of the Replikator…

As promised, federal Minister of Finance Paul Martin has announced amendments to the tax-shelter initiatives which got pulled along with Capital Cost Allowance deductions in the Feb. 22 budget. The relief for the film and television industries comes in the form…

F/X series deal…

Montreal: Malofilm Communications and Los Angeles-based Entertainment Finance Group have signed an agreement to finance six certified Quebec feature films over the next three years. The films will be budgeted in the $6 million to $20 million range….

The National Film Board of Canada will say goodbye to 13.6% of its permanent workforce in the 1994/95 fiscal year. Under the weight of 1993 federal cutbacks of $6.7 million – a five-year goal – the nfb has offered early retirement…

Montreal: Astral Communications has kicked off a $25 million three-pronged expansion of its technical service facilities with the official opening of an $8 million videocassette duplication plant in Montreal and the inauguration of a compact disc and cassette duplication plant in…

That’s showbiz…

Telefilm commitments total $6.9 million in Feb….

The film industry is lobbying the federal government to amend the vital tax-shelter incentive which went down the drain in last month’s budget. For the most part, industry representatives appear to feel the baby went out with the bath water, but…

Dark Eyes set to shoot…

fetes T.O. winners…

Montreal: Even if comedies traditionally get the lion’s share of sponsorship support in the Quebec theatrical market, the promotional backing planned for Louis 19, le roi des ondes appears to top all previous efforts….