Vancouver: The b.c. government is on the attack against the federal government’s paper called The Road to Success: The Report of the Feature Film Advisory Committee that was tabled in January….

While tv markets such as natpe and mipcom have gained increasing relevance as the international commerce of television has grown, the Banff television festival has held steadfast to its mandate as an event for program makers, not sellers….

Alliance Atlantis Communications, through its specialty services Showcase and History Television, will spend an additional $8 million on new Canadian programming from independent producers, on top of its existing licence requirements. And another $4.3 million will be spent on a new…

A thrilling prize, boisterous kudos from critics and peers, a well-attended promotional event and some fine international sales – thus the Riviera summary of Canadians’ stay at the Cannes Film Festival, which spanned May 12-23….

History Television is introducing primetime theme nights as part of its fall schedule launch….

Toronto’s MIJO Corporation has acquired a majority interest in Montreal-based Big Bang Animation, a producer of effects and 3D animation for commercial and long-form projects….

Of the 81 nominees vying for Rockie Awards at Banff this year, 10 programs hail from Canadian producers….

Telefilm Canada is prepping a non-stop business and social event agenda for this year’s 20th annual Banff Television Festival, including sponsorship of some half-dozen festival programs. Based on last year’s successful formula, the agency will again operate an office at the…

The Canadian Television Fund Licence Fee Program has announced about $14.8 million in support for children’s, performing arts and variety productions. ctf chair Richard Stursberg noted the obvious – that this portion of the fund was, like its counterparts, oversubscribed. Programs…

Vancouver: In filing an application for a new television licence in Vancouver, Rogers Broadcasting has sparked a new competition….

Not only has Devine Entertainment’s Edison: The Wizard of Light been nominated for a Rockie Award, the production just received a Daytime Emmy for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for the team of Daniel Pellerin, Andrew Tay and Ton van den…

Winnipeg’s Buffalo Gal Pictures took home a Rockie Award in the history and biography category last year for the doc Gabrielle Roy, a coproduction with Montreal’s Productions de l’Impatiente. The film also picked up the $20,000 Telefilm Canada Prize for best…