News

News

Seville puts $2 million behind Shake Hands

Montreal distributor worked with Amnesty International and the Canadian Forces to spread the word about this latest cinematic take on what happened to Roméo Dallaire in Rwanda

News

Study warns of ‘two-tier’ TV

Unmonitored online content undermines the Broadcasting Act, CRTC should get serious about Internet, says study by Quebec industry groups

News

Cohen takes over for Gratton

Once and returning chairman heralds ‘new chapter’ at Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, speaks of need to reach into ‘the corners of our country’

News

VIFF opens with Atonement

Vancouver festival kicks off with WWII melodrama starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy

News

Another digital head rolls as Galipeau exits AAC

Following the gutting of new media departments at casters including CHUM, CTV, CanWest and Corus, Alliance will show the door to its SVP of digital media on Friday

News

High numbers in U.S. for Corner Gas

It’s not easy to rate higher than a Cubs game in Chicago, but early numbers and reviews say Corner Gas knocked one out of the park with its U.S. debut on WGN

News

Festival looks to the future

Experimental and interactive films among the selections as Festival du Nouveau Cinéma unveils plans for 36th installment. ‘Amazing discoveries’ to be screened, says Claude Chamberlan

News

Little Mosque on the West Bank

Triple play of sales sending the CBC sitcom to territories in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank

News

Starz opens in Toronto

New state-of-the-art facility opens with Disney vet at the wheel and projects from both Universal and Tim Burton

News

Corus cuts 53 jobs

Broadcast and post-production departments reshuffled, interactive team moved over to Nelvana. Acquisitions and originals merged at kiddie cables and Movie Central

News

Crosby out at CTV

Dramatic programming boss departs after nearly 10 years with the network, and 12 months filling in for Bill Mustos. Wide-ranging reorganization to be revealed shortly, says spokesman

News

CBC, Mirvish to make Music

How do you solve a problem like Maria? If you’re David Mirvish or Andrew Lloyd Webber, you make a reality show with CBC, and use it to cast the female lead for your upcoming remount of The Sound of Music