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CBC News, TSN capture Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto

CBC 28 Feb 2013

CBC's television and online news coverage, long-running documentary series The Nature of Things and TSN's coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games are among the big winners at the Canadian Screen Awards ... CBC News ... the fifth estate ... Jeanne Beker, Flashpoint, Ian Greenberg, Victor Loewy, Andra Sheffer, Laurier LaPierre, Heather Conkie and IMAX.

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CBC scores big wins at Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto

CBC 28 Feb 2013

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Canadian Screen Awards toast TV, film, digital productions

CBC 27 Feb 2013

The inaugural Canadian Screen Awards — the new honour celebrating homegrown TV, film and digital productions — begin in Toronto Wednesday night ... There will also be tributes to this year's six special honourees. Jeanne Beker, the series Flashpoint, Ian Greenberg, Victor Loewy, Andra Sheffer, Laurier LaPierre, Heather Conkie and IMAX ... .

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Still Mine, The Phantoms vie for screenwriting awards

CBC 14 Feb 2013

Screen adaptions of two real-life stories from New Brunswick are in competition for Canadian screenwriting awards ... Martin’s. Still Mine is set for release May 3 in Canada and has also won a U.S. distribution deal ... CBC’s Heartland earned two nominations in the TV drama category for episodes written by Leila Basen and Heather Conkie ... .

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Jeanne Beker, IMAX to receive special Canadian Screen Awards

CBC 05 Feb 2013

Fashion journalist Jeanne Beker, film tech firm IMAX, TV drama Flashpoint and late broadcaster Laurier LaPierre will receive special honours at the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards ... police drama series Flashpoint, which concluded last fall ... Heather Conkie, whose credits range from Road to Avonlea to Heartland.Outstanding Technical Achievement Award ... .

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Flashpoint, Jeanne Beker, IMAX to get special Canadian Screen Awards

North Shore News 05 Feb 2013

Fashion maven Jeanne Beker, the TV series Flashpoint and the big-screen theatre company IMAX are being honoured with special prizes at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards ... Flashpoint is also a leading TV nominee at this year’s bash ... Road to Avonlea writer Heather Conkie, who went on to lead the writing room on six seasons of CBC’s Heartland ... .

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'Up All Night' Scribe Sells Comedy Pilot to CBC

The Hollywood Reporter 20 Jul 2012

The public broadcaster’s pilot slate also includes Port Hope, a family drama created by Heather Conkie, head writer on the popular CBC family drama Heartland, and Leif Bristow, a veteran family content producer. The one hour pilot, written by Conkie and to be directed by ...

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Writers guild honours screenwriters

National Post 20 Apr 2010

Heather Conkie, the screenwriter behind TV shows Road to Avonlea, Dark Oracle and Heartland, won the 4th Annual WGC Showrunner Award, while television screenwriter and showrunner Peter Mitchell ( Traders, Cold Squad, The Guard) was presented with the Alex Barris Mentorship ...

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He's back in the Heartland saddle -- and loving it

Canada Dot Com 28 Nov 2007

VICTORIA -- A year after making his Hollywood feature debut in Scary Movie 4, actor Beau Mirchoff is back in the saddle. Literally. And what's not to love? The photogenic Mirchoff is getting paid to horse around in the foothills of the Rockies ... "I said, 'Uh, yeah ... "This show has all the ingredients," says executive producer Heather Conkie ... Inside the ... .

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Taking a big leap onto the small screen

Canada Dot Com 24 Sep 2007

But not Michael Weinberg ... The one-hour drama is set to premiere Oct ... Sunday ... But then the programming bosses at CBC said they would prefer a full series, which is when Montreal writers Leila Basen and David Preston, along with Heather Conkie, a former Road to Avonlea scribe, began work to transform the books into a 13-part drama ... Inside the ... .

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CBC betting on Calgary's Heartland

Canada Dot Com 30 Aug 2007

At first glance, there's nothing unique about the Calgary set of Heartland, a new TV series set to air on CBC in mid-October ... "It gives me goosebumps," says Heartland writer Heather Conkie, who formerly worked on Road To Avonlea. "This feels special. This is one out of a million shows that just comes together. I don't feel that way every time ... .

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Shaftesbury Films wins prestigious International Emmy for children's series Dark Oracle

Canada Newswire 22 Nov 2005

- On the Heels of Shaftesbury's Five Gemini Awards TORONTO, Nov ... Created by Jana Sinyor (DeGrassi. The Next Generation, Sesame Park) and Emmy award-winning Writer/Executive Producer, Heather Conkie (Mrs ... Detective Murdoch Mystery ... Executive Producers of Dark Oracle are Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie and Heather Conkie ... Equity Investment Program, CTF ... .

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Devine Entertainment starts principal photography on "BAILEY"

Canada Newswire 09 Sep 2003

TORONTO, Sept ... Worldwide distribution is expected to bow in the spring of 2004. Worldwide sales are being handled by Arclight Films of Sydney, Australia ... Bailey is the main beneficiary to his departed master's billion-dollar fortune ... Award winning scribes Mary Walsh (THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, MAMBO ITALIANO), and Heather Conkie (GALILEO ... -30- . .

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Starts Principal Photography on 'BAILEY'

Stockhouse 09 Sep 2003

9/9/03 Devine Entertainment of Toronto, Canada, and Spice Factory of Brighton, England announced that principal photography on their Canada/UK co-production of the (CDN)$10 million budgeted feature film, BAILEY, has commenced ... Award winning scribes Mary Walsh (THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, MAMBO ITALIANO), and Heather Conkie (GALILEO ... CONTACT. TEL ... TEL ... .

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Devine Entertainment Starts Principal Photography on 'BAILEY'

Stockhouse 09 Sep 2003

9/9/03 TORONTO, Sep 9, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ... Worldwide distribution is expected to bow in the spring of 2004. Worldwide sales are being handled by Arclight Films of Sydney, Australia ... Award winning scribes Mary Walsh (THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, MAMBO ITALIANO), and Heather Conkie (GALILEO. ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS) co-wrote the screenplay ... SOURCE ... .