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News Brief: ACT award nominees

The Alliance for Children and Television has announced English-language nominees for this year’s Awards of Excellence in four different categories….

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News Brief: Que. anti-violence icons

Canada’s French-language broadcasters will begin the on-air use of a program classification code Oct. 6….

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Word: Sparks signs deal with Zooma Zooma

Sparks Productions has assumed Canadian representation of New York-based Zooma Zooma whose roster includes cult-gone-mainstream film and spot director Sam Raimi. Zooma Zooma, run by executive producer Joe Mantegna (not the actor) is comprised of directors Eden Tyler, Kim Ferraro, Len…

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Commercial Directions: Staub scores Games, Robitussin shoots

The Partners’ Film Company director Clay Staub and dop Mirolsaw Baszak shot three spots for the Pan American Games through Palmer Jarvis, Winnipeg. David Baxter at Panic & Bob edited….

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News Briefs: Partners’ on the move

The end of the year will see the fruition of some major investments by The Partners’ Film Company in its operations. Partners’ is undertaking the revamping and upgrading of its post and control facilities, relocating its Revolver Films and Videogenics companies,…

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Storyboards: A soupcon of laughter with lunch

Casting was the fundamental challenge on three new Campbell’s frozen soup spots from Radke Films….

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Atlantic Scene: Bright prospects for Newfoundland murder story

‘Once when I was a young man, I killed a man in Newfoundland.’ Thus reads a line from the feature script Misery Harbour. Ken Pittman, executive producer of St. John’s based Red Ochre Productions (Finding Mary March, Anchor Zone, No Apologies)…

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Quebec Scene: Reno headlines Tremblay film adaptation Laura Cadieux

Montreal: Quebec singing legend Ginette Reno is the star of C’t’a ton tour Laura Cadieux, a Cinemaginaire feature film from director/writer Denise Filiatrault based on the 1972 Michel Tremblay novel….

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Ontario Scene: Sitcom takes behind-the-scenes look at a music video company

A half-hour comedy series centering on the ins and outs of a music video production company could be landing at MuchMusic….