• Canadian TV-on-DVD Roundup
  Includes The Tudors, Sanctuary, Blood Ties, Kenny vs. Spenny, Total Drama Island, Spectacle: Elvis Costello With … Read more.

• Canadian TV-on-DVD Roundup (August 14, 2009)
  “Little Mosque on the Prairie’s second season on DVD September 15, 2009 through Paradox Entertainment Group/E1 Entertainment. I guess Morningstar Entertainment lost DVD rights for the show. E1 is a better label, anyway. The set includes a Dan Redican commentary track, among other random extras.” Read more.

• Blood Ties season 2

From David Lambert at TV Shows on DVD (media release):

• BLOOD TIES: First Season On 4-DVD Set

• Canadian TV-on-DVD Roundup (April 2, 2009)

• Drinkers on writing
  “Jude swills wine with Blood Ties scribes Shelley Eriksen (Cold Squad, Show Me Yours) and Dennis Heaton (Fido, Jpod), as well as writer Edward Kay (22 Minutes, Jimmy Two Shoes) about vampires, women in the writers room, Deadwood with a laugh track, and so much more; Eriksen and Heaton also geek out on Battlestar and its coming prequel, Caprica. ” Listen here.

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Following that live discussion, I’ll play an excerpt of the interview I did with executive producer and director Martin Wood of Sanctuary, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. It includes material that didn’t make it into my article , such as more on Sanctuary’s innovative filming process and a solid answer to the elusive question I’ve been asked more than once: Why is Vancouver such a hotbed of science fiction filming?

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All nominees for the 10th Anniversary Leo Awards were announced today. In addition to the earlier announcement of select program categories included in the Leo Awards Film Festival, the list of nominees for the Leo Awards 2008 is now complete and can be viewed online at http://leoawards.com/nominees_2008.html.

“BC’s film and television industry continues to inspire excellence and innovation,” says Leo Awards president Walter Daroshin. “And in this our tenth year, we salute the 2008 nominees and all the past nominees and winners that altogether have contributed to the legacy of the Leo Awards.”

To determine the final nominations, Lui Petrollini, partner at Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants LLP, tabulated the ballots of 47 jurors who adjudicated 750 eligible entries comprised of 131 program and 619 craft entries.

The Leo Awards honour programs in 9 categories including Feature Length Drama; Dramatic Series; Short Drama; Documentary Program or Series; Information or Lifestyle Series; Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series; Animation Program or Series; Student Production; and Music Video.

Sixty-three Craft awards will also be presented in the categories of Direction, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Picture Editing, Overall Sound, Sound Editing, Musical Score, Production Design, Costume Design, Make-Up, Visual Effects, and Performance or Host(s).

Winners in 76 categories will be announced at two separate ceremonies where Program and Craft awards will be presented, including one Outstanding Achievement Award.

“We look forward to welcoming the entire community to the 10th edition of the Leo Awards,” comments Bernie Melanson, Chair, Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of BC. “This year’s program will offer a number of features that we’re sure will delight our audience.”

The Leo Awards 2008 are sponsored by Northwest Imaging & FX, the Union of British Columbia Performers, ACFC West, The BMW Store, IATSE 891, and Kodak Motion Picture Film.

Established in 1998, the Leo Awards celebrate excellence in British Columbia film and television. The 10th Anniversary Leo Awards Celebration and Gala Awards Ceremonies take place May 23 and 24 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.

• Afghanada, Dragon Boys win Canadian screenwriting awards
  “Vancouver screenwriter Ian Weir, who also created the teen series Edgemount, won the award for best miniseries for Dragon Boys, a two-part drama about teens involved with Vancouver’s Asian gangs. CBC-TV comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes won the award for best variety show for an episode created by Kevin White. White and Mark Critch, Irwin Barker, Gavin Crawford, Gary Pearson, Jennifer Whalen, Carolyn Taylor, Albert Howell, Dave Nystrom, Geri Hall, Todd Allen and Tim McAuliffe are credited as writers. … Best drama series was Across the River to Motor City, written by Denis McGrath and Robert Wertheimer.” Read more.