Hank and Mike actress lands recurring role in Showtime series

Surprise move calls for protection of culture across Canada, and ‘one penny per dollar’ funding

Minds Eye Pictures and its partners have dropped plans to build a studio outside of Regina

Leaves Barna-Alper to be production executive

Actor David Sparrow and producer Mihkel Harilaid are running for the NDP and Greens, respectively. But can they catch a break in their Tory and Grit strongholds?

Ontario’s computer animation and VFX industry approached $200 million in revenue last year — with TV buoying the former and feature films the latter — says study

Quebec talent taking sides in upcoming election, blasting Tories over recent culture cuts

The film and TV business in this country is heading toward a potential crisis, with the coming months set to redefine the landscape in the most dramatic way since the CRTC unveiled its Television Policy back in 1999.

Next month’s election sets the stage for a possible Tory majority. And given Ottawa’s recent cuts to arts programs and rumblings that CTF and the Canada New Media Fund could follow suit, things could get grim for film and TV makers in the near future. So we ask:

• Sales picked up halfway through the Toronto International Film Festival with a wave of deals that included Maximum Films snapping up the Canadian rights to Steve Jacobs’ Disgrace, which stars John Malkovich, as part of a deal with Fortissimo Films. Maximum Films International, meanwhile, picked up the world rights on Control Alt Delete, the debut feature of Vancouver filmmaker Cameron Labine and part of the Canada First! program.

• Patrick Roy has been promoted to president and CEO of distrib Alliance Vivafilm, Alliance Films’ successful Quebec arm.

Technicolor in Toronto is performing the sound mix for Flashpoint, while Tattersall Sound & Picture is doing the sound editing. Incorrect information appeared in the Aug. 4 issue.