Vancouver: DaVinci’s Inquest – a cbc series about a gritty coroner – came out the leader of the pack when it earned 11 Leo nominations. Feature film Rupert’s Land was a close second with 10 nominations….

Screenwriter Guy Fournier has been named president of the international jury for the 20th Banff Rockie Awards….

Minister of Human Resources Development Pierre Pettigrew has announced that $600,000 is being made available through the Canadian Film and Television Production Association for a film and tv internship program. The program will provide 50 unemployed and underemployed youths aged 15-30…

Sitting in his oak office surrounded by a seemingly endless collection of photographs, Maxx Productions executive producer Harve Sherman has a story to go with every picture that graces his walls, and tells them with the same passion he displays when…

The Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards ceremony March 27 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto was the scene of a surreal reunion for director of photography Derek Rogers. Twelve years after graduating film school from Toronto’s Ryerson Polytechnic, he found…

Scott Mackenzie brings a wide-ranging base of media experience to his role at Radke Films – a role that includes executive producer, head of production and now partner….

When Veronica Tennant approached Rhombus Media with the suggestion that the National Ballet of Canada’s production of The Four Seasons should be remounted for television, the idea was soon added to the award-winning arts production company’s slate….

Montreal: u.s. actor Alec Baldwin has signed on as the lead in the four-hour docudrama miniseries Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial. The $18-million shoot begins principal photography in Montreal June 21 for 10 weeks and is a coproduction between Alliance Atlantis Communications…

With a lot of support and many excellent opportunities, bbdo’s Cynthia Heyd has over the years moved up the ranks from what she refers to as the ‘absolute bottom’ to vp director of broadcast production and sales at the Toronto agency….

Vancouver: The early Telefilm Canada eip funding letters for documentaries are in and Vancouver’s Paperny Films has a 75% success rate. lfp funding, of course, is still in question, but three new projects – worth $1.1 million in production budgets -…

Regina’s Minds Eye Pictures will executive produce Tri-Media Productions’ $2-million feature Blue Dot, a joint venture with Frank Procopio of TMJ Productions in Toronto, who is writing, directing and coproducing….

When Young & Rubicam vp, director of broadcast Doug Lowe first stepped into the commercial arena he was torn between producing and copywriting. Now, almost 20 years after his initiation into the business, he couldn’t be more satisfied with the path…