From Jim Bawden:
Wolverine Documentary: A CBC-TV First
I freely admit I knew next to nothing about wolverines.
And then I watched the preview tape of CBC-TV’s Nature Of Things documentary: Wolverine: Ghosts Of The Northern Forest. For the very first time anywhere wolverines are shown in their native habitat and these are not the quick, blurred  shots usually glimpsed in other documentaries. Continue reading.Â
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
X Company writer on the struggles of seeing both sides of the war
“We think the more you see the second half the more you sense the tumblers falling into place…even if you can’t see what they are. We like to zag instead of zig. There’s also a note of real tragedy looming, because we as the audience have a luxury of hindsight that they do not; they look on the upcoming Allied raid as the turning of the tide. We, of course, know it’s only 1942, and Dieppe was anything but. So you’re going to start to feel the mounting tension and dread and suspense from that.” Continue reading.Â
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Life in Schitt’s Creek is good for Emily Hampshire
Anyone who has watched Schitt’s Creek is aware that this isn’t your typical comedy, and that feel extends behind the scenes as well. “I feel like I’m super lucky to be on a show where the people are so great and nice. Schitt’s Creek is such a dream job.†Continue reading.Â
From a media release:
ACTRA Toronto is proud to announce the winners of the 14th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto.
Outstanding Performance – Female
Catherine O’Hara (Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, “Wine and Roses” Produced by Not a Real Company)
Outstanding Performance – Male
Christopher Plummer (Zev Guttman in Remember. Produced by Serendipity Point Films)
Outstanding Performance – Voice
Julie Lemieux (Granny Butternut in Numb Chucks, “Tough Love” Produced by 9 Story Media Group)
Tantoo Cardinal presented ACTRA Toronto’s 2016 Award of Excellence to Sarah Gadon.
A special presentation of statuettes was made to ACTRA Toronto’s stunt pioneers: John “Frenchie” Berger, Matt Birman, Shane Cardwell, Shelley Cook, Bobby Hannah, Chris Lamon, Dwayne McLean, Brent Meyer, Branko Racki, Alison Reid, Morris Maurizio Santia, John Stoneham Sr., Anton Tyukodi and Billy E. Williams.
The 14th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto were presented at a live show and gala at The Carlu. The show was hosted by comic Martha Chaves with live music by Salsa Norte.
The 14th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto was sponsored by: DIAMOND: Actra Fraternal Benefit Society. PLATINUM: ACTRA National, Performers’ Rights Society and Recording Artists’ Collecting Society; Bell Media. GOLD: CBC, CMPA, City of Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Office, Deluxe, In Your Ear Productions, IATSE 873, Rhombus Media, Shaftesbury Films, United Steelworkers. SILVER: Cavalluzzo, Directors Guild of Canada (Ontario), RBC Royal Bank. BRONZE: Addenda Capital, Creative Arts Savings & Credit Union, Don Carmody Film and Television, eOne, Grant Thornton, HUB International, New Real Films, Rolling Picture Company, Serendipity Point Films, Take 5 Productions, Whizbang Films, Writers Guild of Canada.
ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing more than 15,000 of Canada’s 22,000 professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. As an advocate for Canadian culture since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven union that continues to secure rights and respect for the work of professional performers.
From Hermione Wilson of The TV Junkies:
Orphan Black’s Kevin Hanchard for MVP
“There’s a lot of clashing in Season 4, let’s just put it that way, whether it’s between Sarah and Art, or Sarah and everybody else. I mean, Sarah is a wild card and she has, I think, more invested than anybody else in this whole situation. It’s her blood that’s involved here and she’s going to do things the way she wants to do things. There’s a lot of conflicts this year and I think that’s what’s really exciting about this show, is that it’s not just a bunch of pretty people and pretty people angst [laughs], it’s not a show about that!” Continue reading.
