Following are the results of the 1998 Playback Top Spots Awards, recognizing the best in commercial production talent in Canada. Top Spots judges, comprised of a panel of commercial aficionados from Brunico Communications, pored over 121 commercials to arrive at the…

Behaviour Communications has launched an international ‘classics’ division as a complement to its l.a.-based theatrical division Behaviour Worldwide….

Montreal: Twelve Quebec-produced teleromans, sitcoms and drama series are currently attracting network 2+ audiences of over one million, according to Nielsen Media Research data for the week of Nov. 2-6….

Five hundred and fifty non-technical staff at Rogers Cable Systems in b.c. may join the Telecommunications Workers Union that represents labor at BC Tel among others. If the twu’s efforts are successful it will create the first such unionized shop for…

*Top Direction (Tie)…

Look back. Look way back (for some it may be only to last season) and you’ll see them – the personal-style horrors….

I remember the first time I thought about trying my hand in the wonderful world of advertising. I was broke, a month behind on the rent, the phone was threatened to be shut off, and I was trying to raise money…

I emerged from the music video swamp in the late Cretaceous period long after most of my brethren had abandoned their amphibious upbringing. The move into commercial production has been relatively painless, even though my profile as a music video director…

Montreal: Yet another Max Films feature, this time Denis Villeneuve’s Un 32 Aout sur terre, has been selected as the Canadian nominee for best foreign-language Oscar….

The way of the world…

* CanWest Global executive vp, Leonard Asper has been named chief operating officer of the company. As part of the reorganization, Asper will be responsible for the CanWest Entertainment division, which includes Toronto-based prodco Fireworks Entertainment as well as Irish broadcasting…

In a discussion with Jolly Roger director Steve Chase and art director Alan Fellows about how they created the look for the Molson Canadian ‘Teaser’ spot, this year’s craft award winner for art direction, the word ‘evolution’ keeps coming up….