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Pamela Cuthbert
Less money, more buyers: Indie prod volume holds against odds
Production volume for the country in 1995 reached about $1.3 billion overall and, according to the findings of a Playback survey of the industry at large, to which 85 companies responded, $951 million was spent on indigenous, independent production (see chart,…
Ontario Scene: It looks like Toronto will clean up with six months of new soap
Costume and fashion designers take note. After nearly two years of delays, word is Toronto will be the locale for a new daily soap opera called Empire, much in the style of Family Passions….
Copps’ culture balancing act
Pressures on Canada’s top cultural bureaucrat are coming from all angles of the cultural industries and the woman in charge, the newly appointed Minister of Heritage Sheila Copps, has been bombarded since her appointment in late January….
Hot Docs, hot workshops at annual fest
It wasn’t kitchen-sink realism, but kitchen-table filmmaking that was at the center of one Hot Docs industry session. Veteran filmmakers Peter Raymont, Simcha Jacobovici and Julia Sereny debated the merits of the no-infrastructure, tiny-budget method of making movies (i…
Ontario Scene: It’s so out it’s in: doc chronicles the rebirth of cocktail music
Lounge music. It’s not just the faint echoes of some dated, nocturnal crooner (labored white smile) who tinkles/wheezes out the theme song to Bewitched from behind the piano. According to filmmaker Alison Reid, it’s the next musical tsunami, and she plans…
CMPDA decision lauded
In a rare display of cultural policy solidarity, Canadian Heritage has stood behind a crtc decision that u.s. majors view as protectionist and unfair. The March 19 statement made by Heritage Minister Sheila Copps declared government support for a Dec. 20…
Ontario Scene: Paragon starts up feature, signs Kratts licensing deal
Paragon Entertainment, via its feature arm HandMade Films and a distribution deal with Disney, will commence principal photography on a spoof of The Fugitive in Toronto May 27. The Wrong Guy will be directed by comedian-turned-director David Steinberg (Mad About You)…
Special Report: Canadian Public Film & Television Production Companies: Pubcos walking a fine line
In this report we take a look at the activities and game plans of Canada’s public production companies….
Special Report: Canadian Public Film & Television Production Companies: Paragon: growing pains
In this report we take a look at the activities and game plans of Canada’s public production companies….
Special Report: Canadian Public Film & Television Production Companies: Alliance looks to busiest year yet
In this report we take a look at the activities and game plans of Canada’s public production companies….
Special Report: Canadian Public Film & Television Production Companies: Atlantis: focus on the bottom line
In this report we take a look at the activities and game plans of Canada’s public production companies….
Rev Can shift
A small gathering of British Columbia producers, u.s. producers and accountants is meeting with representatives from Revenue Canada, Industry Canada and the Ministry of Heritage Feb. 29 to discuss enforcement of a tax policy that would cause major disruption in the…
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