Official Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLACKSTONE SEASON 3 PREMIERES SEPT 25
Edmonton, Alberta (August 16, 2013) -- Prairie Dog Film + Television is pleased to announce the
long-awaited third season of Blackstone premieres September 25, 2013 on Aboriginal Peoples Television
Network (APTN).
“Production went very well and the level of talent on this series is exceptional,” says Executive Producer
& Director Ron E. Scott, “it may be our most explosive season yet and we look forward to having our
viewers experience it.”
Season three continues the raw, uncompromising look at the fictional community of Blackstone First
Nation. The line that separates those that can still be saved and those that are so far gone becomes
dangerously blurred. One by one, conflict and struggle touches the lives and relationships of all the
central characters as Blackstone tackles universal themes of domestic violence, criminal justice, child
and family welfare, the devastating consequences of addiction, and the long process of healing and
reconciliation that comes from the human desire to love, persevere and find hope.
Returning to the show are Carmen Moore, Eric Schweig, Michelle Thrush, Nathaniel Arcand,
Steven Cree Molison, Andrea Menard, Justin Rain, Ashley Callingbull, Trevor Duplessis,
Ray G. Thunderchild, Bernard Starlight, Julian Black Antelope, Tantoo Cardinal and Garry Chalk.
New faces include John Cassini (Arrow, Intelligence), Tinsel Korey (Sanctuary, The Twilight Saga),
Cheri Maracle (Moccasin Flats, Blackfly), Jaren Brandt Bartlett (Living With the Dead, The Twilight
Zone), Wayne Charles Baker (Pathfinder, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee), and Dakota House (North
of 60, One Dead Indian).
Blackstone is produced by Prairie Dog Film + Television, with Ron E. Scott as Executive Producer,
Writer and Director, Jesse Szymanski as Producer, and Damon Vignale as Writer / Producer.
To date, Blackstone has won 20 awards and received 49 nominations. Blackstone is also produced in
association with APTN, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, with the assistance of the
Government of Alberta, Alberta Media Fund, with the participation of Rogers Cable Network Fund and
Rogers Telefund, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.
Blackstone is distributed by PPI Releasing, and can currently be seen on Mãori Television in New
Zealand, and NITV / SBS in Australia. For more info please visit www.blackstonetheseries.com and www.facebook.com/blackstonetheseries
APTN is the first national Aboriginal television network in the world with programming by, for and about
Aboriginal Peoples to share with all Canadians and viewers around the world. APTN is available in
approximately 10 million Canadian households and commercial establishments with cable, direct-to-home
satellite (DTH), telco-delivered and fixed wireless television service providers. The network launched its
high definition channel APTNHD in the spring of 2008. APTN does not receive government funding for
operations but generates revenue through subscriber fees, advertising sales and strategic partnerships.
APTN broadcasts programming with 56% offered in English, 16% in French and 28% in Aboriginal
languages. www.aptn.ca
AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA:
DVD & Online Screeners | Interviews with Cast & Crew | Hi-Res JPEG Photos | Press Kit
Please check your local listings for show times or visit www.aptn.ca
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CONTACT FOR MEDIA:
RoseAnna Schick, RAS Creative
Publicist for Blackstone
Ph : 204.783.7600
rascreative@yahoo.ca
APTN CONTACT:
Jacqueline Jubinville
Manager of Communications
Ph: 204.947.9331 ext. 339
jjubinville@aptn.ca