Articles for September, 2007

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Test the Nation loses some steam

Grammar and diction did not play as well with audiences during the second run of the Ceeb’s interactive game show

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Flamingo flies to Disney

Breakthrough Animation has closed a two-season order for its Captain Flamingo with Toon Disney, to air on its Jetix block

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East Coast heart shines in Shaye

Have you tried to make a wife happy? How about four wives? Paul Kilback, producer and director of the upcoming 4 x 60 doc Shaye, has. Kinda.

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Outlaw filmmaking at its best

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Skogland takes on Laurence novel

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Deals for Visitor and Heavy Metal as TIFF market picks up

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Pitch This! winners working with Budapest animators for Giantland

A bit of cash is always a good thing, and as the winners of the 2007 Telefilm Canada Pitch This! competition and bearers of a giant $10,000 cheque, writer/director Jim Goodall and producer Paul Lenart joked that their victory allows them to ‘eat and sleep for a week without having to worry about a job.’

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Peaks and valleys at Haggis conference

In the Valley of Elah is a tautly paced detective thriller set among American war vets from Iraq — so it’s no surprise that the press conference for Paul Haggis’ new feature dived passionately into politics. What was surprising was the degree to which Haggis and star Tommy Lee Jones sparred with CBC broadcaster Evan Solomon.

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TVA, SRC square off on Sundays

Fall schedules pit Quebec version of Deal or No Deal and the reality dater Occupation Double against pubcaster’s Tout le monde en parle. TVA will take top spot, predicts buyer

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Historic movie cars on the block

Looking for a 1925 Hupmobile Roadster? After five decades of providing vintage cars to movie and TV shoots, Ron Fawcett is cashing out, and will auction is family’s 400 autos this weekend.

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New workshop for film writers

Mongrel Media has teamed with two Toronto prodcos to hold monthly meetings for a select group of movie writers to talk, read and get feedback from producers

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Pelley to steer Olympic coverage

Veteran sportscaster will step down as president of the Toronto Argos to lead coverage of the 2010 and 2012 Games