In a poem heralding the arrival of Leap batteries, Gary Prouk recently wrote, ‘Every great enterprise begins with a leap of faith.’ Subsequently, he and his team at The Sebastian Consultancy took a great leap in creating the entire image of…

Few directors approach a spot with the same sensitivity to agency creative as Apple Box Productions director Randy Diplock does….

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures has developed a piece of software that may be useful beyond its original purpose. A team consisting solely of c.o.r.e.’s director of research and development, Berj Bannayan, and senior software developer, Leo Chan, has developed software that convincingly…

The nominees for the 2000 Golden Globes include productions from Rhombus Media and Alliance Atlantis Communications, as well as a boxer’s story from Canadian director Norman Jewison. Rhombus is up for best foreign-language film for its multi-Genie-Award-winning The Red Violin….

New Brunswick-based filmmaker and academic Barry Cameron has a full dance card for 2000, which suits him just fine. The Cinefile producer and University of New Brunswick professor has no less than three features in development….

‘He’s b-a-a-a-ck,’ says commercial director Christopher Gentile. He is, in fact, back – back at ltb, his old stomping grounds where he honed his craft. Now in his eighth year as a director, Gentile returns to ltb after a two-year tenure…

A new spot from Rave Films for Coca-Cola titled ‘Pond’ hits its Canadian adult audience with nostalgia, sympathy and pride – and it even may even make you thirsty….

For Canadian effects companies, competition to get the big jobs is a constant. In order to stay on top, these effects houses must be forever investing in newer and better equipment. Many say the new innovations in effects technology could make…

Nelvana has struck a multifaceted deal with Germany’s RTV Family Entertainment ag. Nelvana says the agreement, finalized Dec. 3, gives rtv television, home video, and merchandising sub-agency distribution rights to 560 Nelvana current and library half-hours for exploitation in Germany, Eastern…

It should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention that the Icon Productions/Alliance Atlantis Communications coproduction of Atom Egoyan’s Felicia’s Journey has been nominated for 10 Genies, including best motion picture. The follow-up to Egoyan’s acclaimed…

After five grueling years of making TOPS & bottoms, a documentary about sadomasochism, filmmaker Cristine Richey is seriously considering a new career in children’s programming, but not before a night at the Genies, where her film is nominated for best feature-length…

‘I want to die on set,’ says the ever candid Players Film Company director/dop Henry Less on the subject of retirement. Less sees no point in ever stopping what he loves to do, and that is to direct and shoot film….