Milan Chvostek
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Milan Chvostek is a former producer/director at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. He worked on A Case for the Court
, The Lively Arts
, This Hour Has Seven Days
, Science Magazine
and the CBC's flagship show The Nature of Things
, a science documentary television show that has aired in nearly fifty countries worldwide and features scientist David Suzuki
. Awards for Chvostek's shows include one from the Monte Carlo Television Festival
awarded by Prince Rainier III in 1975, and the Bell Northern Award for Science Programming (Chvostek is the only three-time winner of this award) in 1974 and 1975.
After a decade of teaching television broadcast at Seneca College
, Toronto
(1986 to 1996), he embarked upon a freelance videography and photography career, working both independently and in partnership with his wife, Isobel Warren
.
Chvostek's photos have appeared in the Toronto Star
, Good Times Magazine, the National Post
, Forever Young, Tandem, Tourist and in Florida, Eh? as well as in-flight magazines, Atmosphere (Canada 3000
) and Airborn (Skyservice
).
Singer/songwriter Annabelle Chvostek
is his daughter.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. He worked on A Case for the Court
A Case for the Court
A Case for the Court was a weekly CBC Television show that ran from July 1960 to September 1962.The show was produced in cooperation with the Canadian Bar Association, involving the enactment of fictional criminal and civil cases using actual judges and lawyers....
, The Lively Arts
The Lively Arts
The Lively Arts was a weekly half-hour CBC Television programme about arts and culture. It ran from October 1961 to June 1964. The show was composed of filmed and studio interviews, either produced by the CBC or purchased from the BBC and others....
, This Hour Has Seven Days
This Hour Has Seven Days
This Hour Has Seven Days is a controversial CBC Television newsmagazine which ran from 1964 to 1966. The show, inspired by the BBC-TV and NBC-TV satire series That Was The Week That Was, was created by Patrick Watson and Douglas Leiterman as an avenue for a more stimulating and boundary-pushing...
, Science Magazine
Science Magazine
Science Magazine was a half-hour television show produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1975 to 1979.The show was hosted by geneticist David Suzuki, who previously hosted the daytime youth programme Suzuki On Science...
and the CBC's flagship show The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on the CBC on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging...
, a science documentary television show that has aired in nearly fifty countries worldwide and features scientist David Suzuki
David Suzuki
David Suzuki, CC, OBC is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a Ph.D in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department of the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001...
. Awards for Chvostek's shows include one from the Monte Carlo Television Festival
Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival was created in 16-20 January 1961 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who wished to “encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between men”....
awarded by Prince Rainier III in 1975, and the Bell Northern Award for Science Programming (Chvostek is the only three-time winner of this award) in 1974 and 1975.
After a decade of teaching television broadcast at Seneca College
Seneca College
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a Canadian public college in the greater Toronto area. Seneca College is currently Canada's largest college with approximately 108,000 students.-History:...
, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
(1986 to 1996), he embarked upon a freelance videography and photography career, working both independently and in partnership with his wife, Isobel Warren
Isobel Warren
Isobel Warren is a Canadian author and journalist. Her journalism background is in newspapers and magazines, radio and television. She was founder of Hands Magazine, at that time Canada's only national craft publication, and served as its editor throughout the 1980s...
.
Chvostek's photos have appeared in the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, Good Times Magazine, the National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
, Forever Young, Tandem, Tourist and in Florida, Eh? as well as in-flight magazines, Atmosphere (Canada 3000
Canada 3000
Canada 3000 Inc. was a Canadian discount charter airline offering domestic and international flights. It was the largest charter airline in the world at the time of its operation, with over 90 destinations worldwide, although it changed to scheduled service in 2000 after the Canadian Airlines and...
) and Airborn (Skyservice
Skyservice
Skyservice Airlines Inc. was a charter airline based in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It employed more than 2000 people. Skyservice Airlines Inc. flew within Canada and to the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico, Israel and Europe. During the summer Skyservice sold tickets to Europe from...
).
Singer/songwriter Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her Juno-nominated work with harmony trio The Wailin' Jennys....
is his daughter.