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Food Jammers wins gold

From a media release:

PEACE POINT’S FOOD JAMMERS STRIKES GOLD AT THE 41ST ANNUAL WORLDFEST-HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Les Tomlin, President and Executive Producer of Peace Point Entertainment Group is delighted to announce today that the company’s Food Jammers series (Season II) was honored this past week with a Gold Award at the 41st annual WorldFest Film Festival held in Houston, TX. This is the third year in a row that Food Jammers has been honored at WorldFest, having previously won Silver (’07) and Bronze (’06). The series is currently in production on it’s third season set to air this fall on Canada’s Food Network. The series is also broadcast in Italy (RAI), Brazil (Globosat), Australia (XYZ) and Thailand (UBC).

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CFL Legend Scores a Touchdown with Road Grill

From a media release:

Host Matt Dunigan headlines new Canadian barbecue series premiering May 19

Nothing says summer like barbecue and this year Food Network is kicking off the season with sizzling barbecue recipes in the new Canadian original series Road Grill premiering Monday, May 19 at 2pm ET and 7pm ET. Listed as one of the CFL’s Top 50 players and a member of the CFL Hall of Fame, host Matt Dunigan takes his Grill Team to a variety of different events, spreading love, good food and a party wherever they go. From an ultimate tournament to a skydiving jamboree, Road Grill features exciting locations, great grilling secrets and some amazing barbecue eats.

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In the news: Profile of Sherry White

From Heidi Wicks of the St. John’s Telegram:

  • White at work
    “Sherry White is one of this province’s most active and enthusiastic young filmmakers. Since one of her early accolades (writing and starring in the feature film “The Bread Maker,” which premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival), she has gone on to star in CBC’s “Hatching, Matching and Dispatching,” and co-starred/co-wrote/co-created the pilot episode of CBC’s “Rabbittown.” Her most recent CBC-TV tie is as a writer for “MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives.”” Read more.
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In the news: Degrassi love at GLAAD Awards

From andPOP:

  • Adamo Gets Lots of Love at GLAAD Awards
    “Canadian “Degrassi” star Adamo Ruggiero was so popular at the GLAAD awards on Saturday, he may have even made Rufus Wainwright jealous. The crowd went so wild when Adamo took to the stage to speak about his decision to come out of the closet, that when Wainwright was accepting the Stephen F Kolzak Award later in the evening, he said, ‘I’m giving up my music career and taking up a role on Degrassi.'” Read more.
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