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It is the last of three large film festivals in Canada, yet the Vancouver International Film Festival still manages to showcase a substantial number of premieres….

As the Toronto International Film Festival winds down, the Rogers Industry Centre is already looking ahead to next year’s prospects. Targeting presale opportunities will be the big push in ’98….

Word is quickly spreading about ‘no-budget’ indie film champion Peter Broderick’s new feature finishing fund, which is worth up to us$100,000 per project for films in the post stage….

Always a presence at tiff, Canadian distributor Malofilm has what senior vp and managing director Andy Myers calls their ‘strongest festival slate in history.’…

This column highlights titles that are attracting buyer interest….

The Planet of Junior Brown was produced by Toronto’s The Film Works, and Evergreen Releasing holds the worldwide rights. The production company and distributor were incorrectly identified in yesterday’s edition of Playback. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may…

Although Motion International is buying and selling at this year’s festival table as a new player, it’s a company with a well-established pedigree….

‘If I could get the money, I’d love to make it a feature,’ says writer/director Sandy Greer, ‘it’s cinematic materialÉ’…

Canadian properties are definitely hot at the festival. The mgm deal for The Hanging Garden has all heads turning towards newcomer Thom Fitzgerald and he’s fielding numerous calls from American agents looking to sign him. Miramax was also interested in his…

Martin Bockner, a career Canadian film distributor and a key executive of the original team behind Astral Communications, succumbed to emphysema five days before the Toronto International Film Festival. He was 70….

Having accumulated 20 years’ experience in many facets of the film business, Greg Klymkiw says working a festival has become second nature. At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival he will be putting his know-how behind what he calls an art…