Pam Swedko

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Ellis hones structure

Ralph C. Ellis Enterprises has streamlined its production and distribution interests under the new umbrella Ellis Entertainment Corporation….

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Direct This – Bill Irish

Following a three-year hiatus from the world of commercials, award-winning industry vet Bill Irish is back in the director’s chair….

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Great Big move into radio

Great Big Music is taking a leap into radio with the introduction of Great Big Radio….

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N.B. lifts credit cap

The New Brunswick government will remove caps on the province’s generous 40% labor tax credit in response to the Film nb task force report which was presented and approved in the legislature earlier this month….

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N.S. stage wars

Halifax filmmaker Peter Christakos is up in arms over government plans to build a $3.4-million soundstage at a former Shelburne, n.s. naval base, a site to which he claims to have exclusive studio space rights. Adding to the controversy is industry…

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Bitcasters makes its mark

Ever since childhood, programming computer games on his Commodore 64 and experimenting with photography, Bitcasters president and founder Nathon Gunn has had his sights set on the convergence of new media….

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On set: Twitch City

It’s the first day of the in-studio portion of the shoot, and just before breaking for lunch the entire Twitch City cast and crew gather around the camera grinning while a couple of sharply dressed cats steal the spotlight….

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Studio Post expands its capabilities

Edmonton-based Studio Post is expanding with a new film processing system and added effects capabilities….

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On set: Monster By Mistake

Monster By Mistake animators are breaking new ground with Houdini software by it putting to work on an entire series….

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Salter Street ramps up for spring with record roster of production

Halifax’s Salter Street Films’ television slate for 1999/2000 marks the Halifax-based company’s biggest roster of production yet with a confirmed 210 half-hours of programming, including three new shows….

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CP/T’s Vegas mirage

Using 3D model miniatures, a motion-control camera and a slew of visual effects magic, Command Post/toybox has created a non-existent luxury resort in the middle of a real desert….

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Direct This – Carl Harvey

It’s past midnight on a weeknight in the mid-80s, and after receiving a rather mysterious note from Propeller Film, the local Toronto advertising community watches in anticipation as David Letterman cuts to a commercial break….