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Telefilm Canada announces high-profile line-up for Canada-UK TV Immersion
Montreal, February 21, 2006 - Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce the
participants and sponsors of the upcoming groundbreaking Canada-UK Television
Coproduction Immersion - held in association with North West Vision, Alliance
Atlantis and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and designed and delivered
by Olsberg|SPI - to develop the coproduction skills of producers and generate
genuine working relationships.
Participants represent a select group of 24 experienced TV producers from three
key genres where there is meaningful coproduction activity: drama, documentary
and children's programming.
Canadian producers
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| Colin Bohm |
Nelvana Limited |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Patricia Lavoie |
Zone3 Inc. |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Rick LeGuerrier |
Dream Street Pictures Inc. |
Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Leah Mallen |
Screen Siren Pictures Inc. |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| David MacLeod |
Big Motion Pictures |
Chester, Nova Scotia |
| Nicola Merola |
Productions Pixcom inc. |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Jayme Pfahl |
Crescent Entertainment Inc. |
North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Virginia Rankin |
Capri Films Inc. |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Kip Spidell |
Ellis Vision Incorporated |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Danielle Thériault |
Vivatoon Inc. |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Ian Whitehead |
Galafilm Inc. |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Lynne Wilson |
Morag Loves Company |
St. John's, Newfoundland |
UK producers
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| Charlie Gauvain |
Eye Film and Television |
Norwich, England |
| Alison Grade |
Hotbed Media |
Birmingham, England |
| Louise Lynch |
Libra Television |
Manchester, England |
| Colin McKeown |
Liverpool Academy Productions |
Liverpool, England |
| Ken Olshansky |
Granada Kids |
London, England |
| Seona Robertso |
Caledonia Television |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Gavin Smith |
Comedy Unit |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| David Strachan |
Tern Television |
Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Mark Taylor |
A. Productions |
Bristol, England |
| Jeremy Wales |
True Vision |
London, England |
| Susan Waters |
Nant TV |
Gwynedd, Wales |
| Nick Watts |
Touch Productions |
Bath, England |
Sponsors
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| Alliance Atlantis |
Gold |
| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) |
Gold |
| North West Vision |
Gold |
| British Columbia Film |
Bronze |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation |
Bronze |
| Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) |
Bronze |
The event
The Canada-UK Television Coproduction Immersion, taking place near Chester,
England from March 5 to 7, 2006 is a tailor-made program that will provide producers
from all parts of Canada and the UK with a complete immersion in the television
coproduction landscape.
The focus will be on demystifying the mechanisms and clarifying the mechanics
of coproduction largely through interactive, participatory teamwork and individual
challenges during which key practical issues of coproduction will be covered.
Telefilm Canada, a cultural investor in film, television and new media
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and
promotion of the Canadian film, television and new media industries. With the
objective of building larger audiences for Canadian cultural products, the Corporation
acts as a partner to the private sector through investments in diverse productions
with wide appeal.
North West Vision is the Film and TV agency for England's Northwest and
one of nine regional arms of the UK Film Council. The agency aims to grow and
sustain a vibrant and diverse film, TV and new media industry in England's Northwest.
www.northwestvision.co.uk
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Media enquiries:
Jeanine Basile, Head of Communications
+1 (514) 283-6363 or 1-800-567-0890
basilej@telefilm.ca
Corinne Ranaraja
Olsberg|SPI
+44 20 7402 1300
corinne@o-spi.com
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