Vancouver: Although the government is predictably vague, the b.c. chapter of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association is convinced funding for b.c.Film is in jeopardy….

The scheduled spring debut of Cover Me, an indigenous Canadian drama produced by Alliance Atlantis Communications, has been put off until next fall by its broadcaster the cbc….

Fogbound Films’ Black Harbour has been canceled, marking the end of a series and a partnership….

Montreal: Reallocating even $5 million of National Film Board resources to feature films represents ‘a major change and could not be undertaken quickly or lightly,’ says Sandra Macdonald, nfb chairperson and government film commissioner….

Vancouver: Unless federal Finance Minister Paul Martin or Revenue Minister Herb Dhaliwal intercede in Revenue Canada’s hard-line approach to taxing foreign actors, the first big casualty will likely be Disney’s us$100-million feature Mission to Mars….

Members of the commercial production industry and representative organizations plan to form a coalition with the goal of establishing a government tax-credit program to benefit the Canadian advertising production industry….

Montreal: Canada’s coproduction policy has hit an iceberg in Europe. Government officials in Germany, sparked by strong complaints from German industry, have asked Heritage Minister Sheila Copps for a prompt explanation of new Canadian Television Fund caps on coproduction investment in…

Attention Larry Flynt etc….

A report tabled by Sheila Copps’ advisory committee to the Feature Film Policy Review recommends the creation of a $150-million fund for Canadian movies comprised of $50 million in new federal money and $100 million in consolidated existing revenue sources including…

* Peter Liba, the longtime executive director of corporate affairs for CanWest Global Communications, has been appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba….

Montreal: Cinar Corporation, Canada’s most capitalized pubco, is back in the acquisition business reporting a definitive us$40.2 million cash agreement to purchase all outstanding shares of Tel Aviv-based multimedia publisher Edusoft….

Nearly 30 years ago, a young Canadian filmmaker named Don Shebib took $19,000 of government funding from the Canadian Film Development Corporation, sold his prized Morgan sports car and went off and made a film….