Another adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel is in the works, this time under Sienna Films, which is shooting the psychological thriller Cry of the Owl on location in and around Toronto. Directed by Brit Jamie Thraves (The Low Down), it stars Paddy Considine (Hot Fuzz) as a troubled man trying to escape a tumultuous marriage when he becomes infatuated with a girl, played by Julia Stiles (The Bourne Ultimatum). Their meeting leads to a relationship with dire consequences. Owl also features Canuck thesp Caroline Dhavernas (Surviving My Mother).

Bardel Entertainment has started work on a 26 x 30 run of Zeke’s Pad, following a deal with B.C.’s Leaping Lizard Productions and Australian copro partner Avrill Stark Entertainment. The 3D toon, for YTV and Channel 7 in Australia, comes from creator Liz Scully and centers on a teen boy whose drawings on an electronic sketch pad spring to life.

Winnipeg is hosting the 13 x 30 shoot of Less Than Kind, a new comedy for the Citytv station group from Breakthrough Films & Television and locals Buffalo Gal Pictures. It is set to air next fall, following a teen boy as he struggles with being ‘too Jewish, too fat and too smart’ to fit in with his own family.

The kids division at Blueprint Entertainment has signed a deal with educational outfit The Mad Science Group to develop a TV show and a line of products aimed at preteens. John Morayniss and Frank Saperstein will exec produce for Blueprint, with Ariel Shlien and Ron Shlien of Montreal-based Mad Science.

Josie Bissett (Melrose Place) stars in the psychological thriller The Other Woman, shooting this month in Calgary under director Jason Priestley for Nomadic Pictures and producers Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev (Broken Trail). It is set to air in April on Lifetime, and on Movie Central and W Network.

Founder, chair and co-CEO of the Toronto prodco enjoyed a banner 2007, racking up programs that were ratings, sales and awards winners

When Christian Larouche interviews a prospective employee, he looks for one thing: the flame.

There’s a lot to be said for pillow talk when it counts as brainstorming between married producers dreaming up a hit movie.

Company shuffles its executive ranks and boardroom in wake of arrest, looking to keep in line with regulators. Former CEO due at arraignment Dec. 3

Audiences were up slightly on Sunday for the Ceeb’s last CFL final for at least five years — peaking at 3.7 million — as Saskatchewan rode over Winnipeg

Pay-TV startup seals deal with its first major cable company, gaining access to some one to two million homes in Ontario and New Brunswick. Newfoundland left out in the cold