Vancouver: Once the dust settles on the latest deal in the WIC Western International Communications asset shuffle, Vancouver will be left without a strong broadcast entity, a situation that is expected to negatively affect production and ruffle political feathers….

toronto’s C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures/C.O.R.E. Film Productions is asking a judge to throw out a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from a former partner who claims he was forced out of the company….

The ink on the proposal is barely dry, but already would-be station owners are circling CanWest Global Communications’ new assets….

Executive director Sam Grana has vacated his post at Film nb, leaving many concerned producers in his wake….

Lions Gate Films has confirmed an Oct. 2 Canadian theatrical release for the latest controversial filmed adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita….

With hopes of boosting the amount of its Cancon proprietary production, Nelvana has acquired 100% of children’s book publisher Kids Can Press….

Rhombus Media is heading into perhaps the most crucial time in its near 20-year history as it attempts to navigate u.s. distribution sales for its two films slotted in high-profile spots at the Toronto International Film Festival….

More than 400 productions from 60 countries are on the program of this year’s 22nd edition of the Montreal World Film Festival. Among them are highlights from the 1998 Cannes and Berlin film festivals and an impressive list of Canadian productions…

Canada’s old kid on the youth net block, ytv, has greenlit over $117 million worth of production, stepping up its role as coproducer or producer on several of its fall launches. ytv’s new preschool shows debut Sept. 7 and the rest…

It seems like only yesterday that the industry was preparing for Gemini boot camp, those three nights of fun and frolic that chronicle the race for the two-faced slab of victory known as a Gemini Award….

For the 13th consecutive year, L’Academie canadienne du cinema et de la television announced its Prix Gemeaux nominations with a list of 504 finalists that reflects the tv production landcape in Quebec: 68% of the nominees come from independent producers. sda…

A free-standing advertising insert concerning Aaton Code and Codeworks was placed by CineAsst in the Ontario circulation of Playback’s August 10 issue. As a matter of clarification, only the story headlined ‘eXistenZ using digital dailies’ appeared and was re-printed from an…