Toronto producer michael bockner of Michael Bockner Productions was invited to participate in the new Projekt Markt at the Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany last month. He files this report….

Genie Award-winning producer Peter O’Brian has merged his company Independent Pictures with Toronto’s Noble House Communications….

Sheffield, Eng.: While it becomes harder for new filmmakers to break into the documentary market, the British are opening up initiatives and documentary strands aimed at giving new British filmmakers a chance to make documentaries. Recently, at the Sheffield International Documentary…

*Vancouver prodco makes history…

Last Night marks the feature film directorial debut of Canadian actor/writer Don McKellar and raises the question, if it was your last night on earth what would you do and who would you do it with?…

BCTV Vancouver came away from the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s annual convention the sole triple Gold Ribbon Award winner….

Vancouver: Even with nasty rhetoric a-flyin’ from both producers and labor groups, b.c. is on the eve of the longest period of labor stability with service productions in its history. And while u.s. studio brass may, indeed, be saying the film…

Montreal: Tele-Action and cbc completed filming Oct. 31 on an innovative short-form drama trilogy showcasing some of the country’s most compelling acting and directorial talents….

There may be a lot of snow-shoveling on the set of At The End of the Day: The Sue Rodriquez Story this month, as New Brunswick will be standing in for temperate Vancouver and Victoria….

*New Cinema back to fall…

Molly Yeomans, Jack Lenz and Mike Katrycz, the creators of an as-yet-unproduced musical based on the legend of St. George and the dragon, have entered into a film and television pact with new Toronto-based family animation company Camelot Pictures….

*Monroe encourages film know-how…