News Brief: Cross-Canada copro

Regina’s Partners In Motion, Toronto/Montreal-based The Multimedia Group of Canada and Le Groupe Multi-Images of Trois-Rivieres, Que. will be collaborating on a 26-episode half-hour series called Medicine Demystified. Described as ‘a guide to self-health,’ the series is based on a concept from Julien Patry and Luc Verville. Partners in Motion will produce and Multimedia will handle domestic and international distribution.

The series, which is the first Saskatchewan/Quebec coproduction, will be produced at and broadcast by stv Regina, a CanWest Global station.

Produced and directed by Chris Triffo, the series begins production June 1 and is set to air in September.