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New system tracks films and TV

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Try not to daydream too much, says Arcand

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CRTC report calls for more competition, choice

Simultaneous substitution and cable bundling bad for business, industry needs ‘smart regulation,’ say authors of 300-page report

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$10.5 million for Alberta

Fund for homegrown shows at CanWest follows CRTC approval of signal extension to Edmonton and Calgary. ‘Thank God,’ says producer

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Test the Nation loses some steam

Grammar and diction did not play as well with audiences during the second run of the Ceeb’s interactive game show

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Flamingo flies to Disney

Breakthrough Animation has closed a two-season order for its Captain Flamingo with Toon Disney, to air on its Jetix block

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East Coast heart shines in Shaye

Have you tried to make a wife happy? How about four wives? Paul Kilback, producer and director of the upcoming 4 x 60 doc Shaye, has. Kinda.

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Outlaw filmmaking at its best

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Skogland takes on Laurence novel

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Deals for Visitor and Heavy Metal as TIFF market picks up

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Pitch This! winners working with Budapest animators for Giantland

A bit of cash is always a good thing, and as the winners of the 2007 Telefilm Canada Pitch This! competition and bearers of a giant $10,000 cheque, writer/director Jim Goodall and producer Paul Lenart joked that their victory allows them to ‘eat and sleep for a week without having to worry about a job.’

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Peaks and valleys at Haggis conference

In the Valley of Elah is a tautly paced detective thriller set among American war vets from Iraq — so it’s no surprise that the press conference for Paul Haggis’ new feature dived passionately into politics. What was surprising was the degree to which Haggis and star Tommy Lee Jones sparred with CBC broadcaster Evan Solomon.