FROM: Mike Sheerin DATE: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:06:52 -0500 TO: SUBJECT: Degrassi 25th anniversary documentary Greetings. My name is Mike Sheerin — a Toronto-based documentary director. I’m currently making a documentary on the Degrassi series’ 25th anniversary to be broadcast on CTV (Canada only, so far) this fall. I’m emailing the Digest to request…

Today Stephen Stohn Executive Producer confirmed that Degrassi: The Next Generation has been ordered for 19 X 30 minute cycles. Principle shooting will most likely begin in May. Expect episodes to begin airing on CTV sometime in September or October of 2005. Here’s the full post: “We heard late this evening from CTV about Degrassi,…

For immediate release FAMOUS PLAYERS HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRITY DIRECTORS CHAIR ON-LINE AUCTION February 8, 2005 (Toronto) Famous Players, Canadas largest theatrical exhibitor, in partnership with the Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario, are pleased to announce the First Annual Celebrity Directors Chair On-line Auction in support of Variety The Childrens Charity, to help children…

Kevin Smith lives out his Degrassi fantasy CTV.ca News Staff Kevin Smith will be living out a longtime fantasy tonight as his headline-making appearance on CTV’s “Degrassi: The Next Generation” continues. Smith is appearing in three episodes of the home-grown classic show, playing himself, an acclaimed indie film director who is in Canada to film…

Smiths Degrassi high Directors stint on series fulfils dream Only in this country could a successful Hollywood filmmaker and actor like Kevin Smith the director behind small, but popular cult films such as Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma almost be turned down for a chance to work on one of his favourite Canadian shows, Degrassi:…

Kevin Smith on Being Prime Minister, Settling NHL Strikes Angry CanadiansThe Metric SystemVicki GabereauA Lasting Canadian Memory and More As Cross-Canada Degrassi Press Tour Hits Toronto Toronto, ON (February 4, 2005) – Acclaimed director/actor Kevin Smith has arrived in Toronto, the fourth city in a cross-country press tour in support of Degrassi: The Next Generation.…

Kevin Smith kisses and tells after role on Canadian soap Degrassi dream by Kevin Williamson Calgary Sun Even for a geek, 13 years is a long time to wait for a girl to kiss you. But then Hollywood filmmaker Kevin Smith, who looks like an overgrown adolescent even with the beard and the bald spot,…

‘You really like it here?’: Kevin Smith’s junket to promote the TV series Degrassi begins in a city he doesn’t remember kindly, ALEXANDRA GILL writes.(The Globe Review). Gill, Alexandra. Byline: ALEXANDRA GILL VANCOUVER — Some might describe Kevin Smith’s 13-year obsession with the Degrassi TV series as kind of creepy. “That’s one word for it,”…