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Durham County up for 5 Monte Carlo TV awards

March 22, 2011 Diane Wild

From a media release:

Durham County Season Three Nominated for Five Monte Carlo Television Awards!

Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Film Productions are proud to announce that Durham Countyâ€™s third and final season has been nominated for five Monte Carlo Television Awards.

The 6 x 1 hour crime drama was nominated in the categories of Outstanding International Producers (Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Michael Prupas), Outstanding Actor (Hugh Dillon, Michael Nardone) and Outstanding Actress (HÃ©lÃ¨ne Joy, Laurence Leboeuf).

Nominated for 18 Gemini awards, winner of 7, and praised by the New York Times as â€œentirely addictive,â€ Durham County is developed and produced by Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc. and Back Alley Film Productions Ltd. with Corus Entertainmentâ€™s Movie Central and Astral Mediaâ€™s The Movie Network. The series is produced with participation from the Canadian Media Fund. It is being distributed internationally by ITV Global Entertainment Media.

The series airs on HBO Canada (Eastern Canada) and Movie Central (Western Canada), as well as over 100 territories worldwide.

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The Listener’s Ennis Esmer on hosting the ACTRA Awards

February 24, 2011 Diane Wild

From Ben Kaplan of the National Post:

Q&A: The Listenerâ€™s Ennis Esmer on hosting the ACTRA Awards
We spoke to Esmer, star of The Listener and last yearâ€™s best actor nominee, and grilled him about this weekendâ€™s alternative to the Oscars. Read more.

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Writers Guild announces screenwriting award nominations

February 22, 2011 Diane Wild

From a media release:

Outstanding list of finalists announced for the 2011 WGC Screenwriting Awards

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) today announced the finalists for the 15th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards. The WGC Screenwriting Awards honours excellence in screenwriting, and will celebrate the winning words of Canadaâ€™s screenwriters on April 11 in Toronto.

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Total Drama World Tour, The Next Star, Vacation with Derek among Kidscreen Award winners

February 18, 2011 Diane Wild

From Lana Castleman of Kidscreen.com:

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Maury Chaykin among ACTRA award nominees

January 12, 2011 Diane Wild

From The Canadian Press:

Late Maury Chaykin up for ACTRA award
The late character actor Maury Chaykin is among the nominees for the ninth annual ACTRA Awards.Chaykin, who starred in the TV comedy series Less Than Kind, is up for outstanding male performance. Others in the category include Mark McKinney of Death Comes to Town, Noah Reid from the film Score: A Hockey Musical, Nicholas Rose of New Year, and Chuck Shamata of Break a Leg. Read more.