It’s the classic tale of the three little pigs, only instead of seeking shelter in an indestructible brick house they run for the safety of a minivan….

It’s Spatula World, a one-stop shop for all your flipping needs. . . well, actually, it’s Vodaworld….

Total production activity in Canada tipped over the $3-billion mark for the first time in 1997/98, up from $2.9 billion the previous year, according to an economic profile of the industry prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers….

Montreal: The Montreal Film & TV Bureau reports total independent production spending reached $694.2 million in 1998 including $197.4 million in foreign shoots, essentially u.s., up from $130 million a year earlier. The Quebec production tally for ’97 was $565 million….

The CBC will be airing a special two-hour movie, In the Blue Ground – A North of 60 Thriller, on Sunday, March 28 at 8 p.m. Leading into the film, the cbc will air three old episodes of the popular North…

To draw visitors to the African Savanna Exhibit at the Metro Toronto Zoo, TBWA Chiat/Day creatives were charged with conveying an immersing experience, a concept taken quite literally in the production of ‘Hippos,’ which captured a Silver award in the entertainment…

The Harold Greenberg Fund has provided script development funds for 14 new Canadian film projects for the second time in its fiscal year. The fund was founded by tmn and Astral Communications and the 14 new films that have been chosen…

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The New York Festivals International Television and Cinema Advertising Awards and the Mobius Awards have once again yielded a healthy crop of Canadian winners….

Montreal: Montreal program format exporter Distraction, headed by president Michel Rodrigue, reports deals with u.k. production company Mentorn Barraclough Carey and London Weekend Television, a unit of Granada Media….

Montreal: The Nelvana animation feature Babar: King of Elephants is being released in 50 Quebec theaters Feb. 26, including 40 prints in French, and in time for the annual mid-winter school break….

Groupe TVA and screenwriters guild sardec have signed a first collective agreement covering writers working on teleromans and tv dramas and other programs produced in-house at tva….