Montreal: The psychological drama Elles etaient cinq, directed by Ghyslaine Cote (Pin-Pon) and produced by Remstar and Forum Films, will open Montreal’s 2004 World Film Festival, the fest has announced.

Corus loses $51.2M in Q3

Richard Stursberg’s move from executive director at Telefilm to executive VP of English Television at CBC has created a welcome buzz in the Canadian film and TV industry this summer.

Toronto: You’ve got to hand it to Touch of Pink. The low-budget comedy opened at the height of summer blockbuster season, opposite Will Smith’s latest smash ’em up, and was not completely destroyed at the box office – bringing in roughly $51,000 from nine Canadian screens during its July 16-18 opening weekend, for a respectable $5,600 per screen average, on par with several Canuck hits and standing its ground against the US$52-million champ I, Robot.

You rang, again?

Fantastic voyage

Regina: Minds Eye Entertainment is gearing up for production on The Tommy Douglas Story, a two-part miniseries for CBC about the life of the Saskatchewan political icon. The role was supposed to be played by Douglas’ real-life grandson, Kiefer Sutherland, but the 24 star passed. Casting will continue through early August.

Life and death on The Rock

Nerd launches with Dragon Booster

Taking a backseat to only the weather and high gas prices, the ill health of Ontario’s production business has been a topic of endless discussion for – well, how far back to we want to go? SARS? The CTF crisis? Earth: Final Conflict?

Ottawa: Film and TV productions are flowing through national capital prodcos faster than the beat in an Ed Broadbent rap video and, much like the savvy politico’s campaign tactics, the productions assume atypical forms.

Summer’s here and the time is right for nights at the local multiplex. Of course, the season is invariably inundated with blockbuster Hollywood fare, and this summer is no exception, although Canadian talent and technology is more visible than ever in 2004’s crop.