When first-time feature writer/ director John Doyle of St. John’s, Nfld.-based Film East Inc. was able to take a few moments away from helming his comedic feature Extraordinary Visitor to answer some questions about the production, he did so while scouting…

Wayne Grigsby and Barbara Samuels have become experts at navigating the mountains of paperwork and intricacies involved in dealing with Canada’s various film and television funding agencies….

Canadian film and television director Paul Lynch (No Contest, Bullies, Prom Night) has signed a non-exclusive six-picture deal with new Ontario production company Crystal Films to coproduce and direct six ‘Canadian content’ feature films over the next three years….

With the Genie screenplay nominees mirroring those of best picture, save Andre Forcier’s La Comtesse de Baton Rouge standing in for the six director-helmed Cosmos, and with all the nominated films’ directors having had a hand in the screenplays, this year’s…

After a five-year term as ceo of the Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters, entertainment lawyer Dan Johnson is returning to providing consulting services to the film and television industry….

Veteran Canadian comedian/actor Dave Thomas has expanded his independent film and television production company Maple Palm Productions with offices in l.a. and Toronto….

Genie Award-winning producer Peter O’Brian has merged his company Independent Pictures with Toronto’s Noble House Communications….

There may be a lot of snow-shoveling on the set of At The End of the Day: The Sue Rodriquez Story this month, as New Brunswick will be standing in for temperate Vancouver and Victoria….

Molly Yeomans, Jack Lenz and Mike Katrycz, the creators of an as-yet-unproduced musical based on the legend of St. George and the dragon, have entered into a film and television pact with new Toronto-based family animation company Camelot Pictures….

In this report, Playback looks at the people and forces involved in the development of three new Canadian kids’ programs and the marketing and merchandising thrusts behind those and some other kids’ properties….

In this report, Playback looks at the people and forces involved in the development of three new Canadian kids’ programs and the marketing and merchandising thrusts behind those and some other kids’ properties….

In this report, Playback looks at the people and forces involved in the development of three new Canadian kids’ programs and the marketing and merchandising thrusts behind those and some other kids’ properties….