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Amy Haggar
Lynch going with Galveston
The Project Grizzly director is adapting Paul Quarrington’s Galveston into a feature film, having picked up the rights…
Lorber sees the Light
The New York distributor has acquired Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, with plans to release the latest from filmmaker Velcrow Ripper…
Cookie hires Columbia vet
Tom Mazza is the new EVP and head of worldwide TV for Cookie Jar Entertainment, responsible for…
BBC vet to lead digital news
Rachel Nixon is the new director of digital media for CBC News, hiring the BBC vet away from…
Shoes heads overseas
Jimmy Two-Shoes has been picked up by the Cartoon Network in Asia and Australia, taking…
A huge reception
After Jonathon Barker left Shaftesbury Films, he and colleague Bob Kerr (co-founder and retired CEO of Imax) started SK Films, a shingle that produces and distributes giant-screen movies. Their latest endeavor, Journey to Mecca, is a story both Barker and Kerr felt particularly passionate about sharing. It tells the story of Ibn Battuta, perhaps the greatest and least-known explorer of all time who, in 1325, did a year-long pilgrimage from Tangier to Mecca.
New cash for docmakers
TVOntario and the NFB have joined forces to relaunch the Calling Card Program, offering twin prizes of…
Animation domination
Ellen Besen knows animation. And with over 35 years in the business, including directing films for the National Film Board and broadcast work for CBC Radio on the topic of animation, she has just published her first book, Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist and Game Developer Should Know, as a guide for young animators.
In the director’s chair: Alison Reid
First-timmer Reid’s Baby set for summer release
AAC unveils fall specialty sked
Alliance Atlantis has unveiled the fall programming for its slate of specialty channels, including the lineup for its newest, Fine Living Canada, set to launch Sept. 3.
Linehan tribute leads Canuck fest initiatives
In addition to the screening of new Canadian films at TIFF 2004, Canuck initiatives this year include a tribute to the late Brian Linehan, a program of films by Pierre Perrault, a revival of The Rowdyman and a daily online fest report from director Rob Stefaniuk.
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