Naturally enough, talk in commercial production circles tends to focus on hot new talent. Time to remember that established names have lasted in the business for many reasons….

Pierre DesRoches, one of the accomplished elder statesmen of Canadian public service, has surprised and saddened many in the production industry by announcing he will resign as head of Telefilm Canada June 1….

Antonucci gears up to direct MTV series The Brothers Grunt…

Ask Neil Williamson about computer animated commercials and he just talks about cartoons….

Montreal: Early this summer, Telescene will begin production on 22 hours of the U.S. syndicated drama series Sirens….

Alex Vachon is a young director who’s had a taste of Hollywood, but the world of 30 seconds is where he wants to be….

Montreal: u.s. software giant Microsoft Corp. has acquired Montreal animation software producer Softimage in a share exchange deal worth an estimated $130 million….

Montreal: In a move designed to build corporate muscle and ensure expansion into new markets, Groupe Coscient has acquired 100% of Productions sda and Allegro Films. The merger makes Coscient Quebec’s largest integrated film and tv production/distribution company, according to its…

Milestone to do ‘coolest awards show ever’ for Interactive Awards…

When Playback went to the commercial production industry to draft a survival guide for would-be directors, the first thing we wanted to establish was whether the climb to commercial directordom would be as tough right now as we thought it would…

‘Film, politics, auto racing, astronomy’ are the stuff Glen Edward Schultz’s hobbies are made of. But however applicable those interests might be in the commercial arena, it is his diverse background in film that opened the door for Damast Gordon and…

Kari Skogland sent tremors throughout the commercial production community in January when she announced a shift from solely helming spots to doing long-form work through a new association with The Partners’ Film Company….