Pam Swedko

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How the small shops do it

With a handful of giant facilities which bestride the audio and post production world like colossi, how do smaller independent companies compete and thrive?…

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Telegenic selling video enhancer

Toronto-based Telegenic Programs is taking its first steps into the technological domain as the exclusive Canadian representative of a new video/film transfer process known as asiva….

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Ottawa ‘toon fest draws record 30,000

Animators from around the world are converging on the nation’s capital this month for the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Celebrating its 22nd year, the Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 event is gearing up to be the biggest yet….

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Atlantic fest marks 35% increase

The 18th Atlantic Film Festival kicked off Sept. 18 with 200 films, increased venues, and new streamlined gala screenings….

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On set: The David Milgaard Story

Winnipeg: Just outside Winnipeg, overlooking the Prairies, stands Stony Mountain Penitentiary, a medium-security federal facility which once held wrongfully convicted Canadian David Milgaard within its cold walls and electrified fences….

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NSI opens Winnipeg office

Winnipeg: The National Screen Institute cut the ribbon – actually the film – earlier this month, marking the official opening of its Winnipeg office….

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Five Maritime productions getting a leg-up from Fundy

Fundy Communications and the Canada Independent Film & Video Fund have announced the first five recipients of awards from the new Fundy Communications Production Fund….

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Symposium focusing on independents

The Rogers Industry Centre Symposium ’98: Reality Bites Back/Indie Rules will kick off Sept. 14 with two days focusing on the independents behind film, television and new media….

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Extraordinary Visitor

Writer/director: John Doyle – Producers: Jennice Ripley, Paul Pope – Cameraman: Brian Hebb – Diary by: Pamela Swedko…

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Boy Meets Girl

Writers: Tim Lee, Doug Bagot – Director: Jerry Ciccoritti – Cameraman: David Perrault – Producer: Stavros Stavrides – Diary by: Pamela Swedko…

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Hang the DJ

Writer/director/producers: Marco and Mauro La Villa – Coproducer: Henrique Vera-Villanueva – Cameraman: Stephen Reizes – Diary by: Pamela Swedko…

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Koch and Kates in synch

Using two perfectly synchronized cameras – one loaded with standard color film, the other containing black-and-white infra-red stock – director Philip Kates and film school chum dop Doug Koch deliver a surreal color experience in a spot for Body Fantasies body…