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August 28, 2007 (Toronto, ON) – Astral Media’s The Movie Network has received a total of 31 Gemini nominations for the 22nd Annual Gemini Awards. Leading the Gemini nomination count for 2007 are The Movie Network’s original drama series Slings & Arrows (Season 3) and ReGenesis (Season 3) which were commissioned by TMN and received 14 and 12 nods respectively. Rounding out the nominations with a total of five nominations are Bon Voyage, The Festival and The Business which were licensed by The Movie Network.

“We are very excited to have The Movie Network’s Canadian series recognized by the Academy. This has been another outstanding year for The Movie Network and we would like to congratulate each of our production partners on their nominations,” said Kevin Wright, Senior Vice President of Programming, Astral Television Networks. “We have invested heavily in our Canadian original drama strategy over the last several years and it is paying off. Having our original dramas as top Gemini contenders is a testament to our commitment to developing and producing truly riveting, entertaining and high-quality programming in Canada.”

The nominations were announced today by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Celebrating excellence in Canadian English-language television, the 22nd Annual Gemini Awards will be presented on October 28, 2007, in Regina. For more information please visit www.geminiawards.ca.

The 22nd Annual Gemini Award nominations for The Movie Network include:

ReGenesis (Season 3) (Season 3)

• Best Dramatic Series (Christina Jennings, Tom Chehak, Manny Danelon, Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Avrum Jacobson, Shane Kinnear)
• Best Sound in a Dramatic Series (John Gare, Dan Daniels, Alan de Graaf, Steve Hammond, Joe Mancuso, Dan Sexton)
• Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series (Tom Third)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Peter Outerbridge)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series (Stephen Amell, Michael Seater)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series (Ingrid Kavelaars, Joy Tanner)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Dmitry Chepovetsky)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Mayko Nguyen, Wendy Crewson)
• Best Achievement in Acting (Deirdre Bowen)

• Best Dramatic Series (Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland)
• Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (Susan Koyne, Bob Martin, Mark McKinney)
• Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series (Christopher Donaldson)
• Best Sound in a Dramatic Series (Lou Solakofski, Susan Fairbairn, Robert Fletcher, Ronayne Higginson, Sid Lieberman)
• Best Costume Design (Lea Carlson)
• Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series (Ron Sures)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (William Hutt, Paul Gross)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Susan Coyne, Martha Burns)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series (Chris Leavins)
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Stephen Ouimette, Don McKellar)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Sarah Polley)

• Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (John Fawcett)
• Best Costume Design (Ginette Magny)

• Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series (Phil Price)
• Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Rob DeLeeuw, Karen Cliche, Ellen David, Trevor Hayes, James A. Woods, Nicolas Wright)

• Best Costume Design (Brandi-Ann Milbradt)

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