Blue Moon nominated at the Banff World Media Festival
Montreal, April 20, 2016 - CNW Telbec/ - Club illico, Quebecor Content, and Aetios Productions are proud to announce that the popular series Blue Moon has been nominated for a Rockie Award in the drama series category at the Banff World Media Festival, which will be held in Alberta from June 12 to 15.
The Banff World Media Festival is an international competition that celebrates the best television and digital works from around the world through the presentation of the Rockie Awards in some twenty categories. Club illico, Quebecor Content, and Aetios Productions are delighted to help showcase the talent of our creators during this competition.
"We are immensely proud to see the talent of Blue Moon's artists and artisans recognized by this nomination. "If the original series has now racked up over 1.5 million views, it's first and foremost because it stood out with its bold and captivating storyline! Designed to keep Club illico subscribers on the edge of their seats, Blue Moon will undoubtedly continue to generate excitement, both here and abroad," said Marie Ginette Lepage, Vice President of Marketing, Cable Television and Content Operations at Videotron.
"Quebecor Content welcomes this first nomination for Blue Moon with great pride. Our primary mandate is to acquire the best projects with the potential to reach the global stage, and Blue Moon fits perfectly with this vision. We are grateful to the entire team, and especially to Fabienne Larouche, who, once again, has put all her passion and enthusiasm into the process and is constantly striving to surpass herself," said France Lauzière, Senior Vice President of Quebecor Content.
Blue Moon: An Unprecedented Success
Produced by Fabienne Larouche and Michel Trudeau, Blue Moon is critically considered one of the best Quebec television series. The first series of its kind in Quebec to explore the little-known and fascinating world of private paramilitary security agencies, its plot revolves around Justine Laurier (Karine Vanasse), an army bomb specialist and everything related to explosions.
In addition to Karine Vanasse, this original production also stars a remarkable cast including Luc Picard, Patrice Godin, Éric Bruneau, and Caroline Dhavernas. Blue Moon consists of 10 episodes written by Luc Dionne and directed by Yves-Christian Fournier.
"I am very proud of this nomination, which highlights not only our presence on the international scene, but also and above all the fantastic work of our creators, whom I warmly thank," said Fabienne Larouche, President of Aetios Productions.
Blue Moon, for all TV series fans, whether they are Videotron customers or not
This original series is available in its entirety and exclusively to all TV series and movie fans in Quebec and Ontario. TV fans who are not Videotron customers can access it, as well as the platform's original series, on the web and on iPad and Android tablets. To join the approximately 260,000 Club illico subscribers, TV series fans can contact Videotron Customer Service at 1-888-433-6876.
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Videotron (www.videotron.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development, Internet access services, cable telephone services, and mobile telephone services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies, notably with its illico interactive television system and its broadband network, which enables it to offer, among other services, high-speed cable Internet access and analog and digital television. As of December 31, 2015, Videotron had 1,736,900 cable television customers, including 1,570,600 digital TV subscribers. Videotron is also the leader in high-speed Internet in Quebec, with 1,568,200 cable modem subscribers as of December 31, 2015. As of that date, Videotron had activated 768,600 mobile phone lines and provided cable phone service to 1,316,300 Quebec households and organizations. Videotron also earned the prestigious title of Quebecers' most admired telecommunications company for the eleventh consecutive year, according to a Léger survey.
About Quebecor Content
A wholly owned business unit of Quebecor Media Inc., Quebecor Content's mandate is to create, develop, acquire, distribute, and export distinctive, high-quality audiovisual content to provide consumers with a multiplatform experience, specifically on those of Videotron and TVA Group, and to showcase local creators both in Quebec and internationally.
