‘A Boy’s Own Adventure’ is one way New Zealand director James Heyward describes his Banff pitch project White Nile – The Final Challenge….

The CyberPitch is one of the newest and hottest elements at Banff….

Whether reliance on computing is integral to the course, or merely one component of several, industry instructors are agreed: art is the backbone of animation; computer proficiency alone does not make for good animation….

Anyone going into animation these days is likely to spend a good part of their time in front of a computer terminal. So, are animators who specialize in computer-based work technicians or artists?…

Elly is a homemaker, John is a dentist; their children Elizabeth and Michael are starting out in life and youngest April, 10 this year, has no end of adventures. They’re a Canadian family very much in the public eye and this…

Independent Canadian production posted a small increase in 1999, with an approximate $27-million rise in expenditures to $1,727,355, 660 compared to $1,699,766,877 in 1999. While responses from 134 Canadian companies to Playback’s 12th annual industry survey show 1999 was a static…

Last year was an unremarkable year for Canadian independent production, with overall 1999 figures from Playback’s annual survey pointing to a minor rise in volume. However, the big winners were animation, documentary and mows/miniseries, each of which experienced a marked rise….

Judging by the number of people ‘chasing the O’ at the Hot Docs wrap gala 2000, those docmakers are way too sexy for their films….

Despite the marked decline in the state of public television, attendance at Input 2000, to be held in Halifax, is still worthwhile, according to organizers….

The New Addams Family, A Feeling Called Glory, You…Me and the Kids – the Teen Years, Cybersix and My Father’s Angel were among the big winners at round one of this year’s Leo Awards – Celebration Awards Ceremony, held May 6…

‘I’m good at sex,’ says Leo-nominated director Penelope Buitenhuis….

Leo-nominated Noroc has the distinction of being the first feature film in North America to be shot in the JVC D9 format, a new professional format that allows for tremendous economies….