Pam Swedko

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Special Report on Distribuition and Exhibition: Theatre executives gather for ShowCanada confab

Over 450 delegates from all aspects of Canada’s motion picture theater industry will converge at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa May 6-9 to take part in the Motion Picture Theatre Association of Canada’s 11th annual ShowCanada….

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On set: The Planet of Junior Brown

Given that feature film director Clement Virgo (Rude) has very specific ideas about the level of realism captured in his first television movie, it’s no surprise that the producers of The Planet Of Junior Brown selected their cast of extras among…

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Ten share spotlight at first WGC awards

About 200 writers filled the dimly lit Opera House in downtown Toronto earlier this month to celebrate the best in Canadian screenwriting and salute the winners of the first-ever WGC Top Ten Awards….

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On the set of Nights Below Station Street

The cast and crew of Nights Below Station Street are getting a good giggle as the polyester-clad actors slip into bell bottoms and tightly fitted disco duds to bring us back in time to a small Canadian mill town during the…

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Palliser creates ‘sponsored vignette’

Pushing online technology and creating specific sponsored programming, Palliser Media is a fully integrated boutique combining high-tech television, creative development and marketing planning strategies, moving the production industry in a new and unique direction….

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Special Report: Audio Production, Audio post & Post-production: Weintraub both student, teacher: Cyberpup teaches old Dogs new tricks

While that oxymoronic standby ‘less is more’ has proven sporadically true at best over its long life, in the post-production world the adage is gaining some respect. Born of the evolution of digital technology and the constant search for time and…

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Special Report: Audio Production, Audio post & Post-production: Godfrey breaks ‘real sound’ barrier

While that oxymoronic standby ‘less is more’ has proven sporadically true at best over its long life, in the post-production world the adage is gaining some respect. Born of the evolution of digital technology and the constant search for time and…

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Storyboards: Southern exposure

A teenager struts through a shopping mall to the upbeat sounds of a drum. Mannequins turn his way, athletic shoes kick up their heels and a bright orange sweater hurtles itself towards him while a matching pair of sunglasses land on…

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CanPro ’97: Casters converge on Toronto

Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle will be a hub of activity April 5 to 7 as leading Canadian television producers, programmers, broadcasters, and public relations folk gather in Toronto for the 24th annual CanPro….

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Confab takes on national focus

Shifting to include network and national programming in a once exclusively local festival and improving program quality are a few of the items on the broadcasters’ agenda for CanPro 97….

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Storyboards: House calls

Using no actors, no script, no studio, no special effects and minimal music, James Davis and David Tennant of Jolly Roger shot and edited 16 different spots for Royal LePage taking us, along with the MacLean family and agent Kelly, through…

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Special Report on Documentary Production & Distribution: Rudy Buttignol: a doc renaissance man

While documentary films, in their purest form, may not have changed too much over the last 20 years, the environment surrounding documentaries has evolved and expanded….