Norman Jewison, Damon D’Oliveira and Globe and Mail columnist Johanna Schneller all got lucky with Corus Entertainment, following the latest round of its Made With Pay Fund.

New film inspired by 1966’s The Russians Are Coming among movies to land Made With Pay funding

There’s extremely careful optimism across the nation regarding the Canada Media Fund board of directors – keepers of the $300 million till – anointed by the Department of Canadian Heritage in June.

Canada Media Fund chair Louis L. Roquet is a well-connected Quebec public sector veteran, reputed for keeping a close eye on the bottom line.

Cheryl Barker has time on her hands and kudos from the industry for her appointment to the Canada Media Fund board as one of Canadian Heritage’s two board nominations. Both might be crucial.

Alison Clayton, Rogers Communications’ choice to sit on the board of the Canada Media Fund, has seen her career as an industry consultant often intersect with an evolving cable TV set-top box.

Newly appointed Canada Media Fund board member Guy Fournier is a controversial figure in Quebec.

British-born accountant Ronald Osborne, named by past employer Bell Canada to the Canada Media Fund board, is the consummate corporate diplomat.

Eileen Sarkar, a veteran behind-the-scenes mandarin at Canadian Heritage and past board member of the Canadian Television Fund, was named as one of that federal department’s two trusted appointments to the Canada Media Fund.

Quebec now offers film producers one of the best tax incentives in North America. All production costs, not just labor expenses, are now eligible for a 25% tax credit.

Something must be done to save Canadian documentary film.