Peace Arch(R) Television Series "The Tudors" Earns 12 Gemini Award Nominations
26 Agosto 2008 - 5:57PM
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Peace Arch� Entertainment Group Inc. (AMEX: PAE) (TSX: PAE), an
integrated global entertainment company, announced today that the
Company's television series "The Tudors" received 12 Gemini Award
nominations from The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and
its television film "Luna: Spirit of The Whale" received two Gemini
Award nominations. "The Tudors" is broadcast in Canada on the CBC
Television Network in English speaking Canada and on the SRC
television network in French speaking Canada, and "Luna: Spirit of
The Whale" premiered on the CTV Television Network. The 23rd Annual
Gemini Awards Gala ceremony, honoring the year's most prominent
television productions in 96 craft, program and production
categories, is scheduled for November 28, 2008 at The Metro Toronto
Convention Centre.
The Gemini Award nominations for "The Tudors" are:
Best Dramatic Series
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
Alison Maclean
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Michael Hirst
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Ousama Rawi
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
Lisa Grootenboer
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series
Tom Conroy, Eliza Solesbury
Best Costume Design
Joan Bergin
Best Visual Effects
Bob Munroe, Terry Bradley, Lisa Carr-Harris, Brett Culp, Bill Halliday,
Warren Leathem, Bo Mosley
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Natalie Dormer
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series
Gabriel Anwar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic
Series
Sam Neill
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic
Series
Maria Doyle Kennedy
The Gemini Award nominations for "Luna: Spirit of The Whale" are:
Best TV Movie producer Trish Dolman (Screen Siren Pictures)
Best Visual Effects
Shawn Tilling, Dave McGhie, Mark Reid
In July, "The Tudors" received two Emmy� Award nominations from
the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for "Outstanding
Costumes for a Series" and "Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series"
for the second season of the critically acclaimed program. In 2007,
"The Tudors" first season received four Emmy Award nominations and
subsequently two Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Cast for a Drama
Series," and "Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera
Series." The series first season was also recognized by The
Hollywood Foreign Press Association with two Golden Globe� Award
nominations for "Best Television Series Drama and "Best Performance
by an Actor in a Television Series Drama" for Jonathan Rhys
Meyers.
"The Tudors" is co-produced by Peace Arch Entertainment and TM
Productions in association with The Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation and Showtime Networks Inc. The third season of "The
Tudors" is currently in production on location in Ireland. "The
Tudors" premiered in April, 2007 to record audiences on the
Showtime Network, which recently renewed the series for a third
season. Peace Arch owns worldwide distribution rights to the series
outside the United States.
Inspired by a true story, "Luna: Spirit of the Whale" stars
Jason Priestley, Adam Beach and Graham Greene in a CTV original
movie about the distances we must travel to discover our identity
and true place in life.
About Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.
Peace Arch Entertainment produces and acquires feature films,
television and home entertainment content for distribution to
worldwide markets. Peace Arch owns one of the largest libraries of
top quality independent feature films in the world, featuring more
than 1,000 classic and contemporary titles. For additional
information, please visit www.peacearch.com.
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