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Jason Priestley wins best actor at Roma Fiction Festival

From a media release:

JASON PRIESTLEY WINS BEST ACTOR AWARD

E1 Entertainment is proud to announce that Jason Priestley was named Best Actor in a Television Series at the Roma Fiction Festival. Priestley was honored for his role as “Richard Fitzpatrick” in the dark comedy Call Me Fitz and was in Rome to accept the award on July 10th.

The Roma Fiction Festival is a prestigious international Television Festival dedicated entirely to the vast world of TV fiction. The awards jury panel is comprised of five members from the international media industry, and is presided over by CSI: NY’s A.J. Buckley.

“Jason created a character that you loved to hate, but through humor you fell in love with him,” stated Buckley. “Everyone was blown away by his vulnerable yet brave performance. His character as Fitz is a departure from anything you’ve ever seen of him. An absolute fearless performance.”

Call Me Fitz is a no-holds-barred comedy about a morally bankrupt used car salesman who will do anything and anyone to sell his used cars. Fitz is forced to go into business with his conscience when a near death experience coincides with the arrival of Larry, a do-gooder with a heart of gold bent on helping Fitz change his ways.

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Overruled wins interactive award

From a media release:

SHAFTESBURY & FAMILY CHANNEL STRIKE GOLD AT THE 2010 PromaxBDA AWARDS WITH INTERACTIVE AWARD WIN FOR OVERRULED!: YOU RULE

Shaftesbury, Canada’s leading creator and producer of original content for television and multiple platforms, today announced that the original interactive kids’ video activity Overruled!: You Rule, available through Family.ca, took home a Gold Award for Best Interactive: DVD, Interactive TV, Mobile, Emerging Platforms at the 2010 PromaxBDA Promotion & Marketing North America awards in Los Angeles last week. The unique activity was conceptualized and produced by Shaftesbury’s digital media division, Smokebomb Entertainment and Family Channel’s interactive team.

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Directors Guild award nominations announced

From the DGC website – nominations include Being Erica, Flashpoint, Sanctuary, The Bridge, Death Comes to Town, G-Spot, Less Than Kind, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Degrassi, Heartland, How to be Indie, Overruled:

  • The Directors Guild of Canada Announces the 2010 DGC Awards Nominees “The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) announces the 2010 DGC Awards nominations. Comedian Dave Foley will host the annual gala on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The Guild will celebrate the career of acclaimed director Sidney Furie (The Ipcress File, Lady Sings the Blues) and the extraordinary contributions of Don McCutcheon and Paul Bronfman to the DGC and the Canadian film and television industry.” Read more.
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Canadian Comedy Award nominees announced

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From a media release:

2010 CANADIAN COMEDY AWARD NOMINEES ARE ANNOUNCED!

The race for the 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards is on! Canada’s finest comedians will go head to head for the coveted BEAVER statuette this October in Toronto, as The Canadian Comedy Awards Foundation in association with The Comedy Network today announced the nominees for the 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards. At a media conference held at Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto, emcees Deb McGrath and Colin Mochrie highlighted the nominees in all 21 categories.

Winners will be declared at The Comedy Network Presents the Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival Awards Show on Monday, October 18 to be held at the Isabel Bader Theatre.

To view a complete list of the 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards nominees and to access nominee bios, please go to www.canadiancomedy.ca.

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Canadian shows win Rockie Awards

From a media release:

The 31st Banff World Television Festival (BANFF) and nextMEDIA announced the winners of the 2010 “”Rockie” Awards. Among the winners were the following Canadian shows:

FICTION

  • Animation: Le Printemps de Melie/ Molly in Springtime, National Film Board of Canada in association with Folimage, PIWI, Divertissement Subsequence Inc – Canada

NON-FICTION

  • Lifestyle & Information Programs: Pitchin’ In: Shrimp, Frantic Films, Food Network – Canada

Chosen from 900 entries from more than 43 countries, the Banff World Television Awards, also known as the “Rockies”, is one of the world’s most prestigious events celebrating outstanding work by international TV creators responsible for the continuing evolution and originality in the industry. All the nominees were announced earlier this year at the MIPTV broadcast and digital media conference in Cannes, France.

Equally exciting, BANFF has seen a 13% increase in submissions this year, attesting to the continued popularity and importance of the awards.

The BANFF organizers designated 68 jury panels from over 30 countries around the world to select Rockie Award nominees in each of the 34 categories. There will be 5 separate award ceremonies for winners from each of these 34 categories, culminating in the Banff World Television Awards on June 15, 2010.

For full list of category descriptions,: http://www.banff2010.com/2010.program.categories.php.

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