Pam Swedko

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First Reel Asian festival launches

The first Toronto Reel International Film Festival showcasing Asian-North American filmmakers unspools Nov. 20-23 at The Bloor Cinema. Organizers are anticipating around 4,000 in attendance….

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12th Annual Report on Commercial Production/Top Spots ’97: Jammin’ on animation for Coke

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12th Annual Report on Commercial Production/Top Spots ’97: Europop inspires music for Cat Chow

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On Set – Ice Time: Doc chronicles women’s Olympic hockey team

From summer training camp to the World Championships, through physiotherapy sessions, hotels, locker rooms and onto the bus, National Film Board director Lyn Wright, dop Joan Hutton and producer Silva Basmajian are capturing on film the story of Canada’s first national…

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12th Annual Report on Commercial Production/Top Spots ’97: Hockey music scores its goal

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Arthur, Monster cop ACT awards

Industry leaders, producers, directors and writers converged on cbc’s Glenn Gould Studio Nov. 8 to celebrate this year’s Alliance for Children and Television Award of Excellence winners….

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The 1997 Genie Awards: Fitzgerald honored with Jutra Award

Thom Fitzgerald is still not sure what it is he wants to do with his life….

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On set with Don McKellar’s Last Night

Last Night marks the feature film directorial debut of Canadian actor/writer Don McKellar and raises the question, if it was your last night on earth what would you do and who would you do it with?…

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BCTV scoops triple gold at CAB awards

BCTV Vancouver came away from the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s annual convention the sole triple Gold Ribbon Award winner….

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Storyboards: Toon with ‘tude

Snap, Crackle and Pop step out of character for the first time, letting their true personalities shine through in the latest campaign for Kellogg’s Rice Krispies….

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Children’s Programming, Merchandising & Marketing: Big licensing plans for Zoboomafoo

In this report, Playback looks at the people and forces involved in the development of three new Canadian kids’ programs and the marketing and merchandising thrusts behind those and some other kids’ properties….

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Children’s Programming, Merchandising & Marketing: Mr. Men combines animation, live action

In this report, Playback looks at the people and forces involved in the development of three new Canadian kids’ programs and the marketing and merchandising thrusts behind those and some other kids’ properties….