* At newly created Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting, Phyllis Yaffe, former president of History Television and Showcase, becomes president….

In an attempt to raise funds for her first feature film, Toronto-based writer Helen Hatzis placed a small three-line ad in the Toronto Star classifieds which read: ‘Feature film company seeking investor.’…

Montreal: Green Lion Productions is in editing on the one-hour documentary profile The History of Psychiatry and Dr. Heinz Lehmann, ‘the guy who proved there was a biological source to mental illness,’ according to producer Catherine Mullins….

Vancouver: As part of the cross-country series of launches previewing the National Film Board’s 1999/2000 season and celebrating the board’s 60th anniversary, the Pacific Centre office unveiled its slate of work in Vancouver June 1….

The Ontario Film Development Corporation is putting some cash into the hands of up-and-coming producers and directors to help them create calling card films….

Blink Pictures director Dale Heslip shot two days for McDonald’s McWraps through Cossette. Derek Van Lint was the dop and Peter McAuley edited at Axyz….

Canadian feature film and television director Bruce McDonald has added his name to the roster at The Partners’ Film Company for commercial representation….

To drive home a sober yet snappy message about drinking and driving, Vancouver’s Rainmaker Digital Pictures added the role of automaker to its extensive imaging resume….

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Nova Scotia’s film industry has long outgrown the term ’emerging.’ Production activity is skyrocketing, a successful soundstage is in operation, and plans for both an animation studio and a film school are at an advanced stage….

With the allure of its abundant tax credit, equity and development funds, versatile locations and other emerging infrastructures, New Brunswick is pushing to become one of Canada’s hot spots for film and television production….

Leo Furey, executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation, is delighted to be able to recite production volume figures for the province’s burgeoning film industry. In the 18 months since the fdc was established under his stewardship, production…