Salter Street’s Bill Niven has switched hats, stepping down as vp of development and moving into production with 40 15-minute episodes of Pirates, a new preschool puppet series for ytv….

They’re back….

As a freelance art director, The Directors Film Company’s Frank Samuel had a first-hand look into the world of commercial directing before taking his place in the director’s chair. Sitting in on preprod meetings, the aspiring director learned about problem solving,…

Following the success of last year’s Playland spots, which earned Bessies gold in the campaign and singles categories, Palmer Jarvis ddb and Apple Box Productions, Vancouver, have delivered another humorous look at the amusement park, this time focusing on the importance…

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l.t.b. Productions director Jeff Jones and dop Doug Koch caught a tender moment between two young sisters on a two-day shoot for Tide through Saatchi & Saatchi. Brant Lambermont edited at Third Floor….

‘It is much more about the deal than the talent.’…

Playback asked six talent agencies across Canada – Characters and Northern Exposure Talent Management Group in Vancouver, The Cassaday Group in Halifax, and Toronto-based Credentials, Harrison Artists Management, The Talent Group and Edna Khubyar Management – to identify Canadian writers, directors…

Quebec’s unique and deeply rooted star system is dominated by its adored film and television actors. Among the perennial favorites are tough and funny Michel Cote and Marc Messier, the evocative and daring Pascale Montpetit and Pascale Bussieres, the dazzling and…

With the September crtc hearings looming, ctv, Global Television Network and tva, will team up to showcase their Canadian programming before an audience of policy makers at a gala event at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre June 15….

Banff: While the pitching frenzy was only beginning to heat up, at press time, the fruits of an intense few days of deal-making at the Banff Television Festival were starting to show….

Montreal: Coscient Group chairman Yves Moquin is reported to be actively seeking $10.9 million in financing to counter a bid by Telesysteme to buy out two of the company’s principal shareholders, Richard Laferriere and Laurent Gaudreau. Both have accepted to sell…