A complex comparable to Universal City in Hollywood will reportedly begin construction in Halifax in January 2001. Sound unbelievable? DF Entertainment owner Terry Carpenter doesn’t think so. Carpenter expects the Atlantic Motion Picture Center will put Halifax on par with not…

To say that Frank Savoie is proud of his roots in New Brunswick would be an understatement. As the owner of Moncton-based Connections Productions, he openly displays a genuine enthusiasm for his home province, marveling at how far New Brunswick has…

Newfoundland-based filmmaker and producer Mary Sexton got into the film biz almost by accident….

Solar Audio Recording Studios engineer Hayward Parrott says Halifax was a perfect place to set up shop and at the same time, put down some roots….

Berni Wood says production in Prince Edward Island is healthy, despite the fact Emily of New Moon, produced and shot in the province, has shut down operations after four seasons….

Toronto animator Chuck Gammage has entered into a partnership with former TOPIX/Mad Dog producer Anne Deslauriers and animator Frank Falcone to launch guru Animation Studio, specializing in computer-generated animation….

Toronto’s Crush Inc. is celebrating its first anniversary this month and the commercial/design shop’s co-owner and president Gary Thomas says he is both surprised and pleased with the company’s progress to date….

When casting director Karyn Fine started Real Enough Casting, after a suggestion from a friend, she had already established a knack for problem-solving within the industry….

a crowd packed with advertising industry bigwigs was on hand as the Television Bureau of Canada handed out the 2000 Bessie Awards at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre, May 10….

Stimulating growth in the emerging interactive production sector was the goal of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund (or Bell Fund) when it was established more than two years ago. Since then, the fund has continued to encourage an alliance…

the Directors Film Company director Laura Belsey has a knack for bringing honesty and believability to spots about real people, often in real situations….

Cinematographer Gerald Packer has earned a living by shooting, lighting and troubleshooting on various films for about 20 years. Sitting with a coffee on the set of the new Showcase mow/pilot The Ride, Packer is relaxed in the midst of his…