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'''Robin Cass''' is a Canadian film and television producer.<ref name=rights>"Rights come home". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 12, 1996.</ref> He is most noted as the producer of [[John Greyson]]'s film ''[[Lilies (film)|Lilies]]'', which won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]] at the [[17th Genie Awards]] in 1996.<ref>"Lilies stops Genie sweep by Crash". ''[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', November 28, 1996.</ref> He has also been a supervising producer for the CBC TV series ''Kim's Convenience''.<ref name="kims">{{cite news |title=Season Two of CBC’s Award-Winning Hit Comedy Kim's Convenience now in production |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/season-two-of-cbcs-award-winning-hit-comedy-kims-convenience-now-in-product |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
'''Robin Cass''' is a Canadian film and television producer.<ref name=rights>"Rights come home". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 12, 1996.</ref> He is most noted as the producer of [[John Greyson]]'s film ''[[Lilies (film)|Lilies]]'', which won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]] at the [[17th Genie Awards]] in 1996.<ref>"Lilies stops Genie sweep by Crash". ''[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', November 28, 1996.</ref> He has also been a supervising producer for the CBC TV series ''Kim's Convenience''.<ref name="kims">{{cite news |title=Season Two of CBC’s Award-Winning Hit Comedy Kim's Convenience now in production |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/season-two-of-cbcs-award-winning-hit-comedy-kims-convenience-now-in-product |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>


A graduate of the [[OCAD University|Ontario College of Art and Design]], he joined with [[Louise Garfield]] and [[Anna Stratton]] in 1994 to form Triptych Media.<ref name=waugh>[[Thomas Waugh]], ''Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas''. [[McGill-Queen's University Press]], 2006. {{ISBN|9780773576803}}. p. 524.</ref> The company's other productions have included the films ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]'',<ref>"How Falling Angels took flight". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 14, 2003.</ref> ''[[The Republic of Love]]'', ''[[The Hanging Garden (film)|The Hanging Garden]]'', and Zero Patience<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Report: Toronto International Film Festival: Diary: Lilies |url=https://playbackonline.ca/1996/09/09/5616-19960909/ |website=PLAYBACK |publisher=PLAYBACK}}</ref> as well as the television dramas ''[[Lucky Girl (2001 film)|Lucky Girl]]'', ''The Tale of Teeka'' and ''Heyday!''<ref>"Selected list of Gemini nominees". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', August 29, 2006.</ref>
A graduate of the [[OCAD University|Ontario College of Art and Design]], he joined with [[Louise Garfield]] and [[Anna Stratton]] in 1994 to form Triptych Media.<ref name=waugh>[[Thomas Waugh]], ''Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas''. [[McGill-Queen's University Press]], 2006. {{ISBN|9780773576803}}. p. 524.</ref> The company's other productions have included the films ''[[Falling Angels (film)|Falling Angels]]'',<ref>"How Falling Angels took flight". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 14, 2003.</ref> ''[[The Republic of Love]]'', ''[[The Hanging Garden (film)|The Hanging Garden]]'', and Zero Patience-A Musical about AIDS<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Report: Toronto International Film Festival: Diary: Lilies |url=https://playbackonline.ca/1996/09/09/5616-19960909/ |website=PLAYBACK |publisher=PLAYBACK}}</ref> as well as the television dramas ''[[Lucky Girl (2001 film)|Lucky Girl]]'', ''The Tale of Teeka'' and ''Heyday!''<ref>"Selected list of Gemini nominees". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', August 29, 2006.</ref>


In 2020, he founded Cass & Co, a production company based in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whittingham |first1=Clive |title=Cass sets up prodco in Vancouver |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/cass-sets-up-prodco-in-vancouver/?ss=Robin+Cass |website=c21 Media}}</ref> Projects in development include an adaptation of [[Waubgeshig Rice]]'s novel ''Moon of The Crusted Snow'', and a docu-series based on Brian Goldman's non-fiction book ''The Power of Kindness''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=Kelly |title=Cass sets up prodco in Vancouver |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2020/05/29/robin-cass-launches-new-prodco-on-the-west-coast/ |website=PLAYBACK}}</ref>
In 2020, he founded Cass & Co, a production company based in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whittingham |first1=Clive |title=Cass sets up prodco in Vancouver |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/cass-sets-up-prodco-in-vancouver/?ss=Robin+Cass |website=c21 Media}}</ref> Projects in development include an adaptation of [[Waubgeshig Rice]]'s novel ''Moon of The Crusted Snow'', and a docu-series based on Brian Goldman's non-fiction book ''The Power of Kindness''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=Kelly |title=Cass sets up prodco in Vancouver |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2020/05/29/robin-cass-launches-new-prodco-on-the-west-coast/ |website=PLAYBACK}}</ref>

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Cass at the Hot Docs Premiere of As Slow as Possible

Robin Cass is a Canadian film and television producer.[1] He is most noted as the producer of John Greyson's film Lilies, which won the Genie Award for Best Picture at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996.[2] He has also been a supervising producer for the CBC TV series Kim's Convenience.[3]

A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, he joined with Louise Garfield and Anna Stratton in 1994 to form Triptych Media.[4] The company's other productions have included the films Falling Angels,[5] The Republic of Love, The Hanging Garden, and Zero Patience-A Musical about AIDS[6] as well as the television dramas Lucky Girl, The Tale of Teeka and Heyday![7]

In 2020, he founded Cass & Co, a production company based in Vancouver.[8] Projects in development include an adaptation of Waubgeshig Rice's novel Moon of The Crusted Snow, and a docu-series based on Brian Goldman's non-fiction book The Power of Kindness.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Rights come home". The Globe and Mail, July 12, 1996.
  2. ^ "Lilies stops Genie sweep by Crash". Kingston Whig-Standard, November 28, 1996.
  3. ^ a b "Season Two of CBC's Award-Winning Hit Comedy Kim's Convenience now in production". CBC. July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780773576803. p. 524.
  5. ^ "How Falling Angels took flight". The Globe and Mail, November 14, 2003.
  6. ^ "Special Report: Toronto International Film Festival: Diary: Lilies". PLAYBACK. PLAYBACK.
  7. ^ "Selected list of Gemini nominees". Canada NewsWire, August 29, 2006.
  8. ^ Whittingham, Clive. "Cass sets up prodco in Vancouver". c21 Media.
  9. ^ Townsend, Kelly. "Cass sets up prodco in Vancouver". PLAYBACK.
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