Week 43 - October 22nd to October 29th

[akamine_chan]

Community News and Announcements

• Awards
  
  • The 24 Annual Gemini Award nominations have been announced. The Award Gala will take place November 14th, 2009.
    
  • Guest Post: B&B From the Gemini Trenches.
    
  • First batch of Geminis handed out.
    
  • Awards and Festivals News.
    
  • Canadian film directors honor 'Passchendaele'.
    
  • Passchendaele picks up trophy at Directors Guild of Canada Awards.
    
  • 'Flashpoint,' 'Passchendaele' big winners at Directors Guild bash.
    
  • Air India 182, Passchendaele, Flashpoint win directing prizes.
    
  • 2009 DGC Awards Winners.
    
  • Canadian helmers honor 'Passchendaele'.
    
  • Directors Guild prizes for Passchendaele, Flashpoint.
    
  • Directors Guild of Canada Awards: wins for Flashpoint, Passchendaele, Skogland.
    
• Conventions
  
  • Pacificon 2010 has been scheduled for April 10th to April 11th, 2010 in Seattle. Registration will begin on November 7, 2009, costs $85, and is limited to 100 attendees. Please check out this post for more details, or join the community bitchinparty.
    
  • Con.txt has been scheduled for June 18th through the 20th, 2010 in Silver Spring, Maryland. General registrations starts October 5th. Check out the website or join the community con_tex for more updates.
    
• Communities
  
  • ds_kinkmeme. due South/6 Degrees of Canada kink meme. 'Nuff said. Come play.
    
• Movies
  
  • Monsters with bite.
    
  • Pontypool has a scheduled DVD release date of January 26, 2010.
    
• Polls
  
  • china_shop is thinking about establishing a due South/c6d recs community. Check out her poll here. Please leave her some input.
    
• Politics
  
  • Top Programs - Total Canada - October 12 - October 18, 2009.
    

24

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • c_regalis posted a link to the season 8 trailer, as did scirggle here.
    

Battlestar Galactica

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • bsg_bigbang runs until October 31st.
    
  • bsg_kink is running weekly challenges. See this post for more details.
    
  • bsgficexchange has started up. Sign-ups have closed, fics are due November 1st.
    
  • bsg_pornbattle Round 3 is over. A list of c6d-centric stories has been complied.
    
• Fanfic
  
  • See this list for the bsg_pornbattle responses.
    
• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • sasusc posted some icons and a manip.
    
  • triniroslin15 created some icons.
    
  • geekbynight posted some icons.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • c_regalis posted some candids from the set of The Plan.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • Rorschach01's Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Review.
    
  • The 10 Best Battlestar Galactica Moments
    
  • Battlestar Galactica The Plan.
    
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • 'Battlestar Galactica' movie hits this week.
    
  • DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • The Plan is lacking.
    
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • Cylons Rule in Recycled Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
    
  • 'Battlestar Galactica: The Plan' fails to live up to the series' high standards
    
  • Battlestar Galactica - The Plan.
    
• Miscellaneous
  
  • A discussion thread for The Plan.
    

Case 39

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Case 39.
    

due South

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted some screencaps here and here.
    

Eastwick

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • eastwick_fic is running biweekly challenges. See this post for more details.
    
• Fanfic
  
  • To Start Over (Darryl/Roxie, Darryl/Kat, Darryl/Joanna, PG13) by lovesrogue36.
    
• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • visionsinblue created some icons.
    
  • faeriesfolly created some icons.
    
  • death_comet created some icons.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • jtfolden posted links for episode promos up to 1x04.
    
  • _scally posted pictures here, here and here.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Eastwick: Fleas and Casserole.
    
  • Paul Gross will not always be there to save you.
    
  • Devilishly good!
    
  • Help a Struggling Series.
    
• Miscellaneous
  
  • Discussion thread for 1x05 - Mooning and Crooning.
    
  • Discussion thread for 1x06 - Bonfire and Betrayal.
    
  • crickets posted some links for some save-Eastwick efforts. NOTE THAT THE NETWORK HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING ABOUT CANCELLING THE SHOW YET.
    

Faith, Fraud, And Minimum Wage

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • c_regalis posted a page from the Annual Report of Film Nova Scotia, and a link to the official web page.
    

Flashpoint

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • flashpoint_sru has weekly challenges. Check out the Welcome post for more information.
    
  • flashpoint_sru is running a Secret Santa fanwork exchange. See this post for more details.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Flashpoint Clips Available on Windows 7.
    
  • Flashpoint wins 3 Directors Guild of Canada Awards!
    
  • The Music of Flashpoint.
    

Gunless

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Western; Paul Gross Style - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions
    

Hard Core Logo

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Top 5 Fake Documentaries.
    

Harper's Island

• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • vickibot created some icons.
    
• Miscellaneous
  
  • tinkabell007 uploaded the BBC specials.
    

Hugh Dillon

• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • snoopypez created some icons.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Hugh Dillon - Works Well With Others.
    
  • Chainsaws, Shotguns and Spitting Tanks...Oh My!
    
  • euphoricagony posted links to videos and interviews.
    
  • No more Mr. Tough Guy
    
  • October 09 reviews.
    

Multi-Fandom

• Ongoing Challenges/Ficathons. See the schedule for more details.
  
  • amplificathon - done for 2009 - check back March 2010
    
  • amplificathon's podbang challenge - podfics are due December 20th.
    
  • apocalyptothon - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • apocabigbang - sign-ups close November 3rd, 2009.
    
  • bringthehappy - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • ds_kinkmeme - currently open and active.
    
  • ds_c6d_bigbang - sign-ups running the month of October 2009.
    
  • ds_shakespeare - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • ds_snippets - Weekly challenges.
    
  • due South Seekrit Santa - stories due December 18, 2009.
    
  • dvd_commentary - over for 2009. Check back August 2010.
    
  • film_by_fandom - sign ups close November 30, 2009.
    
  • flashslash - regular challenges
    
  • frasermeetsray - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • frasermeetsray - October 2009 - the letter “A"
    
  • in_a_name - nothing currently.
    
  • lgbtfest - done for 2009 - check back March 2010
    
  • midsummer2009 - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010
    
  • movie_100 - weekly challenges
    
  • oxoniensis's Fandom Free for all - runs until November 18th, 2009.
    
  • oxoniensis's Porn Battle - done for July 2009 - check back January 2010
    
  • kink_bigbang - Sign ups close August 15th, 2009, fics due by November 15th, 2009.
    
  • polybigbang - fics are being posted
    
  • prettylightsfic - gearing up for their fic exchange.
    
  • remix_redux09 - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010
    
  • remixthedrabble - Round Seven finished.
    
  • rounds_of_kink - regular challenges
    
  • rpf_big_bang - currently posting fics
    
  • slashfest - done for now
    
  • smallfandomfest - done for now
    
  • smallfandomflsh - biweekly challenges
    
  • writers_choice - weekly challenges
    
  • Yuletide Treasures nominations are closed. Sign up frenzy will begin soon.
    
  • zombie_fest - done for now - check back September 2010.
    

Paul Gross

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • sam80853 posted some pictures, as did _scally here.
    

Paul Haggis

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • 'Crash' Director Paul Haggis Ditches Scientology.
    
  • Paul Haggis publicly quits Scientology, calls them on their lies.
    
  • Paul Haggis.
    

Paul Quarrington

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Quarrington tribute gets Rheostatics back together.
    
  • Former Leacock Medal for Humour winner recognized by museum.
    
  • IFOA Report.
    
  • Paul Quarrington honoured at Festival of Authors.
    
  • The laughs were on him at Paul Quarrington's life fete.
    

Pontypool

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Director Bruce McDonald To Attend GRFF Kick Off Of Star-studded Festival Opener.
    
  • Review: Pontypool.
    
  • McDonald's Pontypool kicks off Grand River Film Festival.
    
  • The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and Pontypool.
    
  • GRFF Opens With A Bang: Quirky, Clever Pontypool Creators And Cast A Delight.
    
  • Horror movie 'Pools' with suspense.
    
  • Lots of new IFC titles on DVD for 2010.
    
  • Movie of the Day - Pontypool
    
  • Pontypool.
    
  • The October Zombie-Thon 2009 - Day 29: Pontypool.
    

Slings & Arrows

• Fanfic
  
  • Trespass sweetly urged (Oliver/Ellen/Geoffrey, NC17) by petronelle.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted some screencaps.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Tragedy & Comedy in a Small Town.
    

Tin Man

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • tinman100 has weekly challenges. See the community profile for more rules and regulations.
    
  • tm_challenge is running weekly challenges. See this mod post for more rules and regulations.
    

Trojan Horse

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted some screencaps.
    

Twitch City

• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • mamaffy created some icons.
    

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