The Man They Call ReveenDocumentary 1 x 60 HDThis one-hour documentary tells the story behind
a little known magician from Australia who went
on to become one of the most famous Canadian
personalities of the 20th century. Peter Reveen
is a self-made man who, in the 1961, moved to
Canada and created a wildly successful stage
career. But it wasn’t through slight of hand; it
came through a lot of hard work. A master of
magic and the grand illusion, Reveen also
perfected mass hypnosis, awakening in his voluntary
subjects what he calls “the Superconscious State”
to the delight of sold out crowds week after week,
month aftermonth, in every major theatre in the
country. Written & directed by Rick LeGuerrier.
Nominated 2008 Geminis: BEST
VARIETY PROGRAM BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A VARIETY PROGRAM
Barenaked East Coast Music
Variety 1 x 60 min BetaSP Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies hosts a
one-hour special celebrating the best music from Atlantic Canada. Barenaked
East Coast Music captures the sounds and excitement of a four-day
mid-winter party thrown by the East Coast Music Awards, Conference and Festival in
Fredericton, New Brunswick. Page takes viewers on a jam-packed musical tour highlighting the
very best performances captured at various locations and events throughout the
2008 ECMAs, featuring Joel Plaskett, Wintersleep, Ron Hynes, Damhnait Doyle, Meaghan Smith, hey rosetta!, and Ashley MacIsaac.
Canada Russia '72
Drama
2 x 120 min 16mm Winner
of 2 Gemini Awards - BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
(Judah Katz) and BEST EDITING (Dean Soltys) This four-hour dramatic mini-series is about the hard-fought 1972 Summit Series that changed
world ice hockey forever. It tells the behind-the-scenes story of Canada's greatest hockey glory: the come-from-behind
victory of Team Canada over the Soviet National team. Starring Boothe Savage, Judah Katz, David Berni, Gabriel
Hogan and Sonia Laplante, written by Barrie Dunn and Malcolm MacRury, and directed by TW Peacocke.
 Practice, Practice, Practice
Documentary
60 min BetaSP Winner 2004 SILVER CHRIS AWARD - Columbus
Festival For most young classical musicians, playing regularly for the hometown crowd is
the best gig they can get. But in June 2003, members of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra got to travel
to New York City to play one of the biggest gigs there is: Carnegie Hall. This film documents that exciting
performance and the months of anxious preparation to get there, taking a personal and sometimes humorous look at some
of the 70 members of the NBYO as they live their lives on and off the stage. Written and directed by Christine
McLean.
Flying
on the Moon: The Ludmila Story Documentary
90 min BetaSP Winner 2003 CHRIS AWARD - Columbus FestivalThe inspiring tale of classical Czech pianist Ludmila Knezkova-Hussey, who left the
great stages of Europe to marry a paper mill supervisor in Bathurst, New Brunswick, then put the small Canadian town on the
world’s classical music map by rebuilding her career and starting a renowned piano competition. The
program features a performance by Austria's renowned WienerKammer Orchester. Written and directed by Christine
McLean.
Irish Eyes Drama 120 min 35mm This
action packed crime-drama follows two Irish-American brothers in Boston from childhood to adulthood as they rise to power
on opposite sides of the law. Written and directed by Daniel McCarthy, starring Daniel Baldwin, John Novak and
Wings Hauser.
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