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Storm Hawks soaring into France

The Nerd Corps cartoon has been picked up for the summer schedule on France 3

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CanWest increases AAC stake

Media giant pumps an additional $68 million in takeover deal

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Kove crowned at Oscars

A short film was the big winner among Canadian entries at this year’s Oscars, which on Sunday night handed the hardware for best animated short to Montreal filmmaker Torill Kove for The Danish Poet.

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Hulk sequel set for Toronto

Ol’ Green Eyes is back, as the follow-up to the 2003 super-hero smash-up will film this summer in Toronto, injecting some much-needed muscle into the local industry

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Producers meet ‘new kid’ at CRTC

Konrad von Finckenstein speaks of the need to balance new media and the Broadcasting Act at the Prime Time conference in Ottawa, one day after tough talk at the heritage committee

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No surprise, Ma fille wins the week

Shortly after crossing the seven-digit mark, the Quebec Internet thriller claims the top spot among Canadian-mades at the box office

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SODEC follows Telefilm’s lead

The Quebec funder has put cash into six of the same features supported last week by the feds

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ACTRA cheers Pinsent, Del Mar

Toronto wing of the actors union handed its top prizes for the year on Friday, including a posthumous win for Atomic Betty star Len Carlson

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CBC keen on comedy

The Ceeb has had both good and bad luck with reality programming, but is bullish about the chances of its upcoming Canada’s Next Comedy Legend

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CMG gets Person-al

Following Thursday’s departure of TVOntario mainstay Paula Todd, the Canadian Media Guild is calling on the edu-channel to replace her Person 2 Person program

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CTF may ‘resist change,’ says Barrett

Producers at Prime Time hear cautious words from the chair of the Canadian Television Fund, and mixed money news from last year as the CFTPA conference gets underway in Ottawa

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Ma fille hits $1 million

The French-language thriller scored seven digits in its opening week, facing the new comedy Nos voisins Dhantsu and the arty Dans les villes in its second