Yesterday, the ceremony of the Writers Guild of Canada Awards was hosted by comedian Debra Digiovanni. During that night, the winners, who work either in the film or television industry, were revealed.
Dishing out the awards were special guest presenters including Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries), Kristin Booth (Crackie, Young People Fucking), Inga Cadranel (The Bridge, Rent-a-Goalie), Enrico Colantoni (Flashpoint), and screenwriters Mark Farrell (Corner Gas, Dan for Mayor), Michael McGowan (Saint Ralph, One Week), Jennifer Pertsch (6Teen, Total Drama Island), Christin Simms (Captain Flamingo, Dino Dan), Shelley Eriksen (ReGenesis) and Leila Basen & David Preston (Heartland).
Now, without further ado, let's present the winners.
Animation:
Total Drama Action - “The Sand Witch Project”
Written by Shelley Scarrow
Children & Preschool:
Max and Ruby - “Max Says Goodbye”
Written by Kate Barris
Documentary:
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet – 40 Years of One Night Stands
Narration written by Robert Lower
Episodic half-hour:
Less Than Kind -...
Dishing out the awards were special guest presenters including Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries), Kristin Booth (Crackie, Young People Fucking), Inga Cadranel (The Bridge, Rent-a-Goalie), Enrico Colantoni (Flashpoint), and screenwriters Mark Farrell (Corner Gas, Dan for Mayor), Michael McGowan (Saint Ralph, One Week), Jennifer Pertsch (6Teen, Total Drama Island), Christin Simms (Captain Flamingo, Dino Dan), Shelley Eriksen (ReGenesis) and Leila Basen & David Preston (Heartland).
Now, without further ado, let's present the winners.
Animation:
Total Drama Action - “The Sand Witch Project”
Written by Shelley Scarrow
Children & Preschool:
Max and Ruby - “Max Says Goodbye”
Written by Kate Barris
Documentary:
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet – 40 Years of One Night Stands
Narration written by Robert Lower
Episodic half-hour:
Less Than Kind -...
- 4/20/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Toronto -- As Canada's no-drama labor talks continue to forge showbiz peace, local producers have shaken hands on a new two-year contract with the Writers Guild of Canada.
Wgc members secured a 2% annual increase on minimum script fees as part of a new Independent Production Agreement with the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (Cftpa), representing indie producers, and their French-language counterpart, the Quebec Film and TV Producers Association.
The Canadian writers' current deal is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2009.
The new collective agreement, once ratified, will run to Dec. 31, 2011.
The local producers blessed the new deal on Oct. 23, and the Wgc rank and file will shortly cast their own ratification votes.
Wgc president Rebecca Schechter said the latest Ipa talks with producers were tailored for hard times as "all parties set aside larger issues in the interests of a unified creative community."
Schechter said a two-year deal, rather than the traditional three years,...
Wgc members secured a 2% annual increase on minimum script fees as part of a new Independent Production Agreement with the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (Cftpa), representing indie producers, and their French-language counterpart, the Quebec Film and TV Producers Association.
The Canadian writers' current deal is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2009.
The new collective agreement, once ratified, will run to Dec. 31, 2011.
The local producers blessed the new deal on Oct. 23, and the Wgc rank and file will shortly cast their own ratification votes.
Wgc president Rebecca Schechter said the latest Ipa talks with producers were tailored for hard times as "all parties set aside larger issues in the interests of a unified creative community."
Schechter said a two-year deal, rather than the traditional three years,...
- 10/27/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Canadian film and TV unions and producers on Wednesday staged countrywide protests over federal arts funding cuts just days before a national election.
"Culture is an economic engine that contributes 1.1 million (direct and indirect) jobs in this country," Richard Hardacre, national president of Canadian actors union Actra, said at a rally in Toronto. He added that actors must underline the value of Canadian culture to ordinary Canadians.
"This is not a time to put culture on the back burner," Writers Guild of Canada president Rebecca Schechter warned after Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently dismissed domestic artists as "elites" who attended red carpet galas.
Events also were held in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax and elsewhere to protest Can$45 million in recent cuts imposed by the ruling Conservatives to domestic film and TV production, and other cultural funding.
The cuts have hit taxpayer-funded programs that enable Canadian artists and producers...
"Culture is an economic engine that contributes 1.1 million (direct and indirect) jobs in this country," Richard Hardacre, national president of Canadian actors union Actra, said at a rally in Toronto. He added that actors must underline the value of Canadian culture to ordinary Canadians.
"This is not a time to put culture on the back burner," Writers Guild of Canada president Rebecca Schechter warned after Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently dismissed domestic artists as "elites" who attended red carpet galas.
Events also were held in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax and elsewhere to protest Can$45 million in recent cuts imposed by the ruling Conservatives to domestic film and TV production, and other cultural funding.
The cuts have hit taxpayer-funded programs that enable Canadian artists and producers...
- 10/8/2008
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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