The final episode of Global Television’s Gemini award-winning Traders will air on March 16….

Halifax’s Ocean Entertainment has gone beyond its post-production house roots and evolved into a major player on the Eastern Canadian production circuit. After launching programs like The Resourceful Renovator and The Inn Chef, the idea mill at Ocean has been churning…

Toronto-based iQ Films launched itself into the worldwide marketplace in late February, aiming to make Canadian directors accessible to commercial production around the globe….

Toronto-based commercial director Philip Kates has said good-bye to Radke Films and rejoined The Players Film Company, a commercial house he originally left eight years ago….

Angel Films director James Hyslop says he feels privileged every time he is called on to shoot a commercial….

Despite the omissions of favored local boys Jim Carrey (Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon) and Norman Jewison (director of The Hurricane), Oscar is usually not one to forget his friends north of the border. This year, Oscar and his…

Canada came up big at the 29th Annual Mobius Awards, picking up a total of 31 wins, including nine first-place Golds in the television commercials field. The awards were handed out Feb. 9 at the Cultural Center and Museum of Broadcast…

Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald is trying his directorial hand at commercial-making on the roster at The Partners’ Film Company. McDonald, whose body of work includes features Roadkill and Hard Core Logo and many episodic television gigs, including Twitch City (which he…

Many Canadian directors have difficulty finding work in their own hometowns. Whether they be located in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal or any of the large- or medium- sized centres, some directors feel snubbed by Canadian creative people who often look outside the…

Maxx director Dan Hackett looks extremely calm as he presides over the first of three shooting days for a new 60-second Information Technology Institute commercial. The spot is a huge undertaking for Hackett and Maxx, which is represented on set by…

Dave Sorbara and Tom Westin are two young musicians who have been working together writing music and doing sound design for television commercials for nearly two years. The pair has garnered a good reputation as musicians with a good sense for…

Zoo tv director Sebastian Copeland recently took a trek down to Miami where he was able to escape the Toronto winter – even if it was only for a few days. He wasn’t there to soak up rays or swim in…