November 19, 2002 (Regina, SK) – Minds Eye Entertainment and its production partners earned a total of 14 awards this year’s Showcase Awards. Hosted by the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA), Showcase 2002 marks the celebration of the Saskatchewan’s film, video and new media industry by presenting professional development seminars, workshops, networking sessions, screenings and receptions. The awards were presented at the Showcase Gala and Awards ceremony on Saturday, November 16.

“We are delighted that Minds Eye Entertainment, our co-production partners and the exceptional creative talent behind our Saskatchewan-based programs have been recognized by the Showcase juries,” says Kevin DeWalt, C.E.O. and President of Minds Eye Entertainment.

Minds Eye Entertainment productions’ earned awards in the following categories:

• Showcase Open Category: MythQuest, “Red Wolf’s Daughter” (VIF International Film and Minds Eye Entertainment in association with David Braun Productions and TiMe Filmproduktion.
• Best Commercial Under 30 Seconds with a budget over $10 thousand: Max Launch (Minds Eye Entertainment)
• Best Multimedia: Living Dinosaur Project (Minds Eye Interactive)
• Best Internet Delivered Programming: My Global Adventure (Minds Eye Interactive)

Craft Category Winners:

• Best Art Direction: Kathy McCoy, MythQuest
• Best Costume Design: Cathy McComb, MythQuest
• Best Makeup: Tracy George, MythQuest
• Best Hair: Redge Dietrich, Incredible Story Studio
• Best Performance by a Female: Tatiana Maslany, Incredible Story Studio
• Best Performance by a Male: Peyson Rock, Incredible Story Studio
• Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Misty Lee Selinger, Incredible Story Studio
• Best Supporting Performance by a Male: Dan McDonald, Incredible Story Studio
• Best Series Host/Presenter: Camille Devine, Incredible Story Studio
• Best Videographer: Robin Lawless, My Global Adventure

The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association (SMPIA), is committed to the intrinsic cultural and economic value of Motion Picture and works to create and advance opportunities for the production, promotion and appreciation of motion picture in Saskatchewan.

Established in 1986, Minds Eye Entertainment is a fully integrated production, post-production and distribution entity with offices across Canada. As Western Canada’s largest privately held film and television production company, Minds Eye Entertainment is currently in production with season one of Just Cause (W Network, PAX TV), the television movie Betrayed (CBC), season two of 2030CE (YTV), season four of Mentors (Family Channel) and season two of Prairie Berry Pie (APTN). The Company website is www.mindseyepictures.com.

Virginia Thompson and Robert de Lint founded Vérité Films in 1994 to develop Incredible Story Studio. They developed the series by pitching the concept of “kids telling their own stories on TV” to over 6,000 school kids across Canada, producing the series pilot, and writing the scripts for the first six episodes of the series. Vérité Films entered into a co-production with Minds Eye Entertainment to produce ISS which has won over 40 international awards, including a Gemini Award for Best Children’s or Youth Program (2000) since the series was first broadcast 5 years ago.

My Global Adventure, MythQuest, Incredible Story Studio are distributed worldwide by Minds Eye International. The website is www.mindseyeinternational.com.

Contact:

Kerry Fraser
Manager of Publicity
Minds Eye Entertainment
Tel: (306) 790-2117