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NEWS
• INDIAN SUMMER: THE OKA
CRISIS, Festival news
American Indian Film Festival (November 3-11, 2006):
5 nominations: Best Feature, Best Director (Gil Cardinal),
Best Actress (Alex Rice), Best Actor (George Leach), Best Supporting Actor (Darrell Dennis), 2006 American
Indian Film Festival (San
Francisco, USA).
The award-winning production will be shown on Sunday, November 5 at the Lumiere Theatre in the 12:00
Noon program. The Lumiere
Theatre address is 1572 California Street (@ Polk), San Francisco. The
American Indian
Motion Picture Awards Show takes place Nov. 11, at 7:30 PM, Palace of Fine Arts,
3301 Lyon Street, in San
Francisco. Festival website:
www.aifisf.com
Rio de Janeiro International TV
Festival (November 20-26, 2006):
The production will be shown in the
non-competitive World TV Panorama section. Festival website:
http://www.ietv.org.br/festival
Fipa (January 23-28, 2006):
The production will be shown in the
non-competitive Fipatel market.
Festival website:
http://www.fipa.tm.fr/en/index.php
• Radio
Enfer DVD: now on sale
Due to popular demand and to the growing online fan
petition, we are happy to announce the DVD release of
Radio Enfer, Season 1 (26 half hours). The general public can now order
online at www.radioenfer.ca. The DVDs
will soon be available in stores – stay tuned for store confirmations.
The award-winning youth series enjoyed
high ratings during its 10-year run on Canada’s French language youth
broadcaster, VrakTV.
• Il Duce
Canadese receives 3 Gemini Award nominations (August 29,
2006)
Nominations:
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a
Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Tony Nardi
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role
in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: Dino Tavarone
• Best Costume Design: Anne Duceppe
Watch the gala live on Global Television on November 4, 2006. Official
Gemini Awards website:
http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini21/main.cfm.
• RENÉ LÉVESQUE
airing on CBC TV on Thursdays: September 7, 14 and 21 at
8:00 PM (Eastern).
The 6-hour mini-series will air in 3 parts. Check
your local listings. The mini-series was a Finalist for Best
Writing at the
New York Film Festivals 2005. Starring award-winning actors, the
mini-series was shot in English and in French. The
French version will air on CBC TV’s French counterpart (Radio-Canada) on
Thursdays as well but on September 7, 14 and 21.
• INDIAN
SUMMER: THE OKA CRISIS Airing soon on CBC TV (August 16,
2006)
CBC
Television has not yet confirmed the premiere broadcast date
of our two-part mini-series INDIAN SUMMER: THE OKA CRISIS.
However, according to the broadcast schedule on
www.cbc.ca, the show will air on September 15 (part 1) and
22 (part 2) at 8:00 PM.
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INDIAN SUMMER: THE OKA CRISIS -
World Festival Premiere at Montreal’s First Peoples’
Festival
(May 25-June 8 and June 21-25, 2006)
Part 1 of the mini-series will be shown on May 27 at 4:00 pm in
Kanehsatake at the Aronhiatekha school. Part 2 will be
shown later the same day at 7:30 pm at the same location.
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Other screenings: |
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Monday May 29th at 6:00 pm in Kahnawake
at Kateri Hall
Friday June 2nd at 6:30 pm in Montreal,
at the NFB, theatre G
Saturday June 3rd at 2:00 pm in Montreal,
at the NFB, theatre |
More info on the First Peoples’ Festival website:
http://www.nativelynx.qc.ca/06/en/horaire.html
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INDIAN SUMMER: THE OKA CRISIS Opens the Dreamspeakers Film
Festival in Edmonton, Alberta on June 7, 2006
The mini-series will be shown in its entirety at the Opening Night
Gala on June 7 at 6:00 pm. Director Gil Cardinal will be in
attendance.
More info on the
Dreamspeakers Film Festival website:
http://www.dreamspeakers.org/2006/events.htm#gala
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THE
LAST CHAPTER COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD released in Canada
(January 2006)
Now both award winning series are out on DVD in Canada
(English version only – French version coming soon).
To purchase your copy, please visit:
http://www.morningstarent.com/morningstar/site.php?p=10&type=view&id=1711&PHPSESSID=75c770029035f6fca99b341e71086bd8
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Gemini Award Nomination for FRIES WITH THAT? (October 13,
2005)
Our tween sitcom FRIES WITH THAT? (airing on YTV, Canada)
receives a Gemini Award Nomination
(Canada) in the category
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction
Program or Series. The Awards Gala
will be broadcast live on GLOBAL TV (Canada) on
November 19
at 8:00 pm EST.
Official Gemini Awards website:
http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini20/main.cfm.
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Mipcom 2005 (Oct. 17 – 21 in Cannes, France)
New Programs Presented:
RENÉ LÉVESQUE
(TV Drama), ADDICTED
TO THE GAME (TV Doc).
Download the Press Release (PDF).
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IL DUCE CANADESE – CBC television premiere (October 1, 2005)
CBC will air the television premiere
of award winning
IL DUCE CANADESE (TV Drama)
on October 16 (Part 1) and 17 (Part 2).
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THE LAST CHAPTER DVD hits the USA (August 9, 2005)
Award
winning biker mini-series THE LAST CHAPTER (Series 1 & 2)
(TV Drama) is released on DVD
in the USA.
To order your copy visit the BFS website:
http://www.bfsent.com/item_detail.asp?number=30712.
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THE LAST CHAPTER VHS/DVD available in Canada
(Summer 2005)
Award
winning biker mini-series THE LAST CHAPTER (Series 1 & 2)
(TV Drama) is available for purchase on VHS and DVD.
To order your copy visit Morningstar Entertainment’s
website:
http://www.morningstarent.com/morningstar/site.php?PHPSESSID=75c770029035f6fca99b341e71086bd8&p=10&type=searchtext&field=title&searchtext=chapter |
