The newest addition to the Canadian commercial production scene takes to the dance floor Sept. 1 and is looking to rumba with two or three Canadian directors….

Radke Films’ Peter Goldschmidt shot nine days with dop Paul Cameron for Canada Tourism. v&b was the agency, and Richard Unruh of Third Floor did the cut. Director John Mastromonaco and dop Robin Miller picked up 12 days for Canadian Airlines…

With infomercial budgets in this country ranging between $40,000 to $80,000 for a 28:30 program with an average of four days of shooting, sometimes just salvaging your mark-up is a challenge. (There are some $250,000 to $500,000 shows around, but these…

The Partners’ Film Company head Don McLean has been seen headed toward the Labatt Breweries of Canada offices sporting a proposed deal and his best suit….

Ireland seems to be the latest country to use tax shelter – Section 35, to create a busy local film industry. Certainly the scheme has created an unprecedented boom in local production….

(Ron Hay is a media and entertainment lawyer and a member of the KNOWlaw Group of the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch. This article was prepared with the assistance of Malcolm J. Andrade.)…

In conjunction with this year’s Montreal World Film Festival Symposium, ‘Multimedia ’95, Where in the World Are We Headed?’ Playback spoke to many of the event’s high-profile Canadian and foreign guests to get a sense of where the symposium dialogue is…

Montreal: Quebec distributors will again showcase many of their most promising foreign and Canadian fall releases at the 19th edition of the Montreal World Film Festival….

In addition to tackling meaty issues, festival symposiums offer a chance to network with the networks. Playback talked to a few of the programmers and network suppliers who will be in town for the festival….

Montreal: Quebec’s long established independent production industry is headed for a record year with certified film and tv budgets set to top the $300 million mark….

* On My Mind (w/t), a 6 x 1/2-hour drama series coproduced by The Film Works of Toronto and Minds Eye Pictures of Regina, began principal photography Aug. 21 in Regina….

For all the folks still sending mail to our former Vancouver office address, here’s a quick update on how to reach Playback editorial….