the following companies were inadvertently omitted from the April 22 list of Canadian independent production houses….

Montreal: In marked contrast to sister Canadian provinces, and indeed, countries across Europe, funding for Quebec’s cultural industries agency is holding at current levels….

Vancouver: As part of b.c. Premier Glen Clark’s pre-election handouts, the provincial government-owned Bridge Studios in Burnaby will get a $5 million injection to expand its facilities by 42,000 square feet….

The Banff Television Festival Rockie award nominees were announced at one of many Banff consciousness-raising events held at mip-tv. There were 12 Canadian nominees:…

Telefilm Canada’s recent announcement that it is taking further steps to increase Canadian content, cut administrative costs, and is redirecting funds for marketing and versioning of foreign films is seen by the those in the production and distribution industry as a…

Captive Heart topples top three…

Everest Entertainment’s release The Substitute opened in the number-one spot on Cineplex Odeon screens across Canada for the period April 19 to 21. Showing on 100 screens, the three-day box-office gross was $335,000, with a $725,000 estimated box office up to…

Vancouver: Entrepreneur Aerock Fox had difficulty breaking into the b.c. film business as a producer, but judging by the phenomenal turnout and industry reaction at the launch of his new film industry Internet service in Vancouver late last month, Fox has…

Although animators are supposed to be in hotter demand than sun, there seems to be time in betweening for wild speculation, the latest toon rumors running the gamut from Warner Bros. and DreamWorks coming to Canada, to rumors linking Disney and…

Fourteen feature films and documentaries are featured in the second Montreal Jewish Film Festival, which unspools May 9-16 at the NFB Cinema in downtown Montreal….

Buzz f/x, the California-based office of Montreal’s Buzz Image Group, has signed a production contract with Hanna-Barbera to produce 100 minutes of 3D animation for the series The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest. The series will be broadcast starting this year…

Toronto’s Warp 10 Technologies is launching its high-speed atm network system into the post industry with its first installation at Toronto post facility Command Post and Transfer….