Principal photography is underway in Edmonton on the sci-fi action/comedy Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale, starring funnyman Tom Green

The cross-country rain of pink slips continues with word that new Global and E! broadcast centers in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto will put 200 out of work

Movie Central programmer Erica Benson says the company’s commitment in the west is unchanged despite layoffs and closure of Vancouver office

With only Ben Stiller’s The Heartbreak Kid in their way, indie and arty releases including Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution and Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited squeak onto screens

Fujian Blue by Robin Weng and Mid-Afternoon Barks by Zhang Yuedong share the prize in the Vancouver International Film Festival’s Asian spotlight, which was marred by visa problems for three other Chinese filmmakers

Showcase of short, Canadian-made docs back for a third run, with six episodes set for Saturday nights

After 14 years on TV, the comedy mainstay is going live, looking to spruce up its ratings and to make the laughs more topical. ‘If we make a mistake, you’ll see it,’ says Don Ferguson

Well, not literally. But the boys-behaving-badly series has been picked up at Comedy Central, which is producing new episodes with help from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker

The new pay channel has picked up the Emmy-winning mini, set to make its Canadian debut this fall after the Allarco outfit’s long-awaited debut

Unaired final episodes of Paul Haggis’ crime drama rolled out on Action digichannel

Post-takeover two-step puts Boyce in charge of programming on all platforms except sports, with Robinson as her number two. Space handed to Haynes, while MTV’s Schwartz takes over the MuchMusic family. Bravo! passed to CHUM survivor Isme Bennie

Horror series Fear Itself, from the makers of Masters of Horror, to shoot in the provincial capital for NBC