April 2007  
 

  1. Moving Stories Nat'l Broadcast Dates
  2. Rogers TV Premiere Broadcast Dates
  3. BookShort Authors in the News
  4. Streaming BookShorts on Movieola.ca
  5. Trillium Book Awards on Screen


 
 
 

"Upside of Hype" on Moving Stories National TV

Sunday, April 8 at 8:30am, 11am, 1pm EST on CLT
Thursday, April 26 at 8pm EST on BookTelevision

Upside of Hype on CLT and BookTelevision features the film and making of Thomas Homer-Dixon’s BookShort The Upside of Down, plus intriguing explorations of the effect press coverage has on artists, from Professor Homer-Dixon to the nominees Pascale Quiviger and Carol Windley of the Scotiabank Giller Prize; an excerpt from the Quarrington-directed short film Moon and Mann captures every publicist's worst nightmare.

The Upside of Down is published by Knopf Canada / Island Press US. Moon and Mann excerpt courtesy Shannon Farr. Pascale Quiviger & Carol Windley with the assistance of Scotibank Giller Prize.

Click here for Moving Stories Website

Rogers Television Announces Air Dates for Moving Stories

Because you just can't get enough of a good thing, and due to the most excellent co-production talents of Rogers TV, we're jazzed to announce that Moving Stories will make its debut on the channel Tuesday, May 1, 8:30pm then broadcast weekly Tuesdays and Fridays at 8:30pm; Wednesdays at 4:30pm

And to really bring it home (!) Toronto Community News joins us as host and sponsor of MovingStories right out of the gate. Their participation has launched us on a whole new dimension for the show we'll announce on May 1. Here's a hint -- a well-placed opinion will net you great new books! Visit InsideToronto.com or check out your neighbourhood newspaper - The Guardian, The Mirror and The Villager - for your local channel listing.

Starting MAY 1 -- MovingStories.TV


BookShort Authors in the News

All kinds of things warmin gup along with the weather -- catch up with these BookShorts authors around the dial and more ....

PAULA TODD now on CTV Newsnet The Verdict Sunday - Thursday 9pm

JASON CHRISTIE EDGE Sci-Fi for rave reviews and USA Release April 2

KAROLYN SMARDZ-FROST video feature on the launch I've Got a Home in Gloryland freshly posted on BookShorts BiblioBlog

Scotiabank Giller Video Profiles feature the ten nominated authors of the last two years see them for the first time since the Awards broadcast all in one place - Watch BookShorts.Blip.TV

SUE KENNEY launches Confessions of a Pilgrim in print pre-order on Chapters Indigo right now!

And in the 'Blow Your Own Horn Dept' see News for press coverage anytime.

Movieola Streamin'

Angel Largay's "Angel Takes All' (ECW Press) and Craig Davidson's The Fighter (Penguin Group Canada) are just two of the BookShorts with our adventurous b'cast partner to make their first appearance on the new Streamin' Movieola. Now gone live, the shorts will be hosted for the rest of the month on their portal, also chock-a-block with all kinds of action, romance, shi-fi (and my personal favourite) twisted shorts from around the world.

Don't forget to use the interactive program guide to check for your local channel AND broadcast time for the films on TV too! 

Find it at Movieola.ca


Trillium Book Awards On Screen - send us your story!

The Ministry of Ontario has been stalwart and true in making the province a better place for writers, and we're privileged to able to help them capture their history for the screen. BookShorts has been commissioned to produce a short that will be screened at the Award event June 4, and made available to broadcasters everywhere.

If you are an author who has been nominated for the Award in the course of its history, we would love to hear your personal story! Send an email with your thoughts directly to Executive Producer Judith Keenan before April 16.

For more information on the Award, visit OMDC's website at www.omdc.on.ca



 
 

 

About BookShorts
BookShorts are short films adapted from books, including exclusive behind-the-scenes features. They have screened nationally on television specialty channels, in film and literary festivals from Vancouver to St. John's, New York and Washington. BookShorts Literacy Program is supported by Canadian Heritage Book Publishing Industry Development Fund and our partners in the Canadian publishing community.For current catalogue, visit www.bookshorts.com.

Judith Keenan
BookShorts Literacy Program / BookShorts Inc.
Judith@BookShorts.com

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