BookShorts' Moving Stories Series Premieres on Rogers TV May 1

Host Paul Quarrington On The Film Set in Adapting Books to Screen

Viewers Are Invited to InsideToronto.com To Win Books and More!

Tuesday, May 1 at 8:30pm marks the premiere of BookShorts’ Moving Stories, an insightful new television series exploring the art of filmmaking on Rogers Television and launched in partnership with InsideToronto.com. The 8-episode series is hosted by Award-winning multi-talented artist of film, television, books and music Paul Quarrington, who leads viewers behind the scenes of two different BookShort films each episode, revealing tricks and tips of particular interest to film buffs and to those who aspire to make films, all in keeping with the theme of the books that are the source of inspiration for each of the films. Episodes are broadcast weekly beginning May 1 on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8:30pm; Wednesdays at 4:30pm.

Just some of the book to films adaptations include Douglas Coupland’s JPod; Craig Davidson’s The Fighter; the original BookShort Susan Swan’s What Casanova Told Me and animated films for Mireille Silcoff’s Archetypes, and i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie, a sci-fi comedic treat. The series also features segments on composing music for soundtracks, finding story in the video editing suite; the creative impact of exotic foreign film locations; and making movies for mobile. Each week, viewers who participate in the online games have the opportunity to win the books featured in Moving Stories. For more on this exciting interactive dimension, visit www.insidetoronto.com.

Moving Stories is a co-production of BookShorts Literacy Program and Rogers Television sponsored by Toronto Community News. Produced in Association with Canadian Heritage, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corp., CHUM Access Media Group, Movieola-The Short Film Channel and our filmmakers, authors, and publishing partners. Producer, Judith Keenan; Director, Bert Kish; Host/Story Editor, Paul Quarrington; Editors, Chris Perez, Kerry Biskupski; Broadcast Titles & Design, Crush; Camera , Allyson Reid; Interactive, Irene Duma.