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Mercer on top, Mosque headed down
The Rick Mercer Report again led the pack on CBC’s primetime schedule this season, while newcomers Being Erica and Wild Roses…
Whitaker joins Pi
Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of Lullaby for Pi, the Canada/France coproduction now shooting in Winnipeg through…
More cash for TV dramas
Drama series will get a leg up this year from the Cogeco Program Development Fund, which, for the first time, will back the production of…
Second life for Necessities
Hot off its wins at the Genies, Benoît Pilon’s acclaimed period piece will be re-released in Toronto and…
ER dominates on final night
County General Hospital closed its doors for good as the venerable medical drama bowed out with its largest…
Flashpoint boosts Costello’s Spectacle
Elvis Costello has found an audience for his musically minded talk show and, despite a trying Friday timeslot, scored…
Corus backs Thorne’s Killers
Chaz Thorne is turning the corner on his adaptation The Serial Killers Club, in part because of a boost…
Mann drops Anvil, Universal goes Fast
Theme parks and fast cars are set to dominate the weekend box office through Maple Pictures’ comedy…
Coyne, Burns think Big
Editors, production designers and actors are getting the opportunity to don a director’s hat for the new initiative Little Films…
Mohamed new top man at Rogers
Nadir Mohamed has been confirmed as president and CEO of Rogers Communications, following weeks of speculation…
Charlotte Mickie: A force to be reckoned with
Atom Egoyan, one of Charlotte Mickie’s biggest fans, says there’s a cult built up around the veteran feature film sales executive, one who has left an indelible stamp on the industry she has served for 23 years.
B.C. booms in ’08
Foreign location shooting in B.C. bounced back last year as the province enjoyed a 30% increase in total movie production spending versus 2007. According to recent data from the B.C. Film Commission, production spending, which includes film and television, rose to $1.2 billion in 2008, with the bulk of the gain in foreign feature film activity. The sector generated $442 million – an increase of 146% over 2007.
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