With this first (and destined not to be the last) tech highlights overview, VirtualInnovations asked some technically savvy types from various areas of the industry to make their calls on the significant production technology moments from last year and to forecast…

Montreal: Francois Girard’s The Red Violin tops all films in the first edition of Les Prix Jutra with 11 nominations out of a possible 12, followed by Denis Villeneuve’s Un 32 Aout sur Terre and Manon Briand’s 2 Secondes, each with…

Montreal: Vancouver-based Lions Gate Entertainment has entered into a ‘bought deal’ underwriting agreement for approximate aggregate proceeds of $25 million….

YTV is hitting the newsstands with a new national kids’ magazine ytv whoa!, a joint venture between ytv, Today’s Parent Group and Paton Marketing Resources….

Planet3, a new film and television post-production boutique, is looking to make its mark on the Vancouver scene one client at a time….

Bargoon.com, the latest online product from Halifax-based Salter Street Films subsidiary Salter New Media, has increased its registrant base from 25 to 500 since its launch on Jan. 15….

Toronto-based Nelvana has secured an $86.5-million credit facility with the Royal Bank of Canada….

Tales of the people and personalities of Toronto told from both sides of the tracks come together in ctv’s new dramatic series The City (formerly Flesh & Blood)….

Mark Collings is a Toronto-based technical consultant who works in marketing and sales in the production and post-production sectors….

Montreal: This year’s Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois retrospective, Feb. 11-17, includes 17 features, 42 short and medium-length films, some 40 documentaries and as many videos, close to 150 productions in all. A selection from the program subsequently travels to Quebec City,…

Women in Film and Television Toronto will hold its 1999 Outstanding Achievement Awards gala on April 30 at the Fort York Armoury….

Vancouver’s Shooters opens in T.O….