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On Set in Alberta – Wild Geese

The final day of Wild Geese’s 22-day shoot takes place against a stunning Alberta valley backdrop. This day, two scenes, both exteriors, are to be shot….

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Fred Frame up for Mentors

Gemini nominee for best direction in a dramatic series (Mentors) Fred Frame comes from a solid commercial background – in fact he says he was ‘almost exclusively commercial until three years ago.’…

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Finkleman bids Hearts

Ken Finkleman, nominated for a Gemini in the best direction in a dramatic series category for his work on cbc’s Foolish Heart, is sure he doesn’t stand a chance. ‘I don’t think I’ll win. I think [that episode] is a comedy….

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Kish’s Power Play

Like most Gemini nominees, Bert Kish, who’s nominated for his directing efforts on the aac series Power Play, has quite a body of work behind him. But not as a director….

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Walker on the Squad

Giles Walker, Gemini-nominated director for his work on the Keatley MacLeod/aac series Cold Squad (‘Deadly Games Part 2′), says he is disadvantaged geographically. After directing three episodes over the course of the series’ first three seasons, Walker says the opportunity for…

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Ciccoritti excited by The City

Jerry Ciccoritti is doing well for a director who says he only does episodic work as a means of financing his features. And his filmmaking sensibilities are on display in his Gemini-nominated turn for Sarrazin-Couture’s The City….

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Outer Egan

Few scripts are as personal as The Outer Limits episode that has garnered Sam Egan a Gemini nomination for best writing in a dramatic series. His story, ‘Tribunal,’ is based to a large extent on his father’s experiences in Auschwitz. The…

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Sutherland up a note

David Sutherland says he owes his sanity to hip hop….

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Mitchell trades words

Ever the bridesmaid, Peter Mitchell has been nominated for six Geminis so far, with an even split between writing and best series nominations….

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Power pen Lacey

Julie Lacey, nominated for her writing on the Power Play episode ‘Foolish Heart,’ says she hopes all her jobs are as educational as Power Play was: ‘I learned so much.’…

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Graham Clegg

Graham Clegg has particular reason to be thrilled about his nomination for a Gemini in the best writing in a dramatic series category. Clegg, now an executive story editor on Keatley MacLeod/aac’s Cold Squad, says the nomination for his first Traders…

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WWII women chronicled

Canadian women who played their part in the Second World War are to get some recognition courtesy of Lori Kuffner’s Canadian Women of Courage….