Post mipcom, there is excitement at Salter Street Films over a closed deal with France’s Canal Plus for 28 hours of the new lexx series. Salter’s police thriller Major Crime also made a good showing, closing deals with networks in Australia,…

Over 2,000 participants from all aspects of broadcast and the television production industries are converging on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Oct. 19-21 for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ largest convention ever, Broadcasting ’97….

Horse-drawn carriages clattering over the cobblestoned streets, ladies strolling along sidewalks wearing big busy dresses, and dirty-faced little boys perched on the corners shouting out the day’s headlines bring us back in time to West Orange, New Jersey, 1893….

Casting was the fundamental challenge on three new Campbell’s frozen soup spots from Radke Films….

In this report Playback looks at the state of the union for editors, getting the opinion of tried and true talent on creativity, technology and where do they go from here? (See story this page.) We also talked to a couple…

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 4.0 with Dynamic html is adding the newest push technology to the Web and providing broadcasters with an opportunity to deliver the latest in cutting-edge content directly to their audience….

The volume of production coming out of the Canadian market will be reflected at this year’s mipcom, Sept. 26-30….

Taste of Cherry, the first Iranian film to win the Palme d’Or, will make its world theatrical debut Oct. 3 in Toronto after a little target marketing at the Toronto International Film Festival….

One of the stars of a racy new spot for Honda Canada from Metro Films is a sixtysomething Hollywood projector….

Showcasing fresh new talent, this year the Ottawa International Animation Festival will shine the spotlight on the art and imagination of students from around the world….

When u.k.-based animators David Fine and Alison Snowden put their heads together to create Bob and Margaret Fish in 1993 they had no idea their quirky characters would soon be in such high demand….

It is the last of three large film festivals in Canada, yet the Vancouver International Film Festival still manages to showcase a substantial number of premieres….