Real-life ‘gadget developer’ Fobis Technologies has introduced a parent-programmed, tv remote-control solution for kids called weemote. The Freemont, Calif.-based company is pitching the device as a cost-effective alternative to the controversial Canadian-invented V-Chip….

Spin Productions, one of Canada’s busiest commercial post houses, has opened an entertainment division specializing in long format and has begun developing its own proprietary animated series….

Derek Horn wanted to direct the spot for Nearly Naked Lingerie because he loved the script – so much so that he offered to work cut-rate. But the Avion Films director never expected his commercial debut to elicit so much controversy…

Your mission is to save the marine life within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the u.s. east coast. On three large screens, life forms, from whales to plankton, flash by in a montage of undersea existence. On a control…

*LightWave brightens significantly…

The war between one of Canada’s oldest unions and an upstart organization claiming to represent more than 1,000 extras across Canada is heating up….

In the early 1990s, had you asked physical effects artists about computer-generated effects, most would have plaintively questioned whether their craft could survive the onslaught of this new digital discipline….

The National Screen Institute, in partnership with Telefilm Canada, has chosen five projects for its 2000 Features First program….

CTV’s first-quarter earnings fell by 13% due to what the network describes as higher interest expenses from its majority stake in NetStar Communications plus losses from its Sportsnet specialty channel….

*Viewgraphics stream server for DTV…

Films depicting graphically or sexually violent situations could be excluded from federal tax breaks under a proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act which is being spearheaded by the Department of Canadian Heritage….

Famous Players has installed digital projection systems at its Paramount Toronto and SilverCity Riverport Vancouver locations, signaling the beginnings of what Famous calls ‘fully digital cinema experiences in Canada.’…