B.C. production house passes its first and second films-to-be to Toronto distributor

After facing a slew of opposition, CanWest Global president and CEO Leonard Asper must now wait for the CRTC to decide on his company’s fate in its $1.5-billion bid to acquire Alliance Atlantis Communications (not including the CSI television franchise and film distribution), with the backing of U.S. investment company Goldman Sachs. A decision isn’t expected until early next year.

Whereas last year’s most successful Canadian movie made its money on domestic screens, 2007’s standout has proven to be a hit internationally.

It’s been one of the strangest and most meteoric success stories of the past year, and now, Les têtes à claques, the Quebec Web-based puppet comedy show, is getting set to launch in English in the new year.

HDTV Networks has big plans to air high-definition for free across Canada, but it faces an opponent that has its own ideas, almost the same name and a head start

The threat of more labor trouble and a high loonie add up to an uncertain 2008 for those who make a living off guest productions

Inaugural award, named for slain experimental filmmaker, goes to Halifax’s Heather Harkins for She’s A Lady Animator

Company sends cast of ReGenesis into schools with a geneticist, an ethicist and Daily Planet science reporter Jay Ingram

Industry Ministry says it will check in with film and TV makers on its overdue bill, following an uproar over feared U.S.-style laws. ACTRA calls complaints ‘over the top’

Cronenberg thriller leads the Canadian charge with three award noms, while Julie Christie and The Tudors also make the shortlist