* Nexus Media Pre-Pro on `North Paws` doc

* Annick Press commissions another season of Video Book Trailers

* TeachingBooks continue artist profiles series

* Walrus Laughs Launches with Stella Artois

* Paul Quarrington Life in Music doc nominated for DGC Allan King Award of Excellence

Nexus Media preps North Paws feature doc

BookShorts producer Judith Keenan joined Nexus Media, headed by former NFB-er Don Duchene, to travel to Yellowknife NT in preparation for an upcoming feature doc shoot.`North Paws` has been commissioned by ichannel and The Pet Network and is supported by CMF.

In addition to pre-pro, she is heading up the initiative to secure complementary funding for both the feature and its companion digital media component.

The film highlights the work of a group of Northern animal rescue volunteers as an entree to the complex and intertwined issues of Northern culture, politics and economy. On a backdrop of stunning landscapes and unique communities and characters, the film aims to deliver three objectives: to show how a small group of people can make a positive difference in their community and beyond; to improve the health and livelihood of the resident dogs; and through stories both personal and universal, to help the South to better understand the North.

Annick Press commissions 2012 video book trailers

Annick Press continues to commission BookShorts video book trailers to support their excellent line of novels and non-fiction for young adults. The upcoming titles to receive the hybrid entertainment-marketing video treatment includes _A Stranger at Home_, a sequel to the award-winning _Fatty Legs_ by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, based on the true life experiences as attending residential school in the Canadian North. _Beyond Bullets_ is a book by award-winning photojournalist Rafal Gerszak, who presents haunting images to takes his readers to a war-torn Afghanistan rarely seen. Three additional titles will round out the assignment for 2012. More info at http://www.annickpress.com

TeachingBooks.net provides artist interviews for teachers

Nick Glass at TeachingBooks.net is doing great things for school reading and library activities. The website has been designed for super-easy use, allowing educators to add multimedia dimensions to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. Their online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment. One of their programs involves Author Profiles BookShorts has collaborated with TeachingBooks.net in the context of previous Book Expo initiatives; we were happy to renew the partnership by lending a hand in the shooting of an artist interview with best-selling artist _Barbara Reid _and one of her co-writers Jo Ellen Bogart. Visit http://www.teachingbooks.net to find out more.

Walrus Foundation`s digital initiative `The Walrus Laughs`

Shelley Ambrose and her extremely talented team at The Walrus Foundation just keep on finding brilliant ways to share the experience. Fresh off his National Magazine Award for magazine web design, online editor Matthew McKinnon with funny-stuff curator Perry Rosemond launched The Walrus Laughs on Canada Day. Our own Bruce Pirrie (JPod, Confessions of a Pilgrim) penned a very appropro piece called `Happy Compromise Day`specially for the occasion! Judith Keenan lent support in the marrying of Labatt Stella Artois to the project as founding sponsor; she continues to work with The Walrus Foundation this year to expand their sponsorship programs.

DGC Nom for Paul Quarrington Life in Music

Recognition for our doc feature _Paul Quarrington Life in Music_ helps us
continue our commitment to Paul`s creative legacy. The film was nominated for a prestigious award appointed by Directors Guild of Canada. Selected from close to 175 submissions, our director Bert Kish is nominated for the _ALLAN KING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY_, along with _Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie_ - Sturla Gunnarsson (Director); _One Ocean: The Birth of an Ocean_ - Mike Downie (Director); and _Where Did I Put My Memory? _- Barbara Doran (Field Director/Producer). The Awards will be presented at the annual Gala on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Royal York Hotel. Hosted by radio-host, musician and writer Jian Ghomeshi, the 2011 DGC Awards marks the 10th anniversary of the Awards. Bert Kish and Judith Keenan will be in attendance! More at www.dgc.ca

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