Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) has selected Stephanie Fast (VP, Production and Post-Production), to participate in its 2018 Media Leadership program, which focuses on enhancing leadership skills and innovation strategies for those working their way up to the senior ranks.

The program, which launches January 19^th and runs until May 26^th, covers a range of topics, including strategic leadership, organizational behaviour, business communications, financial literacy and management and marketing.

Congratulations Stephanie!

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Frantic Films is excited to share the announcement of our 9 nominations for the 2018 CSA AWARDS!

Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Backyard Builds (HGTV) Jamie Brown, Jessica Benchemam, Jeff Peeler

Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show (CBC) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jamie Brown

Best Direction, Variety or Sketch Comedy
Baroness Von Sketch Show – It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level (CBC) Yael Staav

Best Photography, Comedy
Baroness Von Sketch Show – It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level (CBC) Christopher Mably

Best Picture Editing, Comedy
Baroness Von Sketch Show – It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level (CBC) Mike Fly, Jeremy LaLonde

Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy
Baroness Von Sketch Show – It Satisfies on a Very Basic Level (CBC) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin, Zoe Whittall

Best Performance, Sketch Comedy (Individual or Ensemble)
Baroness Von Sketch Show (CBC) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen

Best Writing, Factual
Still Standing – Fort McMurray (CBC) Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan, Graham Chittenden

Best Picture Editing, Factual
Still Standing – Manitou Beach (CBC) Jorge Parra

Congratulations to all of our nominees!

We are proud to announce that Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, and Jennifer Whalen of Baroness Von Sketch Show have been nominated for the Series Ensemble Award at the 16th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto.

Congratulations to DeAnne Smith and Peter White who appeared at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2016 and who had clips from their sets become the most and second most viewed videos on the CBC Comedy page in 2017 with views and shares in the millions!
Also thanks to the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, CBC and the entire team at Frantic who make the shows a success.

Watch the full episode here: Winnipeg Comedy Festival “Truth Bomb”

We are proud to announce that Baroness Von Sketch Show has been nominated for a Rockie Award!

Read more on TV-EH.

Congratulations to the Baroness von Sketch Show team for bringing home trophies in the following categories:

• Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
  Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey & Mae Martin

• Best Picture Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
  Mike Fly & Jeremy LaLonde

• Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
  Jamie Brown, Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne & Jennifer Whalen

Congratulations to the Still Standing team for bringing home trophies in the following categories:

• Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series
  Jonny Harris, Fraser Young & Steve Dylan

• Best Factual Program or Series
  Jamie Brown, Jeff Peeler & Maureen Riley

• Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series
  Jonny Harris

 

 

 

 

Frantic Films is excited to share the announcement of our 9 nominations for the 2017 CSA AWARDS!

Best Factual Program or Series
Still Standing (CBC) Jamie Brown, Jeff Peeler, Maureen Riley

Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series
Still Standing – Vanastra (CBC) Sebastian Cluer

Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series
Still Standing – Vanastra (CBC) Jonny Harris, Fraser Young, Steve Dylan

Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series
Still Standing (CBC) Jonny Harris

Best Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show (CBC) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen, Jamie Brown

Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show – Last Year You Weren’t Forty (CBC) Aleysa Young

Best Picture Editing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show – If the Killer is Watching (CBC) Mike Fly, Jeremy LaLonde

Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
Baroness Von Sketch Show – I Can’t Believe This Used to Take Days (CBC) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer Goodhue, Dawn Whitwell, Monica Heisey, Mae Martin

Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)
Baroness Von Sketch Show (CBC) Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne, Jennifer Whalen

Congratulations to all of our nominees!

CBC today announced the renewal of the acclaimed original series Still Standing. Starring comedian Jonny Harris and winner of the 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Factual Series, Still Standing has been renewed for a third season (13 x 30). Production is currently underway.

Still Standing – Season 2 continues with all-new episodes Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT)

Still Standing follows Canadian comedian Jonny Harris (Murdoch Mysteries) as he explores the country, veering off the main highway to discover the hidden comedy in Canada’s far-flung small towns. Each week, Jonny takes a hilarious and heart-warming journey to find humour in the unlikeliest of places — small towns on the ropes. After immersing himself in the lives of local characters and unearthing the tall tales in these tiny towns, Jonny delivers a rousing original stand-up comedy routine — a toast, not a roast — for the whole community. Upcoming episodes include a visit to Canada’s most northerly mosque in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, sharp-shooting with a former Olympian in Omemee, Ontario, and welcoming a recently-arrived Syrian family in Mabou, Nova Scotia.

CBC today announced the renewal of its acclaimed original all-female sketch comedy series Baroness Von Sketch Show (6 x 30), which made its debut in June. Baroness Von Sketch Show has been renewed for season 2 (7 x 30) and will begin production this fall.

Baroness Von Sketch Show is an all-female, single-camera sketch comedy series that takes a fresh look at the world’s narcissistic contemporary culture. Fast-paced and irreverent, the series celebrates the absurd, mines the embarrassing and satirizes daily lives. Drawing on 15 years of comedy experience and multiple collaborations, the award-winning, talented team of Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen are the writers, stars and executive producers.

Congratulations to the Still Standing team for bringing home the trophy for Best Factual Program or Series at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.