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Norman Jewison — Creative: Master filmmaker’s legacy is CFC and mentorship
Norman Jewison’s downtown office overlooks a City of Toronto park that bears his name. The master filmmaker’s single request to the city was to include a dog fountain – named after longtime family pet Barney – with a trigger pedal so that canines could release cool water with a press of their paw.
Moses Znaimer — Television: TV guru revolutionized small screen
This one will go down as one of Canadian broadcasting’s great ironies – that Moses Znaimer, a man who long fashioned himself a rebel breaking with ‘old fart television’ – has been inducted into a Hall of Fame.
Gordon Pinsent — Talent: Royal actor at top of his game
Gordon Pinsent’s laughter is a thing of beauty – rich, full-spirited and utterly infectious. His broad devilish face is suffused with good humor as he considers the question, ‘How does it feel to become an overnight star in the United States at the age of 76?’
Michael Spencer — Industry Builder: Creating the Canadian motion picture industry
Michael Spencer wrote his spicy memoirs in a book called Hollywood North: Creating the Canadian Motion Picture Industry. It’s the story of the development and evolution of a $3-billion film and television industry that began with an unassuming two-page memo to Cabinet in 1965. Spencer wrote that memo.
Andre Link & John Dunning — Feature Film: Maverick producer-distrib team scored at box office
Veteran film producer and distributor John Dunning finds the aura of respectability surrounding his career a bit odd.
Harold Greenberg (1930-1996) — Pioneer: Media mogul was a passionate and resolute Canadian
Harold Greenberg, the legendary former head of Astral Media, embodied qualities that are exceptionally rare in a chief executive officer of a media empire. Greenberg was a charming yet resolute force who fought relentlessly to create a film and television industry in Canada, leading the way by executive producing the country’s first international box-office sensation, Porky’s.
Claude Jutra (1930-1986) — Pioneer: Cineaste directed masterpiece
Director Claude Jutra is best known for Mon oncle Antoine (1971), considered by many critics as the greatest Canadian film ever made.
Barbara Frum (1937-1992) — Pioneer: CBC host ‘worked in journalism without an agenda’
Barbara Frum’s name will forever be associated with the CBC. Indeed, the celebrated journalist and broadcaster enjoyed huge popularity, first as one of the original radio hosts of the magazine show As It Happens, and later and as one of the founding cohosts of CBC TV’s The Journal.
Morton named new Academy head
Bay Street lawyer and OFDC veteran takes over top spot from Maria Topalovich, wants to bring CTV News back into the Gemini Award fold
CTV plays catchup with Star
Third season of the Epitome teen drama goes to air hot on the heels of season two, with Emily Andras taking over as showrunner
Surfer sails past Drew
Superhero sequel takes the top spot at the box office for Fox, ahead of Warner Bros’ Nancy Drew by a mile
Franny’s goes to Germany
Disney Channel signs with Decode Entertainment for the pay TV rights to Franny’s Feet
New talent cast in Cradle
Low-budget tale of pop star turned pop tart set to shoot outside Edmonton
Switzer says good-bye to CHUM
The top man at CHUM says he will bow out of the radio and TV giant after CGM takes over in July, ending 24 years at the Little Station That Could
Fido falters in U.S.
Zombie comedy performs poorly in New York in L.A., but will nonetheless expand next month into another four markets, looking for better luck in San Francisco and Boston
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