Teletoon is ready to launch its new season in a ‘bigger, better and bolder’ fashion, according to Teletoon president John Riley. Launching on Sept. 6, the 1999/2000 schedule features 51 new series, 24 of which are Canadian, with the 27 remaining…

Four Days, a coproduction between Toronto’s Greg Dummett Films and Montreal-based Cite-Amerique, marks Curtis Wehrfritz’s feature film directorial debut. The film was a long, and sometimes overwhelming, labor of love for the veteran commercial and music video director….

Catherine Annau makes her directorial debut on Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the Seventies Generation, a documentary coproduced and financed by the National Film Board’s English and French Programs. She says she is anxious to see the reactions of the audience…

M.E.A.T. director Stephen Markle has followed up last year’s highly successful Showcase ad campaign with a new pool of promotional spots that target movie buffs in a funny, punny kind of way. Much like the first pool of quiz-style ads, this…

Director/writer/producer: Kal Ng…

Trina McQueen has left her post as president at Discovery Channel for the role of executive vice-president at ctv. In her new role she will oversee programming, sales and operations of the ctv network, its stations and affiliated specialty channels….

Toronto’s Pinnacle venture capital has purchased a 50% interest in talent agency Burman Management Group for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which is reportedly in the mid-six-figure range, will give Pinnacle 50% ownership of the three-month-old management group….

At the best of times, the Alberta film production scene is less hit and more miss. Given this, some may be led to believe that the life of an audio post facility, located in the heart of Calgary, as Sync Spot…

According to an attorney for Canadian actor/producer Dave Thomas, negotiations are ongoing to avoid a lawsuit between the sctv alumnus and Toronto-based MEG Media Group, the production partner on the new MacKenzie Brothers film Home Brew, after financing fell apart late…

Vancouver-based director Phil Brown is no stranger to controversy, by any stretch. The mind behind the infamous ‘Dead Chicken’ spot for Fong’s Fresh Poultry is at it again, with a new two-spot campaign for Canine Equipment that is currently being seen…

To the delight of Dr. Ron Keast, Canadian Learning Television will light up the cable wires in the fall. Keast, the current president of ACCESS Learning Television in Edmonton, will act as president and ceo of the new specialty, having also…

After a career based largely in tv and publishing, Peter Herrndorf has been named the new director general and ceo of the National Arts Centre (nac)….