Canada-France Series Lab is a joint venture between Series Mania Forum, Telefilm Canada, CNC, and BANFF World Media Festival. The main goal of the Canada-France Series Lab is to encourage and facilitate the development of new relationships between Canadian and French producers and ultimately create new co-production opportunities, while at the same time fostering the development of projects with strong international potential in a competitive … [Read more...] about Formation of Canada-France Series Lab, a joint venture between Series Mania Forum, Telefilm Canada, CNC, and Banff World Media Festival
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Australian kids series nominated at BANFF
Singapore – activeTV's ABC production of Wacky World Beaters has been nominated in the Category of Children’s Non-Fiction at this year's Rockie Awards. The 20 x 24’ series follows the zany antics of Hosts Amberley and Gilly as they set off on a global adventure to find the world’s ultimate wacky sport. Of the 6 nominated programmes, Wacky World Beaters is the only Australian show in this Category amongst a diverse range of shows representing excellence from across … [Read more...] about Australian kids series nominated at BANFF
A+E Networks named 2015 Company of Distinction
Toronto, Canada/New York – The Banff World Media Festival announced that it will honour the global media company A+E Networks as its esteemed Company of Distinction at the annual event, taking place 7-10 June 2015 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Canada. Introduced in 2013 with CBS Corporation and continued in 2014 with Lionsgate Entertainment, the Company of Distinction Programme is an opportunity for the Festival to pay homage to a prestigious company demonstrating … [Read more...] about A+E Networks named 2015 Company of Distinction
“Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs” to broadcast on Nine
Sydney, Australia - Australia’s SLR Productions has announced that the animated series Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs has been green-lit for production with local broadcast partner Nine Network along with international partners, ZDF Enterprises, Telegael and Top Draw Animation. In 2011, Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs won Best TV Pilot and the prestigious Arlecchino Award for Best Book Based Work, an esteemed accolade of the Cartoons On The … [Read more...] about “Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs” to broadcast on Nine
Junkie Monastery wins Rockie Television Award in Canada
Singapore, Banff (Alberta) – Junkie Monastery – a documentary produced by The Moving Visuals Co. and AETN All Asia Networks was honoured with an international award at the Banff World Media Festival 2012. A winner in the “Best Lifestyle and Information Program” category, this award is the first-ever given to a Singaporean production at this competition. The hour-long documentary was commissioned for Bio channel, which is distributed across Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong … [Read more...] about Junkie Monastery wins Rockie Television Award in Canada