*Telescene, Medialab to produce sci-fi series…

*Quebec box office reports…

TV types worried that the Heritage Minister’s considerable energy could be diverted from the renewal of the ctcpf by demands from other sectors of the entertainment industry, appear to have little cause for concern….

Vancouver: Indigenous producers unwrapped an early Christmas present from the b.c. government: the long-awaited B.C. Tax Credit that is hoped to stimulate a stronger homegrown industry….

*Lynch’s Grizzly follow-up…

Currently in the second season of tv series The Adventures of Nilus the Sandman, Delaney & Friends Productions of Vancouver has received the confirmation call for more Littlest Angel animated antics from Live Entertainment in l.a….

Montreal: Herve Fischer and organizers of Festival Telescience ’97 are introducing an international market program for tv documentaries on scientific topics. The inaugural market and the festival are being held at Cite des Arts et des Nouvelles Technologies in Montreal Oct….

Vancouver: The 16th annual Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped Oct. 12 with a 2% increase in box office and attendance equal to last year’s record-breaking 130,000….

Douglas Barrett is a partner and the head of the KNOWlaw Group of the Toronto law firm McMillan Binch….

*Specialty ‘postmortem’ looming…

*Stentor has Olympic site for kids…

Montreal: The Avanti Cine Video miniseries Cher Olivier was the undisputed program of choice at this year’s Prix Gemeaux, winning eight awards including best drama series, best direction and writing for director Andre Melancon as well as the Uniprix Prix du…