Drown those winter blahs in a tub of popcorn as miles of film from independents unwind during the 10th anniversary of the Local Heroes International Screen Festival in Edmonton March 3-9….

The six Canadian comedies nominated in the Best Comedy Series and Best Performance categories – Royal Canadian Air Farce, This Hour has 22 Minutes, Comics! and The Kids in the Hall airing on cbc along with The New Red Green Show…

The work of production designer Stephen Roloff has earned him three Gemini nominations this year, two of them for his collaborative efforts on Atlantis Films’ TekWar series: Best Visual Effects (along with Bob Munroe, Derek Grime, Claude Theriault and John Gajdecki)…

The nominations are out as the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television sets the stage for the 10th annual Gemini Awards….