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New casters fuel Alberta production

Although tax credit talks with the Alberta government remain at a standstill and the province has lost nine projects worth roughly $27 million since the beginning of the year, projections for Alberta’s 1997 slate are cautiously optimistic, fueled by the injection…

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D’Amours resigns Quebec prod. association

Montreal: Suzanne D’Amours, apftq deputy director-general, resigned April 11 following an unusually divisive fall agenda for the 100-member producer association….

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Advertising Supplement: Silicon Graphics Computer Systems: Silicon Graphics unleashes the power to creativity and insight: Broadcast

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Lordy, lordy. Thank goodness that woman is out of the closet. No more coming out headlines. No more pull quotes along the lines of ‘I felt happy. It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders,’ or ‘I took…

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Advertising Supplement: Silicon Graphics Computer Systems: Silicon Graphics unleashes the power to creativity and insight: Traditional Animation

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Major reorganization: Malofilm becomes Behaviour

Montreal: Malofilm Communications has announced a major reorganization, changing its name to Behaviour Communications and appointing Bernard Legendre as acting president and ceo. Approximately 60 staff members will be let go….

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News Brief: Annecy

The 1997 Annecy International Animated Film Festivaland Film Market, one of the world’s top animation fests, takes place from May 26-31….

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Canadians rev up for first ANIFX conference

NATPE’s first Animation and Special Effects (anifx) Conference and Exposition will play host to 85 international exhibitors, nine of which hail from Canada….

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Hitting The Screens: Website an ‘extension’ of alt.rec.death

Jim Blokland, writer, director, producer, and editor of alt.rec.death, found his p&a pocket laden only with lint after producing ‘a quality product’ with an ‘ultra low budget.’…

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International buyers skedded for Short Film Fest

Fueled by an $8,000 grant from the federal government’s Department of Foreign Affairs, the third annual Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival expects to pump up the presence of international buyers and drive up market opportunities at this year’s event….

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Alpert fete highlights CSC awards

With 40 years of ‘painting with light’ to their credit, awards chair and host J’e Sunday saluted the talents of Canadian Society of Cinematographers members at its annual awards gala held April 19 in Toronto….