Paragon Entertainment Corporation has secured a new line of feature film and television production financing worth up to $45 million which will, in part, be available to third-party independent producers….

this column highlights festival titles that are attracting the interest of buyers and distributors….

Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson (Final Offer, Diary of Evelyn Lau), who is at tiff this year with Gerrie and Louise, has a full slate of projects in the works. Between premiering his documentary and attending a few functions, he has been…

Industry and public screenings were sold out by Sunday afternoon; prescreening meetings with Fox Searchlight, Trimark and FineLine among others suggest serious interest and set the stage for future talks; and Miramax was calling early Monday morning in a panic looking…

The Ontario Film Development Corporation, together with Showcase Television, has undertaken a new program to assist budding filmmakers. The Calling Card Program will provide grants of up to $30,000 each to about 10 chosen short films annually, projects by filmmakers on…

For this special edition, Playback recaps its annual digest of provincial funding and investment sources available for Canadian independent film and television program development, production and/or distribution….

Saskatchewan’s Minds Eye Pictures has just scooped the option on Guy Vanderhaeghe’s Governor General Award-winning novel The Englishman’s Boy and is planning an ambitious feature film to the tune of $20 million. Numerous companies were vying for the project and Kevin…

Bell Canada’s $12-million new media fund is off the mark Sept. 10 aiming to jump-start the convergence of the broadcasting and multimedia industries….

Vancouver: A former stock broker who made his fortune on the Vancouver Stock Exchange is turning himself into an instant Canadian movie mogul with an investment of up to $200 million and an aggressive acquisition track….

As the 22nd Toronto International Film Festival shifts into high gear, a record number of international buyers grounded in Hogtown for the week are placing high expectations on market opportunities for film sales….

A sign of what Canadian tv writers hope is a new trend in homegrown television production, Traders screenwriters Alyson Feltes and Hart Hanson have been given the brunt of creative control over the Atlantis Communications-produced series….

Vancouver Television may go live earlier than its Sept. 22 official launch date. It’s expected that vtv could begin airing promotional spots and ads by Sept. 17….