While travelling to exotic locations and writing about enlightening experiences may sound like an adventurous occupation, the life of a travel writer is not always as glamorous as it seems. Premiering Wed., Jan. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on OLN, Word Travels is a new original Canadian series that follows freelance journalist Robin Esrock and national travel columnist Julia Dimon as they battle deadlines, jetlag, culture shock – and each other – to file the best travel stories possible. Filmed in 12 countries across six continents, each half-hour episode of the 13-part series reveals the real story of professional travel journalism – the truth behind the byline.

Omni Film Productions’ Make Some Noise, an extraordinary series about young people who are working to make this planet, and the people in it, better off, won the Gemini Award last night for Best Children’s or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series.

Who says crafts can’t be hip and stylish? She’s Crafty is a groundbreaking design show that dares to cross the line between craft and design – it’s a modern girl’s guide to crafting! Airing in prime time Monday’s at 8:00 p.m. EST (9:00 p.m. PST) on HGTV beginning October 1, 2007, She’s Crafty is a 23 x 30 series produced by Omni Lifestyle (a division of Omni Film Productions Limited) and Love Your Work Productions, Inc.

OLN together with Vancouver-based Omni Film’s Lifestyle Division announced today that production has started on Word Travels, a new 13-part, 30-minute original series that examines the real lives of two working travel writers Robin Esrock and Julia Dimon, as they journey to 12 exotic countries on six different continents and compete for the best stories while under the pressure of filing deadlines. Principal photography is scheduled to last approximately 13 weeks. A broadcast date has not yet been announced.

Makes Some Noise, an extraordinary series about young people from across Canada who are trying to make this planet, and the people in it better off, has been awarded the Shaw Rocket Prize. Produced by Omni Film Productions Limited and broadcast on CBC, Make Some Noise was named the winner of the $50,000 children's and youth TV programming award at a Toronto gala on Thursday, May 3, 2007. An international jury of broadcasters short-listed the nominees and a national jury of more than 700 grade 6, 7 and 8 students voted for the winner.

Omni Film Productions, one of Vancouver’s hottest television production companies, recently saw a record week of green lights from broadcasters. These include a one-hour pilot of the family series, Left Coast, for CBC; a two-hour documentary special also for CBC called West Coast Tsunami, a pilot for a lifestyle series for HGTV titled Crafty; and Shimmy, a 26 x half hour series for Canadian Learning Television, Access and Discovery Health U.S. Other projects green lit for development are Dirty Work, a one-hour dramatic series for CHUM, and Goode Manor, a half-hour comedy series for CBC.