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As a Homicide Detective, Jessica King (Amy Price-Francis) sees things that everyone else misses: in crime scenes, in evidence, in the motivations and drives of the suspects. A fearless and imaginative lateral thinker, her unique eye for detail turns cases around. And she has a rare quality: Jess doesn’t need to be liked. That quality gets her into trouble.
 
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Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Bruce M. Smith
Starring: Shawn Doyle, Peter Outerbridge, David LaHaye, Aidan Devine, Michelle Nolden, Patrick McKenna
Distributor: Tricon Films
The big story is the founding of Canada, as seen through the riveting and dramatic rivalry between John A. Macdonald and George Brown which eventually resulted in an alliance and led to the Confederation of Canada.
Website: www.johnabirthofacountry.com
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Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writers: Greg Spottiswood and Peter Smith
Starring: Stephanie von Pfetten, Colleen Collins, Katherine East
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Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Mark Lutz
Starring: Mark Lutz, Ron Lea, Peter MacNeil, Polly Shannon
Distributor: Muse Distribution International
Victor is the story of Olympic gold medal winner Victor Davis, his fight for success and his tragic death soon after his retirement from professional swimming at the age of twenty-five. The film was a double Gemini Award winner.
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Created by: George F. Walker, Bernard Zukerman, Dani Romain
Starring: Cara Pifko, Michael Riley, Michael Healey, Siu Ta, Kathryn Winslow
Distributor: Muse Distribution International
This funny and irreverent drama centred on life in and around the Toronto courts which ran for three seasons on CBC. Written by George S. Walker, the series was the winner of numerous awards.
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Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: William Scoular
Starring: Alice Krige, Jessica Pare, Brendan Fletcher, Leslie Hope, Barclay Hope, Meghan Black
Distributor: Muse Distribution International
The story of the brutal murder of Nancy Eaton, the department store heiress by her childhood friend, was the winner of the Gemini for Best Performance in a Lead Role.
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Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Karen Walton
Starring: Wendy Crewson, Steven Mackintosh, Sarah Constible, Jacob Tierney, Eric Peterson
Distributor: Muse Distribution International
This is the gripping case of “Jane Doe” who sued the Metropolitan Toronto Police over their incompetence in handling a series of rapes and attacks in her neighbourhood. The film won four Geminis; Best Director, Best Writer, Best Actress in a Lead Role, and Best Editing.
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Director: Mario Azzopardi
Writer: Sharon Riis
Starring: Polly Walker, Luc Picard, Isabelle Blais, Louis Ferreira, Isabelle Cyr, Julie LaRochelle
Distributor: Muse Distribution International
Quebec cult leader Roche Theriault terrorised the women in his commune and was forced to ever more isolated locations, but it was only through the persistent efforts of a social worker that the truth about his mental and physical abuses were uncovered. Produced for Showcase, this the network it’s highest ever ratings to that point. The film won Geminis for Best Actor, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Screenplay.
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Director: Anne Wheeler
Writer: Bruce M. Smith
Starring: Nicholas Lea, Reece Dinsdale, Lochlyn Munro, Paul Coeur, Michael Hogan, Duncan Fraser
Distributor: Muse Distribution International
This tense and chilling drama details the careless and mismanaged hunt for the serial killer, Clifford Olson. Winner of the Gemini for Best Screenplay
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Director: John N. Smith
Writer: Sharon Riis, book by Maggie Siggins
Starring: Kenneth Welsh, Chandra West, Jennifer Dale, Seann Gallagher, Nicholas Treeshin, Carmen Moore
Distributor: Cinar
This tale of greed, corruption and love follows the family of John Hawk and founding of Saskatchewan, in particular, the contest between Moose Jaw and Regina, for political and economic supremacy. The mini-series became a hit for both CBC and CBS and won five Gemini Awards; Best Director, Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Best Sound, Best Movie or Mini-series, and a special award.
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Director: Anne Wheeler
Writer: Bruce M. Smith, based on the book by Anne Collins
Starring: Leon Powell, Macha Grenon, Nicola Cavendish, Gabrielle Rose, Emmanuel Bilodeau
Distributor: The Cookie Jar Company
This four hour miniseries uncovers the horrifying tale of Dr. Ewan Cameron and his experiments, in collaboration with the CIA, on his patients at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal.
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Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writers: David Cruise, Alison Griffiths, Phil Savath, Don Truckey, book by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths
Starring: Aidan Devine, Kevin Conway, Robin Gammell, Chris Marotte, Richard Donat, Dan Lett
Distributor:
This thrilling two hour TV movie based on the book of the same name, brings to life and to light, the fight by the top players of the NHL at the time, to form a union. Ted Lindsay leads his fellow players in a desperate struggle for equitable pay and treatment. The film was an incredible success, winning four Geminis; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Director: Christian Duguay
Writers: Suzette Coutiue, Stuart Foxman, John Nihmey
Starring: Beau Bridges, Roy Dupuis, Celine Bonnier, Sean McCann, Ginette Reno, Kate Nelligan, Dominni Blyth
Distributor: The Cookie Jar Company
Winner of four Gemini Awards, this is the exceptional story of the early years of the Dionne Quintuplets and the struggles of the various people and groups attempting to exploit, control and care for them. Premiered on CBC and CBS Television in November 1994, it was the first time CBS pre-licensed a Canadian production. It was the highest rated entertainment program of the season on CBC and helped CBS win the November sweeps. Prior to broadcast, this four hour mini-series had been sold around the world.
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Director: John N. Smith
Writer: John Krizanc, based on the book by Brian Villa
Starring: Gary Reineke, Victor Garber, Robert Joy, Peter Donat, Aidan Devine, Larissa Laskin, Gabrielle Rose
Distributor:
A poignant and intimate depiction of the daily lives and struggles of the Canadian servicemen who took part in the tragic and mismanaged raid on Dieppe during World War II. This beautifully written and produced drama is recognized as one of CBC Television’s most ambitious projects to date and won the Gemini for Best Dramatic Mini-series. Dieppe aired in January 1994 becoming immediately both a commercial and critical success, and was subsequently sold around the world.
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Director: Francis Mankiewicz
Writer: Suzette Couture, based on the book by Lisa Priest
Starring: Michael Mahonen, Carl Marotte, Stephen Ouimette, Maury Chaykin
Distributor: CBC Program Sales
A young aboriginal woman, Helen Betty Osborne, is raped and murdered in The Pas, Manitoba. Her assailants are known and yet, because of prevailing bigotry and racism, are protected until a special investigation of the crime. It was broadcast to great acclaim on CBC. It was then purchased by CBS and when it was aired in the United States in August of 1992 was once again a critical and financial success. It finished as the highest ranked movie, and CBS’s number one program for both weeks in which it aired. In addition, Conspiracy won seven Gemini Awards, Best Dramatic Mini-series, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Writing, Best Editing and Best Sound.
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Director: Francis Mankiewicz
Writer: Suzette Couture, based on the book by Maggie Siggins
Starring: Kate Nelligan, Kenneth Welsh, Robert Benson, Leon Powell, Brent Carver
Distributor: Odyssey Video Release
The mini series follows the deteriorating relationship of Saskatchewan politician Colin Thatcher and his wife Joann. After Joann sues for divorce Colin begins a series of clumsy attempts to have her killed, and is eventually successful. He is arrested, and after a sensational trial, convicted of her murder. It won five Gemini Awards, Best Director, Best Dramatic Mini-series, Best Actor, Best Photography and Best Writer, numerous international prizes and was the single most watched entertainment program of the year. Love and Hate was the first foreign program ever sold to an American network, and when NBC aired it in the summer of 1991, it topped the audience charts and finished number one for the week.
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Director: Paul Donavan
Writers: Ken Gass, Terence McKenna
Starring: Nicky Guadagni, Trish Lamie, David McLeod, Michael McManus and Albert Schultz
Distributor: --
Winner of the Gemini for Best TV Movie, The Squamish Five tells the story of the notorious anarchist/urban guerrilla warriors in British Columbia in the 1970s who violently protested the government and corporations and were eventually captured by the RCMP.
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