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WGC Screenwriting Award nominations announced

From a media release:

2013 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalist List

ANIMATION

  • Johnny Test “Johnny vs. The Tickler”  Written by John Derevlany
  • League of Super Evil “Kinderprison” Written by Phil Ivanusic-Vallee & Davila LeBlanc
  • Scaredy Squirrel “Grand Ole Grocery” Written by Terry McGurrin
  • Sidekick “I, Sidebot”  Written by Dan Williams & Lienne Sawatsky

CHILDREN & YOUTH

  • Finding Stuff Out “Animals Big and Small” Written by Lisa Hunter
  • How To Be Indie “How To Make a Christmas Miracle” Written by John May & Suzanne Bolch
  • My Babysitter’s a Vampire “Independence Daze”  Written by Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott
  • My Babysitter’s a Vampire “Hottie Ho-Tep” Written by Miles Smith

DOCUMENTARY

  • Sorry State Written by Mitch Miyagawa
  • Surviving:) The Teenage Brain (for Nature of Things) Written by Robert Lower
  • We Were Children  Written by Jason Sherman

MOVIES & MINISERIES

  • The Phantoms  Written by Andrew Wreggitt
  • Picture Day Written by Kate Melville
  • The Samaritan  Written by Elan Mastai & David Weaver
  • Still Written by Michael McGowan

SHORTS & WEBSERIES

  • Bill & Sons Towing “Bikini Calendar” Written by Mark De Angelis
  • Ruby Skye P.I.: The Haunted Library “#Creepy” Written by Julie Strassman-Cohn & Jill Golick
  • The Runner “Things Just Got Outta Hand, Right?” Written by Liz Scully
  • Totally Amp’d “Episode 9” Written by Karen McClellan

TV COMEDY

  • Less Than Kind “Danger, Wrestling” Written by Denis McGrath
  • Less Than Kind “Fugue State” Written by Mark McKinney
  • Less Than Kind “Jerk Chicken” Written by Kim Coghill
  • Todd & the Book of Pure Evil “B.Y.O.B.O.P.E.” Story by Ian Malone, Charles Picco & Craig David Wallace; Teleplay by Ian Malone & Craig David Wallace 

TV DRAMA

  • Bomb Girls “Jumping Tracks”  Written by Michael MacLennan
  • Continuum “End Times” Written by Simon Barry
  • Heartland “Life is a Highway” Written by Leila Basen
  • Heartland “Breaking Down and Building Up” Written by Heather Conkie
  • The L.A. Complex “Down in L.A.” Written by Martin Gero
  • Saving Hope “Bea, Again” Written by Esta Spalding
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Canadians from the future invade US TV

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From Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times:

They’re From the Future, and Canada
The people behind “Continuum,” a slick Canadian science-fiction drama recently imported to the United States by Syfy, are very conscious that their growing international audience is a demanding, detail-oriented bunch. But the other day during the filming here of a Season 2 scene that had actors in a drainage tunnel with a roaring helicopter at one end, one detail was beyond anyone’s control. Read more.

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Continuum season 2 in production

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From a media release:

Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster headline ensemble cast of the returning hit series

Reunion Pictures, in association with Shaw Media, announced today that production has started on Season 2 of Continuum, the original one hour drama-action series about a policewoman from 2077 who travels back in time and teams with a present day cop to track down escaped convicts from her future. Continuum Season 2 is slated to premiere in Canada on Shaw Media’s specialty channel Showcase in April 2013.

Continuum debuted on Showcase to an audience of over 1 million viewers (2+), shattering all previous premiere records on the network, making it the #1 specialty series of the summer. Last summer, Continuum averaged #1 on Sundays, dominating its timeslot across all key demos. The epic first season concluded with the most-watched finale in Showcase history.*

In Season 1 of Continuum, Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols; Criminal Minds, Alias), a cop from the year 2077 found herself trapped in present day Vancouver, searching for convicted terrorists from the future, known as Liber8. With unexpected assistance from teen tech genius Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen; Jericho, Scream 4), Kiera desperately tried to bring down the terrorists before they changed the course of history forever. In Season 2 Kiera continues her uneasy alliance with her partner, Vancouver Police detective Carlos Fonnegra (Victor Webster; Castle, Melrose Place) and grapples with the big question that closed the first season – why was I sent here? While Alec struggles to understand the implications of the mysterious message he received from his future self in last season’s finale, the Liber8 terrorists become more strategic, although just as lethal.

“Season 2 of Continuum will see Kiera pitted against Liber8 while trying to find a way back to 2077,” says creator/executive producer Simon Barry, “This season will feature the best elements of Season 1 in addition to some new characters and storylines that expand the universe of Continuum.”

“We’re absolutely thrilled about the great viewer response for the first season and know that fans are eagerly awaiting the second season,” says Reunion Pictures Tom Rowe. “Simon Barry’s vision, top notch writing and a terrific cast are captivating the North American and international audiences.”

Rounding out the cast is Stephen Lobo (Smallville, Little Mosque On The Prairie), Roger Cross (The Gates, Fringe), Lexa Doig (V, Stargate SG-I), Omari Newton (Blue Mountain State, Sophie) and Luvia Petersen (The L Word) .

Continuum is created by Executive Producer Simon Barry (The Art of War) while DGC award winner Patrick Williams (Shattered, DeGrassi:The Next Generation) is Executive Producer and Director. Reunion Pictures partners Tom Rowe, Lisa Richardson and Matthew O’Connnor are Executive Producers

Filmed on location in Vancouver, BC, Continuum is developed and produced by Reunion Pictures.

*Source: BBM Canada, PPM Data 5/21/12-8/5/12

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Writers Talking TV in Vancouver with Continuum creator/showrunner Simon Barry

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Tuesday, February 12, beginning at 7 pm
Room 1800 at SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St
RSVP to praxis@sfu.ca

The Writers Guild of Canada in partnership with Praxis Centre for Screenwriters is proud to present a screening and discussion with Simon Barry, the creator and showrunner of the hit series Continuum. In conversation with TV Eh?’s Diane Wild, Simon will explore the series’ origins, the rules of the world he’s created, and how those rules play out in the Continuum writers room and on the page.

Continuum premiered on Showcase in Spring of 2012, capturing 1.7 million Canadian viewers. A Showcase original series, filmed in Vancouver, Continuum features Kiera Cameron, a regular cop from 65 years in the future who finds herself trapped in present day Vancouver, tracking eight of the most ruthless criminals from the future, known as Liber8, escaping their planned execution in the year 2077. The series was picked up for U.S. and U.K. broadcast by the popular specialty channel Syfy, which began airing the first season in January. Simon is in production now on season two.

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Continuum and other news from Hollywood North

From Mark Leiren-Young of the Vancouver Sun:

  • Hollywood North: Continuum finds future in the U.S
    Showcase’s futuristic hit Continuum arrived in the U.S. on Syfy this week and the future of the made-in-B.C. series is looking bright. Entertainment Weekly declared the show — about a police officer who gets tossed back in time to our primitive era — a “crisp, crackerjack series” that “deserves a substantial audience in America.” Read more.
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