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Podcast Episode 244: Production begins on Crave’s Little Bird, The Kids in the Hall return and post CSAs recapPreview: TVO pushes off for a leisurely cruise in Tripping the BruceTransplant, Kim’s Convenience leads, Sort Of and Scarborough win at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards galaTim Rozon, Ayisha Issa, Kaniehtiio Horn and Tallboyz win during Night 4 of the 2022 Canadian Screen AwardsCorner Gas Animated, The Hardy Boys, Mary Berg and Canada’s Drag Race win during Night 3 of the 2022 Canadian Screen AwardsAndi Petrillo, George Stroumboulopoulos, Farm Crimes and 21 Black Futures win during Night 2 of the 2022 Canadian Screen AwardsEmployable Me, Oscar Peterson: Black + White and Lisa LaFlamme win during Night 1 of the 2022 Canadian Screen AwardsCanadian Screen Awards’ Beth Janson: “There’s discovery, there’s a celebration and just pride in being Canadian and in our industry”The Hardy BoysLink: Melanie Scrofano steps into a new challenge with The Hardy BoysApril 30, 2022 Greg DavidLeave a commentFrom Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:Link: Melanie Scrofano steps into a new challenge with The Hardy BoysWhile she may have been recently nominated for a Best Actress Canadian Screen Award for her work on Wynonna Earp, Melanie Scrofano is headed behind the camera to direct once again. Scrofano directed two episodes of Season 2 of Hulu and YTV’s The Hardy Boys. Continue reading.Melanie ScrofanoThe Hardy BoysWynonna EarpIndustry NewsAMI announces the opening of the Disability Screen OfficeApril 29, 2022 Greg DavidLeave a commentFrom a media release:AMI, in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada, is excited to announce the launch of the Disability Screen Office (DSO).With our commitment to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, AMI is currently facilitating the creation of this industry office with funding from the CMF and Telefilm Canada.The DSO will provide services that:• increase accurate and meaningful disability representation on and off-screen throughout the Canadian media landscape• expose and eliminate accessibility barriers to create a more inclusive and accessible industry for all• support and amplify the creative voices of Canadians with disabilities nationally and internationallyBackgroundFor the past year, AMI has been leading roundtable discussions with diverse groups of individuals in the disability community that are working in or with the screen industry. The groups include creators, writers, directors, producers, performers and representatives from academia. The objective of these roundtables was to obtain unfiltered feedback on the accessibility of the media industry to the disability community, and to identify barriers and brainstorm solutions with a view of developing programs to increase industry accessibility.To do this, all roads lead to the formation of a new organization, now known as the DSO.“It became apparent that there is currently no single program, incentive or regulation that can cause the screen industry to be fully inclusive for people with disabilities,” says Andrew Morris, Manager, Independent Production, AMI-tv. “The only way to create meaningful real opportunities for people with disabilities in the media industry is to address the systemic barriers relating to education, industry regulations, insufficient and/or inaccurate representation, public beliefs and attitudes, and full accessibility throughout the media industry.”“As part of CMF’s growth and inclusion strategy, we’ve introduced new measures to support creators with disabilities,” says Tamara Dawit, Vice-President, Inclusion and Growth, CMF. “Helping establish the Disability Screen Office to support and amplify the creative voices of Canadians with disabilities, both here in Canada and beyond our borders, is part of that strategy. We’re delighted to partner with AMI and Telefilm to achieve this important goal.”“The creation of the Disability Screen Office will be a significant advancement for meaningful representation, advocacy, and change for creators on both sides of the camera,” said Christa Dickenson, Executive Director and CEO at Telefilm Canada. “The DSO will further contribute to breaking down barriers and shaping a more accessible and equitable screen-based industry within Canada.”Next steps• With funding from CMF, AMI has begun the development phase of a national, bilingual research endeavor that will culminate in the creation of the Best Practices Guide for Disability Engagement in the Canadian Film and Television Industry. This document will be the foundation of the DSO.• Meanwhile, Telefilm Canada has provided startup funding to enable the DSO to recruit a board of directors and open the office within the year.• Both Telefilm and CMF have also contributed funding for innovative programs to help make writers’ rooms in Canada accessible to screenwriters in the disability community, to be announced this summer.About Accessible Media Inc.AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through accessible media, reflection and portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.About the Canada Media FundThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. The CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors. Please visit cmf-fmc.ca.About Telefilm CanadaAs a Partner of Choice, Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation dedicated to the success of Canada’s audiovisual industry, fostering access and excellence by delivering programs that support cultural resonance and audience engagement. With a lens of equity, inclusivity and sustainability, Telefilm bolsters dynamic companies and a range of creative talent at home and around the world. Telefilm also makes recommendations regarding the certification of audiovisual coproduction treaties to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Launched in 2012, the Talent Fund raises private donations which principally support emerging talent. Visit telefilm.ca and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/Telefilm_Canada and on Facebook at  facebook.com/telefilmcanada.AMICMFTelefilm CanadaActing Good, Industry NewsAward-winning actor Michael Greyeyes joins directing team for CTV Comedy Channel’s original series, Acting GoodApril 27, 2022 Greg David1 CommentFrom a media release:CTV Comedy Channel announced today that award-winning actor, director, and choreographer Michael Greyeyes is tapped to direct five episodes of the brand-new original series, ACTING GOOD. Loosely based on the life of Anishinaabe stand-up comedian and series co-creator, Paul Rabliauskas, production on the half-hour scripted comedy is currently underway in Winnipeg and surrounding areas, and is set to premiere later this year.Joining Greyeyes as directors for the debut season of ACTING GOOD are writer, director, and video artist Darlene Naponse (Anishinaabe), as well as series co-showrunners Amber-Sekowan Daniels (Anishininew) and Eric Toth.ACTING GOOD stars Rabliauskas as Paul, a witty but sensitive comic who returns home to the fictional Grouse Lake First Nation after a botched attempt to move to the big city. Also joining the cast is actor, comedian, and series co-showrunner Pat Thornton, who stars as Brady, the “only white guy on the rez.” The homegrown lineup of cast and crew also features Billy Merasty (Elijah) as voice of the rez and radio DJ, Roger Laughingstick, Roseanne Supernault (THE DRIVE) as reformed bad girl and band councillor, Jo. Gabriel Daniels (The Ice Road) joins the cast as big-hearted Dean, along with series producer Tina Keeper (NORTH OF 60) as the family matriarch Agnes. And in their debut acting roles, Avery Claudia Sutherland stars as Jo’s rebellious daughter Chickadee, comedian Cheyenna Sapp as Paul’s, on-again-off-again girlfriend, Rose, Jason Mason as overzealous band constable Lips, and writer, poet, and radio host Rosanna Deerchild as First Nation Grouse Lake chief, Deedee.About Michael Greyeyes:Michael Greyeyes is a multi-hyphenate talent – an actor, director, choreographer, and scholar whose diverse career from stage to screen spans over 25 years.Greyeyes recently starred in the thriller Wild Indian, directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr, which premiered in competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. He garnered a Film Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award nomination for his leading performance. On television, Greyeyes returns for Season 2 of RUTHERFORD FALLS. He also received a Film Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for his role in the series, marking a historical moment as he becomes the first Native Actor with two nominations in the same year for the awards.His film work includes the role of Traylor in Blood Quantum and Sitting Bull in Woman Walks Ahead, co-starring Jessica Chastain. He has appeared in numerous other feature films such as The New World, directed by Terence Malick, Skipped Parts, Sunshine State, directed by John Sayles, Passchendaele, directed by Paul Gross, and Dance Me Outside, a cult-classic directed by Bruce McDonald.As a director, he has created numerous theatre works including Bearing, a searing dance opera that premiered at the 2017 Luminato Festival in Toronto, A Soldier’s Tale, from thine eyes, and wrote Nôhkom. Greyeyes was nominated for a Dora Award for his direction on Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit, a full-length evening of Indigenous opera featuring two librettos in Cree and Sami.He is Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. He graduated from Kent State University with a Master’s Degree in the Fine Arts at the School of Theatre and Dance and is also a graduate of The National Ballet School where he went on to join The National Ballet of Canada company. In 2010, Greyeyes founded a Canadian non-profit theatre organization, Signal Theatre, a company that explores intercultural and transdisciplinary live performance. He serves as the Artistic Director for the theatre.About Darlene Naponse:Darlene Naponse is an Anishinaabe writer, director, and video artist from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, ON. Her films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, TIFF, and imagineNATIVE Film Festival. Her film Falls Around Her opened imagineNATIVE Film Festival in 2018, and took home the Audience Choice Award. Naponse’s fourth feature film, Stellar, in which she wrote, directed, and produced, just wrapped production.ACTING GOOD is set in the fictional remote fly-in Grouse Lake First Nation, a world that lives by its own set of rules. The series location is inspired by Rabliauskas’ own isolated community of Poplar River First Nation.ACTING GOOD is produced by CTV Comedy Channel, in association with Kistikan Pictures Inc., with the participation of Canada Media Fund and Bell Fund. Producers are Tina Keeper (Kistikan Pictures) and Jennifer Beasley (Buffalo Gal Pictures) with Phyllis Laing (Buffalo Gal Pictures) as Executive Producer and Paula J. Smith as Supervising Producer. Paul Rabliauskas is Executive Producer and writer, with Amber-Sekowan Daniels, Pat Thornton, and Eric Toth as writers and co-showrunners.Acting GoodAmber-Sekowan DanielsBell MediaBilly MerastyCTV Comedy ChannelDarlene NaponseEric TothIndustry NewsMichael GreyeyesPat ThorntonPaul RabliauskasRoseanne SupernaultTina KeeperAwards, Featured, Pretty Hard Cases, Sort OfWGC Screenwriting Awards 2022 winners announcedApril 25, 2022 Greg DavidLeave a commentFrom a media release:In a funny, lively virtual ceremony held this evening, host Nile Séguin announced the winners of the 26th annual Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards.Some winners of 2022’s top prizes include Bilal Baig & Fab Filippo (Sort Of), Michael McGowan (All My Puny Sorrows), Tassie Cameron & Sherry White (Pretty Hard Cases), and Amanda Joy (The Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker).Special awards were also presented to Carolyn Saunders, winner of the Sondra Kelly Award, and Matt Huether, who was awarded the Alex Barris Mentorship Award. Anthony Q. Farrell, creator and showrunner of Overlord and the Underwoods and The Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker, received the night’s final prize, the Showrunner Award. The Denis McGrath Award for Service to the WGC was also presented to Michael Amo, who has served the Guild for the past 12 years as a member of Council, representing the Atlantic region.Please see below for the complete list of winning scripts and screenwriters.The 27th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards are now being planned and hopefully, we will be celebrating live once again. In the meantime, 2022’s presentation will be posted to the WGC YouTube Channel.A digital program, listing all nominations, nominees and special awards winners, is also available here for download.2022 WGC SCREENWRITING AWARDS WINNERSCHILDREN’SOdd Squad Mobile Unit, “H2 Oh No” I Written by Lakna EdilimaCOMEDY SERIESSort Of, “Sort of Gone” I Written by Bilal Baig & Fab FilippoDRAMA SERIESPretty Hard Cases, “Bananas” I Written by Tassie Cameron & Sherry WhiteFEATURE FILMAll My Puny Sorrows I Written by Michael McGowanMOW & MINISERIESAs Gouda As It Gets I Written by James PhillipsPRESCHOOLElinor Wonders Why, “Olive’s Tree” I Written by Michael FoulkeSHORTS & WEBSERIESMy Pride: The Series “Fire” I Written by Maddi PattonTWEENS & TEENSThe Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker, “Joy” I Written by Amanda JoySONDRA KELLY AWARDCarolyn SaundersALEX BARRIS MENTORSHIP AWARDMatt HuetherDENIS MCGRATH AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE WGCMichael AmoSHOWRUNNER AWARDAnthony Q. FarrellABOUT THE WGCThe Writers Guild of Canada represents more than 2,500 professional English-language screenwriters across Canada, the creators of Canadian entertainment enjoyed on all screens. WGC.ca @WGCtweetAnthony Q. FarrellAwardsDenis McGrathPretty Hard CasesSort OfWriter's Guild of CanadaAwards, Featured, PodcastTV, Eh? Podcast Episode 244: Production begins on Crave’s Little Bird, The Kids in the Hall return and post CSAs recapApril 24, 2022 Greg DavidLeave a commentThis week, Greg and Amy go through debuts and returns on the Canadian TVcalendar. Then, we cover a bunch of Canadian TV news, including production kicking off on Little Bird, The Kids in the Hall returning with new episodes, Bell Media teaming up with all-Black executive production team to develop Canada’s first Black-focused bilingual anthology series Festivale, and the death of Paul Pope.We close out by discussing the Canadian Screen Awards gala by reviewing the top TV categories.http://media.blubrry.com/tv_eh/p/www.tv-eh.com/downloads/TVEh244.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCanadian Screen AwardspodcastPosts navigation12…3,190Next →CategoriesSelect Category19-221 ThunderAcceptable RiskActing GoodAftermathAlbedoAlias GraceAmazing Race CanadaAnneAnne of Green GablesAnne with an EAnother LifeAscensionAstrid & Lilly Save the WorldBachelor CanadaBachelorette CanadaBad BloodBaroness von Sketch ShowBecause NewsBellevueBetweenBig Brother CanadaBirder Murder MysteriesBittenBlackstoneBletchley Circle: San FranciscoBlood and WaterBones of CrowsBook of NegroesBurden of TruthCall Me FitzCanada’s Drag RaceCanada’s Got TalentCanada’s Smartest PersonCanada: The Story of UsCardinalCarterCaughtCavendishChildren Ruin EverythingChildren’s ProgrammingContinuumCorner GasCorner Gas AnimatedCorner Gas: AnimatedCoronerCrawfordDark MatterDead StillDegrassiDepartureDiggstownDigital SeriesDragons’ DenFamily Feud CanadaFamily LawFeudalFool CanadaForgive MeFortunate SonFour in the MorningFrankie DrakeFrankie Drake MysteriesFrontierFubarGame showsGhost WalkGhost WarsGoing NativeGreat Canadian Baking ShowGreenfieldsHard Rock MedicalHavenHeartlandHelixHolly HobbieHoudini & DoyleHudson & RexHumour ResourcesIron Chef CanadaJannJonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellKilljoysKim’s ConvenienceKnights of PanterraLady DicksLetterkennyLittle BirdLittle DogLittlekennyLost GirlMary Kills PeopleMasterchef CanadaMichael: Every DayMichael: Tuesdays and ThursdaysMirageMohawk GirlsMoonshineMotiveMr. DMurdoch MysteriesNetflixNew EdenNorthern RescueNursesObituaryOpen HeartOrphan BlackPackage DealPlayedPretty Hard CasesPrivate EyesPureRansomReBoot: The Guardian CodeRecipe to RichesRemedyRepublic of DoyleRexRick Mercer ReportRobyn HoodRookie BlueRopeRun the BurbsRussell Peters is the Indian DetectiveSatisfactionSaving HopeSchitt’s CreekSecond JenSeedSensitive SkinShoot the MessengerShoresySkymedSlasherSome Assembly RequiredSon of a CritchSort OfSpun OutStill StandingStrange EmpireStraysStreet LegalSunnysideSurrealEstateTallboyzThe BeavertonThe BrigadeThe CodeThe CouncilThe DetailThe DetectivesThe DisappearanceThe GoodsThe Hardy BoysThe ImperfectsThe Indian DetectiveThe Kids in the HallThe LakeThe LaunchThe ListenerThe MurdersThe Nature of ThingsThe North WaterThe OrderThe PinkertonsThe PorterThe Romeo SectionThe SoundsThe TransplantThe TricksterThe Wedding PlannersThis Hour Has 22 MinutesThis LifeTop Chef CanadaTrailer Park BoysTransplantTravelersTribalTricksterTV MovieU.S. SeriesUndercoverUnsettledUnspeakableVagrant QueenVan HelsingVideo GamesVikingsVolliesWeb seriesWhat Would Sal Do?When Calls the HeartWorkin’ MomsWorking The EngelsWynonna EarpX CompanyYoung Drunk PunkYour MorningSubscribe by email#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }/* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. 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