Pam Swedko

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Haddock performs Geminis Inquest

It was after attending an international forensic science conference a few years ago in Vancouver that Chris Haddock was struck with the idea of building a show around a coroner….

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Mitchell gets writing nods for Traders

Although tv veteran Peter Mitchell has been in the running for Gemini Awards in the past, this year’s double nomination marks the first time he is up for his writing talent….

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Gumby & Pokey make TV comeback

Santa Claus went out with a banquet in his honor and a temperamental Spiderman took the time to perfect his golf game. Now joining them in retirement are two of the most famous animated television icons, Gumby and Pokey….

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Burnett tops Marbles

Nintendo’s ‘Happy Together’ commercial, starring Super Mario, Donkey Kong and other familiar faces from video game land, took best of show at the second annual Golden Marble Awards. Created by Leo Burnett usa and directed by Mark Story out of Crossroads,…

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The Five Senses

Director/writer/coproducer: Jeremy Podeswa…

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Rogers offering new panels

The Rogers Industry Centre has altered its mandate and opened its programming strand for TIFF 1999 to address a wider array of filmmakers aside from producers….

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Annex puts focus on proprietary

Entering its second year of operation, Annex Entertainment is moving away from service work and towards more proprietary productions….

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Direct This – Rupert Wainwright

The Partners’ Film Company director Rupert Wainwright started his directorial career in the theatre, but with little encouragement from those who came to see his plays he decided to try his hand at film, a switch that proved positive for the…

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Doc shop High Road up for drama

After about 18 years in doc and info production, High Road Productions, producers of Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows and CBC Newsworld’s CounterSpin, will launch a division dedicated to fiction. Company president Paul Jay says High Road will make a serious…

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On set: The Perfect Son

New on the Toronto production scene, New Real Films kickstarts its slate with The Perfect Son, a feature film first for director Leonard Farlinger….

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Arto-Pelli has A Sordid Affair with Germany’s Gemini

Toronto’s Arto-Pelli Motion Pictures and Gemini Film Productions out of Cologne, Germany, are in production on the psychological thriller A Sordid Affair….

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Oscar Bassinson

To most, two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun looks like either a somewhat tasty meal or indigestion waiting to happen, but to L.T.B. Productions director Oscar Bassinson, it’s a work of art….