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Marcus Robinson
Telefilm announces New Media Fund winners
Education through entertainment is the theme of the latest decisions at Telefilm Canada, where 25 of 38 projects that received financing by its Canada New Media Fund qualified as edutainment.
Autodesk acquires rival software maker Alias
In a move that some industry insiders say would be akin to Microsoft taking over Apple, U.S. software giant Autodesk is acquiring Alias, creator of Maya, the Oscar-winning 3D FX and animation application that has been used in nearly every feature film nominated for best special effects Academy Awards since its release in 1998.
In the Shop
Mr. X shows some skin
German funds ripe for coproduction
Around mid-winter, Jan Miller figured she’d made the worst decision of her tenure as director of Strategic Partners at the Atlantic Film Festival.
ACTRA, guilds oppose Canadian Film Channel app
The Canadian Film Channel, one of four proposed pay-TV networks seeking a licence from the CRTC, initially sounds like a cause for celebration for the local film industry. The CFC’s mandate would be to air Canadian content 24/7, and to annually commission 10 features and 150 smaller projects. But some of the country’s leading guilds and unions are in fact opposed to the CFC, and have filed interventions with the CRTC, which can be viewed on the regulator’s website.
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