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B.C. Scene: Echo Lake test should resonate with low-budget producers

Vancouver: Echo Lake could be the first Canadian dramatic feature to be shot entirely on digital cameras and might also be the forerunner for the next wave of cost-crunched independent production….

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Special Report on Studios and Services: Demand exceeding supply in B.C.

In a continuing crisis, the demand for studio facilities continues to outstrip capacity in b.c….

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BCTV strike fallout

Vancouver: After one month on the picket lines, the 125 striking workers at bctv are expected to be back at work July 13, after a tentative agreement went to a ratification vote July 10. But for bctv, the labor disruption has…

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Rainmaker buys PMP in $2.4M deal

Vancouver: After at least two years of courting and one misstep down the aisle, two of Vancouver’s production community leaders finally tied the knot July 7….

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B.C. Scene: Mandalay sends Mercy Point to Vancouver, but where?

Vancouver: It isn’t the show that shot the pilot in Vancouver or the show with the Canadian lead. Lions Gate Entertainment division Mandalay Television will produce Mercy Point, a one-hour sci-fi medical drama for upn, in Vancouver….

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Special Report on Sound & Music: DaVinci melds score, sound design

When it came to directing his sound and music collaborators, DaVinci’s Inquest creator Chris Haddock made only two demands: make the coroner series sound like its hometown Vancouver and keep it innovative….

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Alliance triples B.C. involvement

Vancouver: At last count, it was Vancouver $100 million and Toronto $40 million….

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B.C. matches Ontario tax credit

Vancouver: Pressure from u.s. studios is behind the b.c. government’s last-minute decision to match the Ontario tax credit for foreign producers to the penny….

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Moving Pic fest attendance up

Vancouver: The fifth annual Moving Pictures festival concluded last month with a 30% improvement in attendance….

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B.C. Scene: Nineteen series keep Vancouver hopping

Vancouver: An incredible upsurge in locally stimulated series production is cementing Vancouver’s reputation as a television town….

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Special Report on Animation Opportunities and Growth: Cybersix deal focuses on product not $

The Japanese do film business differently than the rest of the world, says Herve Bedard, the first Canadian animator to strike an international coproduction with Japan….

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Analysis: WIC/Shaw: Casing Van. stations

Vancouver: Now that Shaw seems to have taken control of wic’s shareholder base, speculation focuses on the potential fallout – specifically, who will own Vancouver’s private television stations….