Vancouver: The 15-year-old negative cutting business built by Gay Black and her late husband Wayne in Vancouver was recently purchased by interests from Seattle….

Some bluesy tunes set the mood as five very unhappy little seeds sneak out of their apple home in the rain in search of sunshine in a 30-second traditional animation spot for California Apples from Vancouver’s Natterjack Animation….

Montreal: The big-budget crime drama Omerta: la loi du silence (SDA Productions) topped all programs at the 13th Prix Gemeaux, winning eight awards for best series, direction, photography, writing, editing, music composition and supporting actor and actress. Omerta also won the…

Vancouver: Burnaby, b.c.-based TSC Shannock Corp. – one of Canada’s largest home video distribution companies – has agreed to sell all of its Class a shares to competitor Video One, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Broadcasting….

TSN has signed a six-year regional television rights agreement with Molson Breweries and the Toronto Maple Leafs….

*Rainmaker pockets Bad Money…

On a recent Disney movie, effects supervisor Michael Crabtree worked with director Peter Bogdanovich and the effects team at DAVE to construct some jaded-kid-proof effects to illustrate what might happen when an NFL quarterback and a pregnant art teacher switch identities….

The Alliance for Children and Television has announced the nominees for this year’s Awards of Excellence….

The Ontario Film Development Corporation and Rogers Communications have joined forces for a public-private sector deal to boost the business skills of emerging film and television producers….

*Crossroads TV launches…

Halifax: The 18th Atlantic Film Festival wrapped nine days of parties and screenings with an awards luncheon on Sept. 26 that honored 28 filmmakers from Canada and around the world….

Vancouver: Meier Worldwide Intermedia, a studio management company that operates the huge A-Frame studio in Delta, b.c., is facing eviction….