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: click here

Fipa (January 23-28, 2006): The production will be shown in the non-competitive Fipatel market. Festival website: click here
     
    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.
 
   

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.

     Other screenings:
  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: click here
     
  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: click here
     
    Montreal, September 19th.  Claudio Luca from Cine Tele Action (The Boys of St-Vincent, The Last Chapter, René Lévesque) is presently on production of Indian Summer : The Oka Crisis a Four Hour, Television Drama, Mini-series with the collaboration of CBC.

     
Radio Enfer DVD: now on sale (www.radioenfer.ca)
    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. Download press release (in French only).
 
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: click here

     
    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).
     
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.

   
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 their website: click here
     
    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: click here.
     
    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: click here.
     
    Montreal, August 7, 2002 – Filming for the miniseries THE LAST CHAPTER II continues until September 29. Shot in French and in English, this six-hour dramatic miniseries is produced by Claudio Luca, written by Luc Dionne and directed by Richard Roy.

     
    Montreal, September 5th, 2001. - THE LAST CHAPTER, a mini-series set in the world of outlaw biker gangs, explores the dark side of a brutal yet fascinating environment where the truth is often quite different from what we imagine.

   
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: click here.
   
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).