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Motion International - 46 Nominations at the Gemeaux Awards: Motion International Recognised for its Excellence in Production.


MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1999--

Motion International (ME:CST CST
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1. Central Standard Time

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CST Central Standard Time

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1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
:CST.A.)(Coscient Group Inc.) scored 46 nominations, the most mentions for an independent producer, at the unveiling of the finalists in the 1999 edition of the Gemeaux Awards. The sum of these nominations is a testament to both the high quality of Motion International's production and the expertise of its teams.

The Gemeaux Awards recognise excellence on Canadian television Canadian television may refer to:
  • Television in Canada - general information about the Canadian television industry
  • CTV television network - a specific Canadian TV network; CTV is sometimes interpreted as "Canadian Television"
 in French.

For Motion International, this prestigious event recognises the work of 99 finalists through 46 nominations for 16 productions from 3 units of Motion International: Canadian Drama, Entertainment and Documentaries, and Youth and Animation.

"We are very pleased to have been granted such a wide array and high number of nominations. Each mention acknowledges the excellent work of all the talented individuals that make up Motion International," says Guy Crevier, Motion International's President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
.

The Canadian Drama unit's hit series Omerta o·mer·ta  
n.
A rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization.
 III: Le Dernier des hommes d'honneur picked up 11 nominations including Best Dramatic Series, Best Direction and Best Writing. The Canadian Drama unit also received 4 nominations for Riopelle, sans titre titre

titer.
, 1999, collage collage (kəläzh`, kō–) [Fr.,=pasting], technique in art consisting of cutting and pasting natural or manufactured materials to a painted or unpainted surface—hence, a work of art in this medium.  and 2 nominations for Pour sauver Pablo, a co-production with Hamster hamster, Old World rodent, related to the voles, lemmings, and New World mice. There are many hamster species, classified in several genera. All are solitary, burrowing, nocturnal animals, with chunky bodies, short tails, soft, thick fur, and large external cheek  Productions

The Entertainment and Documentaries unit was garnered 20 nominations, with 8 mentions going to La Fin du monde est n. 1. The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty.
Le beau monde
fashionable society. See Beau monde.
Demi monde
See Demimonde.
 a 7 heures including Best Comedy Series, Best comedy Special and Best Performance in a Comedy Special or Series. Zaza d'abord, Bruno Pelletier Bruno Pelletier (born August 7, 1962), is a Quebecois singer. Biography
Bruno Pelletier was born August 7, 1962 in Charlesbourg, a suburb of Quebec, to Liette and Laurent Pelletier. He was interested in music from an early age. He plays several instruments.
, plein chant, Les Francs-tireurs, and the series Cap aventure scored 2 nominations each. Television magazines Eros et compagnie, Flash and television specials Passion musique and Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris (nô`trə-däm də pärē`) [Fr.,=Our Lady of Paris], cathedral church of Paris, a noble achievement of early Gothic architecture in France.  received 1 nomination each.

The Youth and Animation unit is also in the spotlight with 3 shows as finalists for the Gemeaux: Les Debrouillards (4 nominations), Dans une galaxie pres de chez-vous (2 nominations) and the animated series Bob Morane (3 nominations) including Best Animation Series or Program category.

The Gemeaux awards gala will be held September 26 in Montreal and will be broadcast live by Radio-Canada.

Coscient Group, which has centralised Adj. 1. centralised - drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government"
centralized
 its activities under the brand name Motion International, is the largest independent producer in Quebec and the second largest in Canada; it is also the leading Canadian distributor of television programs. The company operates in five areas of production national drama, international feature, TV series and TV movies, youth and animation, entertainment and documentaries, and large format films - in addition to its domestic and international distribution activities. Class A shares of Coscient Group are listed on the Montreal and Toronto exchanges under the symbol CST.A.

1999 GEMEAUX AWARDS FINALISTS FOR MOTION INTERNATIONAL

PROGRAM CATEGORIES

1. Best Dramatic Series

- Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur - Claude Bonin,

Andre Picard (Motion International)

3. Best Dramatic Program

- Pour Sauver Pablo (Quai numero 1) - Andre Picard

(Motion International / Hamster Productions)

- Zaza d'abord - Francois Carignan, Paul Dupont-Hebert,

Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Motion International)

4. Best Animation Series or Program

- Bob Morane - Andre A. Belanger, Stephane Bernasconi,

Claude Joli-Cour, Robert Rea (Motion International /

Ellipse ellipse, closed plane curve consisting of all points for which the sum of the distances between a point on the curve and two fixed points (foci) is the same. It is the conic section formed by a plane cutting all the elements of the cone in the same nappe.  Animation)

6. Best Variety Special

- Bruno Pelletier, plein chant - Paul Dupont-Hebert,

Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Motion International)

7. Best Comedy Series

- La Fin du monde est a 7 heures - Dominique Chaloult,

Paul Dupont-Hebert, Stephane Laporte (Motion International)

8. Best Comedy Special

- La Fin du monde est le 30 novembre - Dominique Chaloult,

Paul Dupont-Hebert, Stephane Laporte (Motion International)

10. Best Cultural Program or Series

- Les Francs Tireurs - Andre Larin, Jean-Pierre Paiement

(Motion International)

- Passion Musique - Paul Dupont-Hebert, Michel Gaumont,

Andre Larin, Vincent Leduc (Motion International)

20. Best Children's Program or Series (ages 6-12)

- Les Debrouillards - Diane England (Motion International)

21.Best Children's Program or Series (ages 13-17) - Dans une galaxie

pres de chez chez  
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At the home of; at or by.



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chez
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at the home of [French]
 vous - Diane England

(Motion International)

22. Best Sports Program or Series

- Cap Aventure - Jean Fugazza (Motion International)

CRAFT CATEGORIES

23. Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

- George Mihalka - Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #12" (Motion International)

25.Best Direction in a Dramatic Program - Francois Bouvier Bouvier refers to several things:
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 - Pour

Sauver Pablo (Quai numero 1)

(Motion International / Hamster Productions)

- Regent Bourque - Zaza d'abord (Motion International)

26. Best Direction in a Variety Special or Series

- Alain Chicoine - Bruno Pelletier, plein chant

(Motion International)

27. Best Direction in a Comedy Special or Series

- France Bertrand, Karl Boulanger, Jean-Rene Dufort,

Claude Fafard, Stephane Laporte, Patrick Masbourian Patrick Masbourian is a coordinator and Canadian director. He was born in 1970 in the United States to Armenian parents. He began his television career while participating in the race destination world, a transmission of the Radio television solid Canada to give their luck to young  -

La Fin du monde est a 7 heures "Emission #72 - 8/12/98"

(Motion International)

- France Bertrand, Jean-Rene Dufort, Claude Fafard,

Guy Gagnon, Stephane Laporte - La Fin du monde est le

30 novembre (Motion International)

28. Best Direction in a Cultural or Service Program or Series

- Francine Doyon, Guy Gagnon, Carole Pelka - Flash "Emission

du 8/12/98" (Motion International)

- Marie-Josee Levesque, Andre St-Pierre - Les Francs Tireurs

"Emission #20" (Motion International)

30. Best Direction in a Children's Series

- Helene Girard - Les Debrouillards "La Couleur blanc"

(Motion International)

31.Best Writing in a Drama Program or Series - Luc Dionne - Omerta :

le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #6" (Motion International)

34. Best Writing in a Comedy Special or Series

- Bruno Blanchet, Marc Brunet, Richard Gohier, Marc Labreche -

La Fin du monde est a 7 heures "Emission #46 - 2/11/98"

(Motion International)

- Bruno Blanchet, Marc Brunet, Richard Gohier, Marc Labreche -

La Fin du monde est le 30 novembre (Motion International)

35.Best Writing in a Children's Series (all categories) - Pierre-Yves

Bernard, Claude Bernard, Claude (klōd bĕrnär`), 1813–78, French physiologist. He turned from literature to medicine, working in Paris under Magendie and teaching at the Collège de France and at the Sorbonne.  Legault - Dans une galaxie pres

de chez vous "La Liste" (Motion International)

36. Best Research in a Cultural, Social or Service Series

- Marie Riopel - Eros et compagnie "Emission #38"

(Motion International)

37. Best Research in a Documentary or Information Program or

Series

- Marie Gros, Maite Sarthou, Rene Viau - Riopelle, sans titre,

1999, collage (Motion International)

38. Best Research in a Children's Series (all categories)

- Pauline Gravel, Sarah Perreault, Daphne daphne, in botany
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 Pontbriand -

Les Debrouillards "La Voix" (Motion International)

41. Best Editing - Drama

- Vidal Beique, Francois Gill - Omerta : le dernier des hommes

d'honneur "Episode #8" (Motion International)

42. Best Editing - Variety, Comedy, Performing Arts or Arts

Documentary

- Jocelyn Barnabe, Nicolas Belpaire, Sylvain Lebel -

Notre-Dame de Paris, l'histoire d'un spectacle

(Motion International)

- Jean-Pierre Cereghetti - Riopelle, sans titre, 1999, collage

(Motion International)

44. Best overall Sound - Drama

- Luc Boudrias, Michel Descombes, Gavin Fernandez,

Francois Gervais, Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz.  Saindon - Bob Morane

"Les poupees de l'ombre jaune" (Motion International /

Ellipse Animation)

- Mathieu Beaudin, Jerome Decarie, Louis Gignac,

Marcel Marcel

the fast ebbing of time impels him to devote his life to recording it. [Fr. Lit.: Proust Remembrance of Things Past]

See : Time
 Pothier, Gabor Vadnay - Omerta : le dernier des

hommes d'honneur "Episode #12" (Motion International)

45. Best Overall Sound - Variety, Comedy, Arts, Performing Arts

- Luc Boudrias, Dominique Chartrand, Myriam Poirier -

Riopelle, sans titre, 1999, collage (Motion International)

46. Best Production Design

- Francois Lamontagne - Omerta : le dernier des hommes

d'honneur "Episode #8" (Motion International)

49. Best Original Music in a Program or Series

- Daniel Scott Daniel Scott is probably best known for his role as Adam/Felicia in the musical adaptation of ''.

He was born and raised in the Western suburbs of Sydney and by age fourteen, he was an accomplished pianist and had appeared in productions of
 - Bob Morane "Service Secret Soucoupes"

(Motion International / Ellipse Animation)

- Michel Cusson - Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #8" (Motion International)

- Michel Cusson - Riopelle, sans titre, 1999, collage

(Motion International)

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

52. Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Program or Series

- Michel Cote - Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #9" (Motion International)

- Romano Orzari - Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #13" (Motion International)

56. Best Performance by a Supporting Actor supporting actor nattore m non protagonista  in a Drama Program or

Series

- Ron Lea - Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #9" (Motion International)

- Dino Tavarone - Omerta : le dernier des hommes d'honneur

"Episode #6" (Motion International)

60.Best Performance in a Comedy Special or Series - Marc Labreche -

La Fin du monde est a 7 heures

"Emission #49 - 5/11/98" (Motion International) - Marc Labreche -

La Fin du monde est le 30 novembre

(Motion International)

65. Best Host of a Children's Program or Series

- Gregory Charles Gregory Charles (born February 12, 1968 in Montreal) is a performing artist of Canadian (North-America) and Trinidadian origin. Biography
At the age of 7, he won the national Canadian piano contest, after which he performed with most of the country's symphonic orchestras.
 - Les Debrouillards "La Couleur bleu"

(Motion International)

66. Best host of a Sports Program or Series

- Pascal Desjardins - Cap Aventure "Emission #19"

(Motion International)
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