*CBC wins Emmy

While most Emmys are awarded for works released in the past year, the cbc won a statue Oct. 11 for a project it launched – literally – in 1973.

The cbc won its second technical Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the u.s. for pioneering the ‘first full-time distribution of tv network by satellite transmission,’ which the public broadcaster initiated on April 1, 1973.

‘Although most of those responsible for the launching of the distribution system…have now retired, the cbc’s engineering and television media technical staff are to be congratulated on maintaining and extending our use of satellite transmission facilities,’ the network says in a release.

The satellite services, which were realized in conjunction with Telesat Canada, allow the national broadcaster to reach 99% of the country’s population, the network says.

*Skin ceases production

Vancouver: After only one day of shooting in Vancouver, local feature Comforting Skin stopped production abruptly Oct. 2 amid rumors of financial strife.

The show’s production office phones have since been disconnected and the project has been removed from the B.C. Film Commission’s roster of current shows.

Unhappy producer Michael Bafaro confirms that the show will not go ahead as planned.

The $3-million feature – executive produced by Frank Mackay – featured French actress Clotilde Courau and Australian actor Daniel Lapaine. As a local production with perhaps the largest privately arranged budget, Comforting Skin is about a woman who wills her tattoo to life.

The issue now involves lawyers acting on behalf of Bafaro’s team and Mackay, so details are few.

Bafaro and producer partners Justin and Marshall James have worked on the project for two and a half years.