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Ian Edwards
B.C. talent agents face regulation
vancouver: A consortium of b.c. talent agents is claiming that up to 50% of Vancouver’s 40-odd talent agencies may be put out of business by government intervention and have come together to fight the expected regulation….
B.C. actors ratify pact
Vancouver: The Union of B.C. Performers ratified its first master collective agreement with Hollywood studios Feb. 6….
B.C. prod volume up 16% in ’97
Vancouver: The b.c. film industry posted new record volumes in 1997, capping a decade of solid growth….
B.C. Scene: Canada’s first docusoap: As Brewery Creek turns
Vancouver: For those thinking the supper-hour news has had a sudsy tone of late – think Fornigate, for recent evidence – CBC Vancouver’s Broadcast One is taking the next step….
Novices get Kick Start
Vancouver: New Western Canadian filmmakers are getting a helping hand from Telefilm Canada’s Western office and some mentors….
B.C. Scene: Air Budd II gears up to try second slam dunk
Vancouver: The sequel to Air Bud, the top grossing Canadian film in 1997, goes before the cameras on Valentine’s Day….
Cianciotta’s B.C. experiment
Vancouver: When last year’s exodus of Alliance Releasing staff added up to Red Sky Entertainment, one question top of mind in the industry was ‘What the hell were they thinking?’ By leaving the comfort and safety of Alliance and the center…
Tier 3: Specs buoyed by aud share
Vancouver: While Rogers Communications’ free preview for the new third tier of specialty channels officially ended at midnight on Jan. 17, the cost of trapping means at least three more months could go by before viewers taking a pass on the…
Tier 3: The List
Spurred by a couple of months of information-seeking phone calls, Playback has compiled the co-ordinates of the latest batch of specialty channels, American and Canadian. Report prepared by Pamela Swedko. American Channels – Black Entertainment Television Production contact: Lydia Cole, vp…
Comment and Opinion: X-Files exit everything and nothing
Vancouver: An alien force has infiltrated the collective mind and body of Vancouverites and made them crazy. It’s The X-Files – a show that began as a kind of whim for the fledgling Fox network and became a cultural icon of…
Silver City Riverport usurps Capital Six
Vancouver: Since opening Dec. 19, Famous Players’ 12-screen SilverCity Riverport complex in Richmond has become the Lower Mainland market leader, outperforming the downtown exhibition halls with most titles. An overnight success, Riverport ranks among the top North American theaters for grosses…
B.C. Scene: New CBC Vancouver chief eyes more B.C. production
Vancouver: Rae Hull is the new regional director of CBC Television in British Columbia, replacing Donna Logan. A native of Edmonton, Hull has 15 years in television including three years as head of program development for cbc in Vancouver. In that…
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