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EnterCor expands international reach

Vancouver: Though it has yet-to-produce-anything, children’s programming company EnterCor Entertainment of Vancouver has signed another coproduction deal to expand its international reach….

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Post Modern expands

Vancouver: Believing that post-production sound is the next emerging market in b.c.’s film and television industry, Post Modern Sound of Vancouver is expanding its audio post facilities….

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Telepost Com. explores new acquisitions

Vancouver: Telepost Communications is hoping it’s second-time-lucky in its bid to expand by acquisition….

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Paproski’s Cougar Crossings crosses distribution channels

Vancouver: For six years, wildlife filmmaker Matthew Todd Paproski has toiled on the docudrama Cougar Crossings – just long enough for the Internet to become a major force in the way films are distributed….

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Lions Gate Trimark deal

Vancouver: Lions Gate Entertainment has bought credibility, experience, legacy and a valuable library in its June 6 purchase of producer/distributor Trimark Holdings, say members of the British Columbia film industry….

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Yaletown acquires firms, equip

Vancouver: With the acquisition of new companies and equipment, Yaletown Entertainment is claiming a couple of firsts and is getting a jumpstart on the high-definition revolution….

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Keystone withdraws its public offering

Vancouver: International Keystone Entertainment of Vancouver has withdrawn a public offering announced March 10. The producer that owns the Air Bud family movie franchise says the downward shift in market forces prompted the withdrawal….

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B.C. Film funds $4.3M of film, TV in 2000

Vancouver: Funding agency British Columbia Film supported 79 b.c. film and television projects in fiscal 2000 (ended March 31) representing $4.2 million….

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Weber’s Revisited snags Shavick

Vancouver: Director Scott Weber was given the $10,000 first prize at the 2000 Shavick Awards for his 24-minute short film Revisited, a drama about a six-year-old girl who discovers a spirit alive in her grandmother’s house….

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New British invasion

Vancouver: Historically, the urgent declaration ‘The British are coming!’ heralded the American Revolution and the invasion of rock stars. Today, at least in Vancouver, a more recent onslaught of Brits is heralding substantial business for local producers….

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B.C. a breeding ground for docs

Vancouver: Documentary filmmakers like facts. So here are a few:…

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Cineworks celebrates 20

Vancouver: Since the Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society launched in 1980 and immediately became the focal point of British Columbia independent filmmaking, the end credits of 210 short films and 24 features have listed the non-profit group as a key contributor….