Chatelaine has compiled a list of the newsmakers, trendsetters, policy-makers and all-around awesome women who helped put Canada on the world stage, naming the women of Baroness Von Sketch Show in the #2 spot.
The full ’32 Canadian Women Who Absolutely Rocked 2018′ article can be read here.
“2018 might not have seen a lot of sketch comedy on TV, but what did exist featured a wide diversity of perspectives. And crucially, none of the best sketch shows of the year relied on celebrities playing political figures to get easy applause. Here are five sketch comedy shows to track down from this year…”
Read the full article here.
Shelagh Carter’s Into Invisible Light, a co-production with Ontario based Studio Feather, premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on Saturday, December 1. Congratulations to all involved!
You can watch the official trailer for the feature film here:
“This terrific Canadian series is back for its third season, as silly and perceptive as ever.”
Read the full article here.
Fast Company has released a list of 101 new movies, tv shows, albums and books to check out in the month of November including Baroness Von Sketch Show‘s season 3 premiere on IFC November 8th.
“…as we embark upon the “fall back” part of daylight savings time, bidding farewell to post-5 p.m. sunsets for months to come, at least there’s plenty of high-quality entertainment on the way to ease the transition into winter.”
See the full list here.
Congratulations to Yael Staav on her win at the 2018 DGC Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series on Baroness Von Sketch Show!
CBC has renewed its award-winning, all-female original sketch comedy series Baroness Von Sketch Show for a fourth season (10 x 30). Created by and starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen, the new season will begin production in Toronto this September for launch on CBC in 2019.
The renewal announcement comes just ahead of the premiere of Season 3 on CBC, the CBC TV streaming app and cbc.ca/watch on Tuesday, September 18 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT).
Read more here: https://www.tv-eh.com/2018/08/23/cbc-renews-baroness-von-sketch-show-for-season-4/
here: http://playbackonline.ca/2018/08/23/baronesses-to-keep-laughing-on-cbc/
Congratulations to our Still Standing family on their win at the 2018 Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards in the Music, Performance, Arts & Variety Program category!
Congratulations to Baroness Von Sketch Show for their win at the 18th Canadian Comedy Awards in the Best TV Show category!
Thank you to everyone who voted!
Frantic Films is honoured to be named in Realscreen’s Global 100 list for our accomplishments in 2017.
The annual listing of the top 100 companies working in unscripted and non-fiction content is determined through input from the industry itself and is one of the most anticipated reports of the year. The full list can be viewed here.
