In February and March, six teams from the Canadian Film Centre will be descending on Toronto neighborhoods producing a veritable bounty of new shorts. First up is Uncle from writer/director Chris Grismer and Cape Bretoner Michael Melski, a playwright-turned-screenwriter and former…

Joel Axler, co-founder of Yuk Yuk’s, says ‘Benmergui and I were the only people to survive the first season’ of the ill-fated talk show Friday Night! With Ralph Benmergui. I’m a merciful person, so I’ll leave that alone….

There’s a strange looking bunch at the gate. Sexy bloodsuckers vs. a clean livin’ group in period dress; hotshot downtown upstarts vs. those who live above the tree line. And then there’s a red, white and blue flavored Mountie….

In year number 11, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is confident that the recipe for the Gemini Awards works. Like they say at Chevrolet, the formula is ‘Tried, Tested and True.’…

CBC annually dominates the Geminis in the arenas of news and current affairs. No surprises there and, predictably, this year there’s more of the same. The National/CBC News alone has 15 nominations, and the fifth estate has 10. To scan the…

‘It never loses money, but I think it used to make a lot more money than it does now.’…

With international attendance at natpe (Jan. 13-16 in New Orleans) at an all-time high this year – international registration is up at least 20% and venues are larger – the ever-eager-to-mingle Canadians have stepped up their presence accordingly. The National Film…

‘I think it’s unusual for anyone to invent anything. Most everything is a combination of existing thoughts and ideas.’…

Without a chief since Roman Bittman and the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation board of directors parted ways last July, the nsfdc has named a new ceo….

It takes a big man, apparently, to play third fiddle to a kid and a bear….

The very first clue is that all the grips are in cruise wear – blinding tropical prints, a Tilley hat or two, shades and shorts. It’s the first week of December….

Someday soon, the jokesters say, Los Angeles will be one of the largest Canadian cities. The Writers Guild of Canada doesn’t see much humor in that….