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June 18, 2010CONGRATULATIONS Phil and Dav!
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CONGRATULATIONS to our LEO AWARD WINNERS!
Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée and Davila Leblanc
Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series for THE LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL
THE LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL, created by Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée and Davila Leblanc, also won for Best Animation Program or Series.
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Leo Awards
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The Leo Awards were established in 1998 to celebrate excellence in British Columbia film and television. The Leo Awards 2010 Celebration and Gala Awards Ceremonies take place June 4 and 5 at the Westin Bayshore Vancouver.
The Leo Awards are a project of the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, and produced by Troika Productions Inc. and Events One.
The Nominees are…………
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Matt Frewer - Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for ALICE
Kandyse McClure - Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama for COLE
Lorne Cardinal - Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series for WOLF CANYON
Kwesi Ameyaw - Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for RIVERWORLD
Alison Grace - Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Drama for A SHINE OF RAINBOWS
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Mary Frymire - Best Direction in an Information or Lifestyle Series for SMART COOKIES: FINDING LOVE AND SAVINGS
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Victor Nicolle - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series for 1001 NIGHTS: WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE
Cathy Moss - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series for DOGGY DAY SCHOOL: BOSSY BOOTS
Louise Moon - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series for FRANNY’S FEET: LIGHTS IN THE NIGHT
Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée and Davila Leblanc - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series for LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL: GLORY HOG
* LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL, created by Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée and Davila Leblanc, is also up for Best Animation Program or Series.
WATCH CAMILLE MITCHELL ON CAPRICA
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“There Is Another Sky” airs Friday, February 26 at 9PM and 11PM on Syfy in the USA and at 7PM on SPACE in Canada.
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Camille was delighted to be offered this juicy role on the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA prequel CAPRICA and says…
“I had a ball playing Vesta, a powerful but shady avatar with wild hair and guns, who runs an exclusive casino where Russian roulette is played for real for big bucks, in a world with no rules. I had originally auditioned for director Michal Nankin back in 2007 for the role of Starbuck’s alcoholic dying mother on “Battlestar” and I am so grateful that he remembered me from that audition and brought me back for this. It was a wonderful experience!”
In addition to her numerous stage and film credits, Camille became a familiar face on television from her five seasons as Sheriff Nancy Adams on the CW’s SMALLVILLE. She will appear again on that network on April 12 in a guest appearance on their very positively reviewed new series LIFE UNEXPECTED. David Hinck from The New York News says, “LIFE UNEXPECTED is TV pleasure unexpected!”
Magda Apanowicz stars in CAPRICA
“Be sure to watch our own Magda Apanowicz in the new series CAPRICA, premiering Friday January 22nd @ 9pm EST/6pm Pacific, on Space”
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Click here to read Magda’s Interview with The National Post
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December 4, 2009Matt Frewer
Watch Matt Frewer in ALICE
He’s as mad as a box of frogs!
Our Matt Frewer stars with grown-up Alice (Caterina Scorsone) and Queen of Hearts (Kathy Bates) in the mini series Alice premiering this Sunday and Monday evenings. Alice offers a modern take on Lewis Carroll’s novels. Alice finds herself in a futuristic Wonderland and when the Queen kidnaps her she seeks an ally in the White Knight (Frewer), a character from Through the Looking Glass.
Frewer says, “He’s a knight of old, and the knights in this version have died off so he’s the one remaining crusader who will champion Alice’s cause. That’s the idea. He’s actually gone mad, as a result of too much time on his own. He’s a cross between Don Quixote, Baron von Munchausen and the Cowardly Lion; he’s mad as a box of frogs!”
Frewer adds that the “Wonderland” atmosphere extended past work. “We had a wonderful time doing it. It’s a fantastic piece to work on, and we’re just very grateful.”
Alice premiers on Showcase and SyFy Channel this Sunday:
Night One:
Sunday December 6
On SyFy Channel at 9 pm
On Showcase at 8 pm
Night Two:
Monday December 7
On SyFy Channel at 9 pm
On Showcase at 8 pm
September 16, 2009
Beverley Elliott is Lucille Starr
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Our Beverley Elliott returns both to the stage and her country roots to play the title role in the world premiere of…
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Lucille Starr is a Franco- Manitoban/ British Columbian singer, songwriter and yodeler best known for her 1964 hit single, “Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes” (”The French Song”). The play begins in 1981 with Lucille/Beverley returning to her hometown, Coquitlam, BC, for her comeback tour. Coming home stirs up a lifetime of memories- from a successful career to the loss of her voice and recovery. The tour brings her back to her music, herself and… back to you.
Besides her numerous stage appearances, Beverley is a familiar face in film and television where she has appeared in over 50 projects. Some of her favourite films include working with Clint Eastwood in UNFORGIVEN and opposite the late John Candy in HARRY CRUMB. On TV she has been a series regular on HARPER’S ISLAND, BORDERTOWN and HOPE ISLAND. She has also been seen in Spielberg’s mini series TAKEN and Stephen King’s KINGDOM HOSPITAL.
EVERGREEN CULTURAL CENTER
September 22 - 26
Click here for online tickets
1205 Pinetree Way,
Coquitlam BC
FIREHALL CENTER
DATES: September 30- October 10
For tickets call the Firehall Box Office at - 604.689.0926
280 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
THE GATEWAY
November 11 -21, 2009
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6500 Gilbert Road
Richmond BC
MCCLURE MANIA!
Kandyse McClure signs as one of the leads in Brett Ratner’s(X-MEN) latest film MOTHER’S DAY
Kandyse has her cards and flowers ready for “Mother’s Day,” Darren Lynn Bousman’s remake of Charles Kaufman’s 1980 Troma cult classic.
The original “Mother’s Day” revolved around three female friends who, while camping, run afoul of two brothers who engage in murder and rape to impress their deranged mother. The new version, written by Scott Milam, is being remolded as a psychological thriller in which the wicked family returns to the house where they grew up to terrorize the new owners and their guests.
McClure will play Gina, a guest at the house along with friends Shawn Ashmore(XMEN) and Deborah Ann Woll(TRUE BLOOD). Filming commences September ’09 with a spring 2010 release timed to Mother’s Day being eyed.
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Kandyse stars in COLE which has its world première at TIFF September 15, 2009
Cole Chambers (Richard de Klerk) is an aspiring writer living in the small British Columbia town of Lytton. He enrols in a writing course at a university in the city, and meets Serafina (Kandyse McClure), a black woman who lives with her wealthy and controlling parents. Attracted to the possibility of escape that the other offers, Cole and Serafina start an affair few close to them understand.
Cole is an intense and insightful drama from director Carl Bessai and writer Adam Zang. Bessai turns his lens from
his typical urban setting to more rural surroundings, and finds both beauty and pathos. De Klerk and McClure anchor the film with their casual intimacy. Cole is Bessai’s most assured movie yet. At times challenging but ultimately life-affirming, Cole is a polished and mature work from one of Canada’s most active and engaging filmmakers.
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CHILDREN OF THE CORN premieres September 26 on SY FY
Kandyse (aka Dualla) may have wrapped the Battlestar Galactica series, but she returns to SCI FI Channel as the leading lady in the upcoming original movie Children of the Corn. 
In the film, McClure and David Anders (HEROES) star as Vicki and Burton Stanton, a couple who decide to go on a driving trip as sort of a second honeymoon and somehow end up in a rural community with some freaky ass children. The flick was shot on location in and around Davenport, Iowa. Donald P. Borchers is directing the shenanigans from his own script.
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NBC to broadcast new series PERSONS UNKNOWN
NBC has picked up Persons Unknown, the Fox TV Studios drama series from Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie(”The Usual Suspects” ). The order is for 13-episodes. Persons Unknown, executive produced by showrunner Remi Aubuchon, McQuarrie and Heather McQuarrie, stars Kandyse with Jason Wiles and Daisy Betts and revolves around a group of strangers who wake up in a deserted town with no recollection of how they got there, only to realize that they are watched by omnipresent security cameras. To escape, they must work together to solve a surreal puzzle. Première date TBA
WECOME NEW CLIENTS
This summer Eric and Richard have welcomed two new clients to their roster who have both recently relocated to Vancouver.
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Demore Barnes joins us via both Toronto and LA. Canadian audiences will remember him from the legal series THE ASSOCIATES where he was twice nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Leading Actor in a Dramatic Series. State-side he played ‘Sergeant First Class Hector Williams’ aka Hammerhead, in Seasons
1,2 and 3 of CBS’s critically acclaimed series THE UNIT.
Demore had a nice welcome to Vancouver where on his first appointment he booked a new recurring lead role on CW’s hit series SUPERNATURAL. Playing the dual role of Darryl and Raphael, he will provide some twists and turns this season for SUPERNATURAL fans!
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Mark Lutz is a multi-talent actor and screenwriter who is well known as the star and author of TV feature VICTOR. Based on the inspiring, true-life, story of swimmer Victor Davis, Mark played this working class kid who through sheer guts and determination overcame both physical and psychological challenges to reach the pinnacle of his sport, becoming an Olympic gold medal champion. The project won two 2008 Gemini awards! Although Mark has guest starred on numerous episodics including 
popular shows like FRIENDS and ER, he may be best known as ‘The Groosalugg’ aka ‘Groo’ from season 2 and 3 of WB hit show ANGEL. Part demon and part human, our Mr. Lutz got to battle Angel for the affections of the lovely Cordelia. Wanna find out who prevails?…then buy the damn DVDs people 
Congratulations to Anne Wheeler, “Our first lady of Canadian film”
Wheeler’s LIVING OUT LOUD starring Emmy-award winner Gail O’Grady premieres on the Hallmark Channel May 2, and Anne is nominated for her fine work on this project with a Best Direction of Feature Length Drama nomination at the May 9th LEO Awards
Wheeler is always busy with directing and writing assignments, and tries to have a half dozen projects on the go at all times. She loves to try anything new, and draws from her own wide range of experiences.
Recently, Anne has directed ‘Mail Order Bride’, ‘The Gambler, The Girl and the Gunslinger’, ‘Christmas on Chestnut Street’ and ‘Me, Mom, Dad…. And Her’.
Now living in White Rock, just south of Vancouver, B.C., she loves to pass on her enthusiasm to young and old alike. Her films have touched the hearts of her audience, won numerous awards and have earned her SIX HONORARY DOCTORATES and THE ORDER OF CANADA.
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A shocking change in a woman’s life inspires those around her to reconsider what’s really important to them in “Living Out Loud,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie directed by Anne Wheeler premiering Saturday, May 2th at 9:00PM with an encore presentation at the same time on May 8th.
Emily Marshall (Gail O’Grady) is a high school chorus teacher who is all about helping others achieve their goals, having abandoned her own years before as a youthful fantasy. But a visit to the doctor throws Emily for a loop when 
she is diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. She starts chemotherapy treatment right away, leaving her husband Brad (Michael Shanks, “Stargate SG-1″) to take care of Melissa (Jessica Amlee, “Heartland”) and Ben (Alex Ferris, “The L Word”), their children he’s been too busy with work to get to know. Emily’s newfound strength becomes an inspiration to those around her.
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Just click on this link to watch a short preview.
http://www.truveo.com/Living-Out-Loud-Hallmark-Channel/id/3285506134
April 8, 2009Beverley Elliott is one of the stars of CBS ’s HARPER’S ISLAND
Beverley says “Harper’s Island is nail-biting and terrifying…not a place I’d like to buy real estate.”
HARPER’S ISLAND is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Seattle for a destination wedding. This island is famous for a streak of unsolved murders from seven years ago. Although they’ve come to laugh and to love, what they don’t know is they’ve also come… to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival.
In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.
Don’t miss the broadcast premiere of HARPER’S ISLAND on Thursday, April 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
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April 7, 2009We are proud to congratulate our 2009 Leo Awards Nominees:
Barry Kennedy - Best Host in an Information or Lifestyle Series for “Out In The Cold”
Louise Moon - Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series for “Kid Vs Kat”
Julie Patzwald - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for “The Guard”
Dan Payne - Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for “Mulligans”
Anne Wheeler - Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama for “Living Out Loud”
March 4, 2009
WES WILLIAMS joins all-star cast in the new drama series ‘THE LINE’
Actor Wes Williams will appear alongside an all-star cast in the upcoming drama series ‘The Line’, premiering Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 10 p.m. ET on TMN and 9 p.m. PT on Movie Central. It will also air Fridays at 9pm ET/MT on HBO Canada. ‘The Line’ revolves around the multifaceted lives of people on both sides of the law and brings viewers into an unpredictable world where the lives of cops, criminals and the innocent collide. This compelling 15-part series has a tremendous cast of heavy hitters including: Sharon Lawrence, Linda Hamilton, Daniel Kash, Ron White and Ed Asner, and was written by renowned playwright George F. Walker and his creative partner Dani Romain. (click ‘more’ tab to continue reading) more
LUCAS TALENT WELCOMES CARL BESSAI
UPDATE: January 2009 - CARL BESSAI is nominated for 2 Genie Awards (Achievement in Direction and Best Motion Picture) for NORMAL.
Anna Archer, Doreen Holmes and Richard Lucas are proud to announce that they are now representing the award winning filmmaker Carl Bessai.
Bessai started out in the film industry shooting documentaries and soon honed his skills as a producer, writer, director, and cinematographer. His feature films have won international critical acclaim, having screened at numerous festivals including Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto and have been released theatrically in Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. He has had the pleasure of directing international talents including Sir Ian McKellen (EMILE), Carrie-Anne Moss (NORMAL) and Colm Feore (LOLA).
In 2007 his film NORMAL (starring Moss plus Kevin Zegers, Cameron Bright and Callum Keith Rennie) premièred with acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to win multiple industry awards. His 2006 feature, UNNATURAL&ACCIDENTAL premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at TIFF, before earning awards and nominations at the American Indian Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the British Columbia film Awards (Leos), and the 2007 Genie Awards.
In 2009 watch for the release of two new Bessai features COLE and MOTHERS&DAUGHTERS.
December 3, 2008Justin Louis wins a Gemini Award for his Leading role in DURHAM COUNTY
UPDATE: January 2009 - JUSTIN LOUIS signs to play Colonel Evertt Young in the new STARGATE UNIVERSE series
We are proud to congratulate Justin on his well-earned Gemini Award in the category of “Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role” in the critically acclaimed series DURHAM COUNTY.
Just click on the link below and you will see why the Globe and Mail says “Justin Louis does his best work ever here.”
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