Christal Films says it is seeing great returns after its Quebec release of Les Boys 4 on DVD, with the title debuting at number four on the Nielsen VideoScan chart for the week ending June 11.

Top 20 TV Programs tracks ratings for the top 20 television shows in Canada for the period June 26-July 2, 2006.

CTV premiered its nighttime soap Whistler on June 25, drawing a respectable 550,000 viewers, and winning its Sunday 10 p.m. timeslot, though by the following week its BBM numbers had slipped to 371,000.

Representatives of Quebec’s film community say they are optimistic about the province’s lack of film funding following a meeting with Minister of Heritage Bev Oda.

* Picture Box Distribution has sold the lifestyle series Kitchen Crimes to HGTV in the U.S. and to Discovery Asia.

As a key FX provider for the Warner Bros. summer blockbuster Superman Returns, Frantic Films has become a big part of the Man of Steel’s new universe. However, the Winnipeg production and post shop’s work on the film is actually in support of the latest nefarious scheme from Superman’s arch-nemesis.

Trouble for Tommy

Twenty-six movies from around the world will have a ‘second unveiling’ at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which has picked its latest round of titles from the best of Cannes, Berlin and other stops on the festival circuit.

An Alberta-based company is touting a new technology with claims that it will allow HD video to be more easily streamed and downloaded over the Internet.

* Tara Walker is taking over as executive director of the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association, replacing Caryl Brandt, who is taking a sabbatical. Walker will still perform her duties as MMPIA’s programs manager.

Darned if the CBC isn’t the most fascinating network to follow these days. Every week it is caught in another imbroglio or two.

Marsha Henry is a lawyer at the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP.