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Keys To Kingdoms tops Yorkton

Yorkton, Sask.: Keys To Kingdoms, directed by Nathaniel Geary and produced by Wendy Hyman of Vancouver topped the winner’s list at the 1999 Golden Sheaf Awards, held last month as part of the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival. In addition…

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OFT tax credit enhancements

The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit – previously accessible only by productions attaining eight of 10 Cancon points – has been extended to include projects with a minimum of six points….

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Cogeco to support feature film projects

The Cogeco Program Development Fund is adding $200,000 in annual support for feature films to its dramatic tv series and mow development program….

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Record sales for Canucks in France

Canadian distributors are reporting record sales activity at the recently wrapped mip-tv in Cannes….

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Bell fund goes national

Previously accessible only to television and new media producers in Ontario and Quebec, the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund has announced it will now operate nationally….

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Critical Mass to produce, equity finance

toronto-based distribution company Critical Mass Releasing is expanding beyond its sales activities into production, the arranging of presales and equity financing, as well as expanding on the more than 700 hours in its library through output deals with Red Sky Entertainment,…

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Greenberg development $$ go to 19

Montreal: The latest round of script development and senior projects money at the Harold Greenberg Fund totaling $177,000 has been spread among 19 feature film projects…

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Tri-Media drama slate

Regina’s Minds Eye Pictures will executive produce Tri-Media Productions’ $2-million feature Blue Dot, a joint venture with Frank Procopio of TMJ Productions in Toronto, who is writing, directing and coproducing….

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CAFDE may link up with TV distribs

The Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters is suggesting a merger between itself and a committee of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association representing television distributors….

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Canuck Rockie nominees

Of the 81 nominees vying for the 1999 Banff Rockie Awards, organized by the Banff Television Festival, 10 programs hail from Canadian producers….

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Film Works sees big picture

Riding on the success of Such A Long Journey, which has taken in Canadian box office receipts of over $380,000 since opening Feb. 26, The Film Works plans to focus its efforts on bigger-budget feature film production….

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Shops team up on animation

Ottawa animation company Boomstone Entertainment and Toronto’s Bright Anvil Studios have entered into a joint venture which will see the companies team up on service contracts and codevelop proprietary animated product….