Time-Life Kids has obtained u.s. and Japan video distribution rights to the new Cinar Films/Protecrea animation series The Adventures of Paddington Bear. The agreement covers all home video rights in the u.s. and direct response rights in Japan….

Vancouver: Even though the onset of Vancouver Television Sept. 22 has opened up inventory for television advertisers this fall, demand has been so strong that primetime advertising is completely sold out a month earlier than usual and Vancouver ad rates are…

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Due to an editing error, producer Martin Paul-Hus of Amerique Film Inc., Montreal, was incorrectly identified in last issue’s Special Report on Production in Quebec (‘Focus: feature quid pro coproduction,’ p. 26)….

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*Fischer heads up Disney…

I have to voice my personal opinion about the ad that ran on page 27 of the Aug. 11 edition of Playback. The ad for Hills Video Productions was crude, offensive and extremely unprofessional. Being in the business, I would not…

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In a fine phoenix impersonation, Owl Television is rising from the ashes buoyed by the considerable strength of Quebec’s Coscient Group. Five projects in development at Owl, including two with national and international broadcasters on board before the bankruptcy of Combined…

Former Lacewood Productions president Sheldon Wiseman has announced the formation of a new animation/live-action company, Amberwood Entertainment, which will develop, produce and distribute TV productions and provide packaging services for third-party producers….

Montreal: Iranian director Majid Majidi’s touching portrait of two children from a poor inner-city neighborhood, The Children of Heaven, took home two of the top honors at the 21st edition of the Montreal World Film Festival, the Grand Prix des Ameriques…