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Cheryl Binning
Regional producers ready to fight back
New group to be the national voice of small producers outside the 514 and 416 area codes
Original Pictures links with Lenz
Falcon Beach prodco to develop programming with Toronto music shop. CEO predicts ‘a lot of consolidation’ in industry’s future
Defying Gravity falls off schedules
ABC and CTV drop Vancouver-made sci-fi. Remaining episodes to run on Space
VFX booming in B.C., but post shops feel the recession
The Vancouver VFX business is booming, with U.S. studios bringing high-profile effects projects to the province.
No tax relief for B.C. producers
There was no good news in the recent B.C. budget for the province’s film and TV industry.
Defiant Shaw turns table on Novus
The Vancouver turf battle between Novus Entertainment and Shaw Communications is getting nastier.
No tax relief for B.C. producers
Cash-strapped provincial government’s new budget does not include beefed-up tax credit for film and TV industry
District 9: From South Africa by way of Canada
Though both are distinctly South African, the Sony Pictures release District 9 and its director Neill Blomkamp have history in Canada.
Big push for tax relief in B.C.
The B.C. production industry has high hopes that the provincial government is planning to level the playing field, and match Ontario and Quebec’s lucrative 25% all-spend incentives. And soon.
Contemporary World Cinema: A Gun to the Head
Last December, during the typical winter production slowdown, Vancouver producer Oliver Linsley and some filmmaking friends were bored. So they decided to make an ultra-low-budget indie just for fun.
Contemporary World Cinema: Cole
Coming-of-age drama Cole is Carl Bessai’s seventh film to premiere at the Toronto festival.
Canada First! Year of the Carnivore
Well-known CBC Radio host, actor, writer and musician Sook-Yin Lee has added feature film director to her multitude of talent hats. The Toronto-based media personality’s directorial debut, Year of the Carnivore, is the opening film in the Canada First! program.
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