Vancouver: Mainframe Entertainment will bring back its cgi series ReBoot for two mows. The productions are set to air on ytv in the spring and fall of 2001….

Vancouver: As Playback went to press, strike-weary members of the B.C. Projectionists Union were poised to vote on a deal with Famous Players and Cineplex theatre owners that gives the employers what they have asked for since the labor disruption began…

Vancouver: Cash-strapped regional film commissions in British Columbia had a gift in the recent provincial budget presented by Finance Minister Paul Ramsey on March 27….

Vancouver: Marketing- and networking-minded producers in b.c. are being asked by British Columbia Film to apply to its new Passport to Markets program, which offers financial assistance to expose local filmmakers to the international marketplace….

Vancouver: Once again taking advantage of the Hong Kong/ Canada coproduction treaty, producers Michael Parker and Shan Tam (Holiday Pictures) begin work on Lunch with Charles May 12 for a 25-day shoot….

Vancouver: When the 10,000 members of Vancouver’s major film unions ratified their latest multiyear labor deal with Canadian and u.s. producers late last month, they also approved a new rate for cable and syndicated mows….

Vancouver: Lions Gate Entertainment’s board has signed off on a ‘going-forward’ strategy that includes acquisitions, the creation of more strategic alliances and a consolidation of its offices, says outgoing ceo Frank Giustra….

Vancouver: Distributor Red Sky Entertainment of Vancouver has secured the Canadian distribution rights to Red Green’s Duct Tape Forever (S&S Productions), the feature based on the comedy series The Red Green Show….

Vancouver: West Coast entrants successfully moving on to the swimsuit part of the contest – otherwise known as the eip phase of the Canadian Television Fund sweepstakes – include some newcomers among the renewals….

Vancouver: Sextant Entertainment Group of Vancouver began its first day of trading on The Canadian Dealing Network over-the-counter market March 1, with the first transaction at $2 per share….

Vancouver: First-time feature producer Andrew Ooi of Vancouver’s Endless Entertainment has sold the worldwide rights to his Scream spoof to Lions Gate Films and has signed a five-picture production deal with Edge Entertainment in Saskatoon….

Vancouver: Peace Arch Entertainment upped its credit limit with the Royal Bank by $11 million to $25 million, money earmarked for more television production….