Vancouver-based writer Linda Svendsen says she was captivated by the story of Sue Rodriguez – a b.c. woman with Lou Gehrig’s Disease whose battle for physician-assisted suicide went to the Supreme Court – and wanted to have a hand in bringing…

Writer Moze Mossanen is in the Gemini race for best writing in a dramatic program or miniseries with his dramatic script about a group of gay men during the post-World War ii era….

Writing out of Calgary, Andrew Wreggitt has been affiliated with some of the most successful Canadian series to come out of the Prairies. Having held various writing and other creative positions on Destiny Ridge, Black Harbour and North of 60, Wreggitt’s…

Known for his many roles in an array of Canadian-produced films and television programs, Gordon Pinsent is being honored this year with a Gemini nomination for his writing prowess rather than his acting skills….

The Canadian Film Centre has selected Jim Allodi’s The Family Man as the next film to be produced through the Feature Film Project. Directed and written by Allodi, with Nick de Pencier producing, The Family Man marks Allodi’s feature debut and…

Toronto-based direct-broadcast-satellite service Bell ExpressVu has added 17 new video channels to its roster, making Bell’s programming lineup the largest currently in Canada with 143 viewing choices. This is the second time this year Bell has increased its roster of channels;…

The 11-year-old, youth-focused specialty channel ytv kicked off its new season Sept. 13 with 41 new programs, 14 of which are Canadian. Exceeding its overall 60% Canadian content quota, ytv boasts 80% of its primetime schedule comes from Canadian producers and…

Straight from the ‘Why on earth didn’t I think of that?’ file is Thumbnail Spots, a creation of Montreal-based animator and commercial producer Michael Mills. In business since 1974 creating animated ads for a long list of national advertisers, Michael Mills…

The 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival’s Trade Forum will feature a new and (some might suggest) improved version of the annual New Filmmakers Day….

Montreal filmmaker Demetrios Est de l’acropolis will premier his 17-year labor of love Shirley Pimple and the John Wayne Temple at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival. Produced by Multi-Monde Productions, Est de l’acropolis began filming the $1.2-million feature in 1982,…

When Linda, an outspoken lesbian psychotherapist, decided that George, a bulldozer-driving transsexual, was the woman for her, Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage was born….

After two sold-out screenings and heaps of praise at the Montreal World Film Festival, James Dunnison is taking his new feature Stuff to the Vancouver International Film Festival….