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Playing catch up again (ed. ketchup?) and my old hickory smoked pal, Lunchmeat Harold is back with me to help edit. (ed. Howdy!).

Returning for your production pleasure this summer is Season 3 of Haven shooting on the south shore. Don't hear much about the actual shooting, who's in it etc but hey, Season 3, they must be doing something right.

Also Call Me Fitz will be returning. Let's hope the producers don't step up to the trough too late like last year and have to send FilmNS back to the Department of Culture and Craft Services for mo' money. Of course last year CEO Anne MacKenzie was able to dig up the money but this year...well, she's not there, is she?

Having mysteriously and abruptly departed FilmNS back in April there is still no replacement for Miss MacKenzie and there doesn't seem to be any plan to replace her any time soon. But things seem to be running the same as it always did, I just hope they continue their annual AFF/FilmNS lobster party. (ed. You were never invited to that.)

Of course maybe they won't bother with the time and expense and the facade of posting an ad, holding interviews and then giving the job to they wanted to in the first place.  Lots of potential winners for this plumb job, Gregor Ashe, Gorden Whittiker, or even ...?

Nah, looks like Charles is happy producing in L.A.  Another Nova Scotia film success story :)

BTW, does the Executive Assistant at FilmNS have much to do now that the Executive's gone? But then, I'm curious to know what she did when Ann was there. Not many firms with a handfull of employees have one person dedicated to the care and feeding of the CEO. (ed. maybe she ordered the lobsters.)

Banff was probably a more sedate affair this year with "delegates" wondering where the party animal CEO was. Linda Wood did attend but not sure if she was already booked for the annual event or she intends to try and maintain the rigorous travel schedule that Anne MacKenzie did throughout her tenure. So much travel to Cannes, Los Angeles, Germany, and lord knows where else (ed. glad I don't own shares in Mape Leaf lounges.) but presumably it did bring new business to Nova Scotia. (ed. It did?)

A friend has told me that Anne has signed with a headhunting firm to try and get her head hunted. That along with her very sudden departure doesn't seem like a "leaving for the next level up", kind of leaving, but rather a "yes, you are leaving" kind of leaving. Anyone have any insight into what happened?


In other news, Mike Clattenburg's newest film "Moving Day" aka "The Guys Who Move Furniture" is having a preview soon and presumably will be released into theatres, maybe? I believe his last film "Afghan Luke" went straight to DVD. Didn't sound like it was very funny anyway. Next for Mike is the long-awaited Trailer Park Boys movie. This one is #3 if you are keeping track. Will this be the capstone on a trilogy or merely the next "eh, what the fuck, the money's there, let's do something", kind of production.

Also for the TPB's producers is the second season of Mr. D which has done well for the CBC. Oh and BTW, if you want to see the opposite of a funny show, the CBC is re-running "Insecurity". Just in case you missed it the first time around. (ed. consider yourself lucky.) That's about it for now. If you all have any comments or news let me know. I miss and love you all.