Cheryl Binning

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CWC recognizes Radford, Reyes, Vaillancourt

They are successful business executives and leaders in their field. Now they can add Canadian Women in Communications awards to their CVs.

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Married white woman seeks homicidal man

Regina – A low-budget American indie starring Maria Bello (World Trade Centre) and Jason Patric (The Alamo) began shooting in Regina on Feb. 9.

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CTF tweaks 2007/08 guidelines

For once, there are no major policy changes this year at the Canadian Television Fund, which will enact new guidelines for 2007/08 on Feb. 1.

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Omni up in Arms

Vancouver: Omni Film Productions is working on scripts for potential new seasons of Robson Arms and Alice, I Think for CTV, while developing a number of comedy and drama titles for CBC and CHUM.

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Basinger in B.C.

Vancouver – Insight Film Studios is in preproduction on While She Was Out, a thriller starring Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile) as a suburban housewife who becomes stranded in a forest full of murderous thugs. Shooting begins in Vancouver on Feb. 5 with a wrap date of March 16.

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Brightlight picks up Passengers

Vancouver – A thriller starring Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada) is the latest production to go to camera at Vancouver’s Brightlight Pictures. Passengers, a feature film for Hollywood’s Mandate Pictures and Persistent Entertainment, began shooting in Vancouver Jan. 15 and wraps early March.

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Producer broke ground with Degrassi franchise

When Linda Schuyler negotiated her first bank loan as an independent producer 26 years ago, she pretended to be married in order to get approved.

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Celebrity fashionista achieved ‘wildest dreams’

Jeanne Beker grew up in the suburbs of Toronto with a poster of Paul McCartney on her bedroom wall and making a wish on every birthday candle for her own TV show.

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Taking the helm in a time of change

The post of president of the Canadian Television Fund isn’t easy at the best of times. It’s a never-ending challenge to balance the interests of broadcasters, producers, and the various production centers when overseeing the distribution of crucial TV cash.

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Silent Hill scores on DVD

Silent Hill is continuing to make noise, this time in homes, where it has earned some US$11 million from the rental market since its Aug. 22 release on DVD – placing high on charts at Nielsen, Rogers and Blockbuster.

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Mad maestro Maddin promises ‘special’ premiere

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Industry finally embracing HD

After a slow start out the gate, HD production is picking up steam in Canada.