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N.B. tax credit regs-approval pending

Though there is no doubt that the efforts of Film New Brunswick head Sam Grana and his enticing 40% tax credit have kick started the once nearly idle New Brunswick production slate, at least one Maritime production company is raising serious…

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Back door opens in France

Montreal: France’s tv regulatory authority Conseil Superieur de l’Audiovisuel has been forced to accept a European Union ruling which prevents the csa from imposing restrictions on cable channels beamed into France from another eu jurisdiction….

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Commercial Directions: Partners’ does Brinks job

At bozfilm in Vancouver, director/ dop Jim Kimura shot one day for McDonald’s through Palmer Jarvis, Vancouver. Deb Tregale edited at Coast Mountain….

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Word: Maxx rings in Showline Trinity’s rebirth

It’s been almost 10 years since the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario expropriated the Showline Trinity Studios at 65 Trinity Street, but as the facility is roused from a long sleep, it’s being welcomed back by an enthusiastic…

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Hodnet: aeronautics to Fruit of the Loom

A far cry from her present life plan, The Partners’ Film Company director Christina Hodnet began her academic career with a two-year stint majoring in aeronautical engineering at San Diego State University….

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Zappproof: Souped-up

Hallelujah! Lipton Canada has brought new life to its advertising….

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B.C. Scene: Indigenous production heating up for Crescent Entertainment

Vancouver: Veteran Vancouver producer Richard Davis joined Crescent Entertainment in November, adding to an already significant pool of producing talent in one office at Crescent….

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Quebec Scene: CGI, animatronics F/X star of dino remake The Lost World

Montreal: Principal photography wraps with a key studio f/x sequence Dec. 12 on the epic science-fiction remake Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World….

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Atlantic Scene: Newfoundland’s Extraordinary Visitor

When first-time feature writer/ director John Doyle of St. John’s, Nfld.-based Film East Inc. was able to take a few moments away from helming his comedic feature Extraordinary Visitor to answer some questions about the production, he did so while scouting…

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Ontario Scene: Protocol Entertainment has new kids pilot on the go

Protocol Entertainment is looking beyond its hit kids’ show Goosebumps to a new series, Young Heroes, half-hour dramatizations of famous figures kids look up to….