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BookShorts Holiday Party Invite; JPod Premiere
on Showcase.ca
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FINDING INSPIRATION on Moving Stories TV
Thursday, Dec. 28 8pm EST on BookTelevision
Paula Todd of
“A Quiet Courage” and Scott Griffin
of “My Heart is Africa” spark discussion
on finding inspiration in their own lives, and explores how their
film biographers found their documentary stories in the edit suite.
Award-winning
host Paul Quarrington
presents two short films, exploring the process of filmmaking
and adapting the printed word for a multi-media universe. This
episode also aired on Sunday, Dec 4 on CLT - watch for repeats!
JPod on Showcase.ca
premeires with contest freebies
Starting January
2 and running for the entire month, Showcase.ca will be syndicating
the JPOD BookShort. The homepage will host
the film, as well as a newsletter-contest initiative the prize
for which is -- drum roll please -- brand spankin' new book
from Vintage Canada,
Lots more to
come on the JPod front, including the national TV broadcast
premiere on BookShorts Moving Stories episode
called "ICONS" - tune in to CLT January 14
and Book Television January 25 to
catch the film and special feature with the film's cast - what,
Doug doesn't write about vampires??
Showcase.ca home
page >>
here.
Video Blog Menu:
Bidini and Pork and Cheese
No, its not
the latest Indian food fad, nor can you wear it between
your eyes. But it is a fun couple of minutes to spend lollygagging
in front of the screen as you wait for the clock to hit
"holiday."
CBC's
new lit portal "Words at Large"
hosts a video blog from Moving Storie, shot at the launch
event for author / chef Gurth Pretty's seminal work on Canadian
Artisanal Cheese (pub. Whitecap Books) nicely
tied in with their editorial feature on wine and cheese. The
editorial launches on December 13 check
it out here >>
Here
>> Bidini Does Sex and Hockey - at the same
time (thank PQ for the balls salve)
Pork
Belly Futures - a obvious ploy to tempt you,
fine reader, to the "Pork in Strange Shorts"
par-tay Dec 18 at the Gladstone Hotel ... deets on
the invite here
>>
 BookShorts
Film Portfolio
... plus children's
music video storybooks from The Secret
Mountain catalogue and The Scotiabank
Giller Prize Profiles ... and of course our other wonderful
titles produced to date.
++Sneak peek behind the scenes >>>
now posted on our site ...
Submissions to BookShorts
BookShorts in
now accepting books and manuscripts with a street date
in Spring 2007. Ideal advance lead
time is 4 to 6 months before pub date.
BookShorts delivers
strong editorial combined with catalog distribution on a variety
of platforms, one of which is the ongoing television series,
MOVING STORIES and
the video blog of the same name here,
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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. For current catalogue, visit
www.bookshorts.com.
BookShorts Literacy Program is supported by Canadian
Heritage Book Publishing Industry Development Fund and our partners
in the Canadian publishing community.
Judith Keenan
Executive Producer
BookShorts Literacy Program / BookShorts Inc.
Judith@BookShorts.com
BookShorts
Newsletters at http://www.bookshorts.com/newsletter.htm
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