Stand-up and Corner Gas star tapped for comedy prize by Banff festival

Opening reception at Cannes leaves critics unwowed, though there is already buzz around Julianne Moore. Meirelles admits it’s a ‘hard’ film

Filmmaker and activist headed to Banff World Television Festival with help from Astral Media and WIFT-T

Nine Canadian industry icons – including trailblazer Robert Lantos and comic legend Catherine O’Hara – have been inducted into the second annual Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame, organized by Playback.

This month will mark the 10th time the B.C. production community has assembled to celebrate itself at the Leo Awards, and although the province has witnessed great industry growth in that time, the director of this year’s most nominated film wishes the domestic sector would get bigger still.

Canuck thesp Kim Cattrall will be honored at next month’s Banff World Television Festival with the fest’s award of distinction, and will sit down for an onstage interview with the New York Times’ Bill Carter to discuss her life and career.

Joe Media was the big winner, but Seven24 Films walked away with some of the most prestigious categories on Saturday night at the Alberta Film and Television Awards in Edmonton.

Kari Skogland’s take on Margaret Laurence arrives alongside shopworn romantic comedy from Joan Carr-Wiggin. Oh, and Speed Racer

Egoyan’s latest heads to Cannes with support from U.S. specialty distributor. Bodes well for further sales, says producer Weiss

Good job on Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, says festival, handing honor to network studio. Meanwhile, Kim Cattrall to receive award of distinction

Starting gun for blockbuster season is just another week for Maximum Films, says exec Bryan Gliserman, as Holocaust-themed drama Fugitive Pieces seeks higher-minded grownups