they live with their widowed grandfather Jack Bartlett, their father Tim Fleming and hired farmhand Ty Borden. While experiencing the highs and lows of life on the ranch, the family bonds and grows closer. With the airing of its 139th episode on March 29, 2015, ''Heartland'' surpassed '' Street Legal'' as the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in Canadian television history. On June 2, 2021, CBC renewed the series for a fifteenth ten-episode season. The show has been picked up for a Season 16 of 15 episodes on June 1, 2022 and started production on the same day, and it premiered on October 2, 2022 in Canada. In the United States, the series has wide distribution th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary Herald
The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network. History ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser'' started publication on 31 August 1883 in a tent at the junction of the Bow and Elbow by Thomas Braden, a school teacher, and his friend, Andrew Armour, a printer, and financed by "a five-hundred- dollar interest-free loan from a Toronto milliner, Miss Frances Ann Chandler." It started as a weekly paper with 150 copies of only four pages created on a handpress that arrived 11 days earlier on the first train to Calgary. A year's subscription cost $3. When Hugh St. Quentin Cayley became editor 26 November 1884 the Herald moved out of the tent and into a shack. Cayley quickly became partner and editor. Eventually, the publisher's name was changed to Herald Publishing Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackfly (TV Series)
''Blackfly'' is a Canadian sitcom which ran on the Global Television Network for two seasons in 2001 and 2002. Although shot single-camera like most Canadian comedies, this series was shot on videotape and contains a laugh track rather than making use of the usual live audience because most scenes take place outdoors. Premise The show is set in 18th-century Canada back "in days when beaver fur was good as gold" and features a twisted "''Blackadder'' meets ''F Troop''"-style Canadian history in which Benny "Blackfly" Broughton ( Ron James), a Maritimes-born undersized but ambitious general jack-of-all-trades at the isolated Fort Simpson-Eaton on the colonial Canadian frontier, is joined by the prissy by-the-book upper class British officer Corporal Entwhistle (Colin Mochrie) whom he is usually able to talk into his latest doomed-to-failure get-rich-quick scheme. John Doyle, "A People's History from a hoser's perspective". '' The Globe and Mail'', January 4, 2001. Other characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
