A Heartland Christmas scores 1.4 million viewers; repeats Christmas Day

From a media release: CANADIANS’ HEARTS WARMED BY A HEARTLAND CHRISTMAS More than 1.4 million viewers tuned in for CBC-TV holiday special on December 12 New holiday classic to air again on Christmas Day The heartwarming story of a Christmas-time race to save starving horses trapped in a remote mountain area touched a huge television … Continue reading A Heartland Christmas scores 1.4 million viewers; repeats Christmas Day

CBC’s winter schedule announced

From a media release: STARS, HOMEGROWN HITS AND NEW SERIES BROADCAST PREMIERES SHINE IN CBC TELEVISION’S WINTER 2011 SEASON Spy-jinks debut on InSecurity, Republic of Doyle returns, Village on a Diet debuts, The Nature of Things hits 50 Kirstine Stewart, Interim Executive Vice-President, English Services, CBC Television, today previewed the network’s Winter 2011 schedule, including … Continue reading CBC’s winter schedule announced

WGC Screenwriting Award winners announced

From a media release: Canada’s top screenwriters honoured at the 2010 WGC Screenwriting Awards The Writers Guild of Canada celebrated the winning words of Canadian screenwriters tonight at the 14th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards. 148 scripts were nominated in the Awards’ 11 categories, and 43 finalist scripts vied for the winners’ circle. Screenwriters Robert C. … Continue reading WGC Screenwriting Award winners announced

Lost Girl in production for Showcase

From a media release: Prodigy Pictures and Canwest Announce Start of Production on New Original Canadian Fantasy-Noir series, Lost Girl Series to air on Showcase Fall 2010 Prodigy Pictures, in association with Canwest Broadcasting, announced today that principal photography is underway for 13 one-hour episodes of the new original Canadian fantasy-noir series, Lost Girl. Filming … Continue reading Lost Girl in production for Showcase