John Greyson’s Lilies, winner of best Canadian film honors at this year’s Montreal World Film Festival, has racked up 14 nominations (including best motion picture and nine craft categories) to place itself at the head of the ‘most nominated’ list for…

Although tsn’s sked, due to its nature, is pretty much tied to event programming, the network has traditionally tried to feature a special in the fall lineup, usually a one-off in the vein of Eye On The Diamond (a 20-year history…

In addition to everything else going on over at Toronto’s Catalyst Entertainment – the theme park in Malta and a rash of international sales – the company has signed a joint development agreement with the cbc for Tales From The Long…

Walrus suicide. Once you get past giggling over the Monty Python-esque absurdity of it, you have to wonder. Could it be the cold water? The unending diet of oily fish? The daily humiliation of carrying those tusks?…

In St. Jean Sur Richelieu, Que., the town’s residents are bringing out their faithful canine companions in droves to meet Lassie, a true-to-life original from the same gene pool as Lassie the First. As for commotions of a different kind, the…

Many questions are hanging in the air following Nelvana’s disclosure that it’s in discussions concerning a proposed merger transaction with New York-based Golden Books Family Entertainment, the largest children’s book publisher in North America. Golden has offered $140 million for all…

Reaction to Telefilm Canada’s 1996/97 action plan is coming not with a bang but with a whimper, and the timing may have much to do with it. Telefilm released the document in the wake of $100 million in new monies coming…

In light of a $10 million cash infusion from TD Capital Group, Investissement Desjardins and Royal Bank Capital Corporation, Cinepix Film Properties will begin capitalizing on growth opportunities in production, u.s. theatrical expansion, animation and worldwide sales, says Jeff Sackman, executive…

In 1940, Maynard Ferguson’s parents encouraged him to drop out of school and pursue his music full-time. Maynard was 12. At 14, he was leading his own big band in Montreal. After a stint in England in the mid-’50s followed by…

As the level of Canadian production increases in volume and sophistication, the Canadian production and post scene has, like an attractive and sonorous onion, created layers of talent to support every audio and visual requirement….

From her vantage point in the Toronto International Film Festival sales office, director Kelley Alexander says Lynne Stopkewich’s first feature Kissed ‘was the Antonia’s Line’ of this year’s festival, and it just happened to be Canadian….

Following a lobbying effort spearheaded by the Ontario Film Development Corporation, the Ontario government has broadened eligibility for the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit to include small companies which rely on some private investment and the Ontario portion of interprovincial…