With the strike against the American commercial industry no closer to a resolution, the conflict continues to affect Canadian commercial production….

At the age of 11, Gavin Wilding was already out doing two-camera shoots with Super 8s. Now, many features and spots later, he is ready to take his talents to the next level….

Today’s new media producers have the-once-in-a-generation opportunity to define a new paradigm and lay the groundwork for the future of entertainment, information and lifestyle programming….

When tvradio.com launched on Jan. 24 at NATPE, it represented the culmination of two years of hard work. The brainchild of Chris Meraw, tvradio set out to provide a wealth of content specifically tailored to its Internet network of information, lifestyle…

When Ron Stefaniuk was in high school, he wanted his life to be interesting. Now, years later with his own creature fx shop, Stefaniuk FX Studio, his life is almost too interesting. Most recently, Stefaniuk was in South Africa on two…

Don’t look down. Toronto dop rep house Vertigo is reaching new heights….

One hundred in 2000….

Lions Gate Films president Jeff Sackman sits, dressed in sweater casuals, in his busy Toronto office. Periodically checking his computer for fast-breaking information, Sackman speaks to Playback about the company’s u.s. operations, the new name plates on the ceo’s door, the…

The first Bessies of the new millennium will be held May 10 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, a change in locale from last year’s ceremony at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre….

Jolly Roger’s roster of six Canadian directors has several finalists at this year’s Bessie Awards. A campaign for Nike, directed by Curtis Wehrfritz, as well as an individual spot from that campaign, ‘Perfect,’ have made the shortlist for the coveted awards….

Longtime Toronto commercial and long-form set design and building company, Handmade Sets, is expanding its new business – StudioWorks – to better serve the commercial and feature film industries….

Digital technology is impacting the business of documentary production with force. Playback spoke with several documentary producers to discuss the opportunities and pitfalls uncovered by the new image-gathering technologies….