Host Alanis Morissette got nearly naked, there were more musical performances than any other year in the Juno’s 33-year history, and it was the most-watched show in Canada on Sunday, April 4. However, the 2004 Juno Awards, broadcast live from Edmonton’s Rexall Place by CTV, drew significantly fewer viewers than last year.

Following last month’s restoration of the Canadian Television Fund, TV stakeholders will convene on April 15 in Ottawa – at the behest of the minister of Canadian heritage – for the next step, changing how the public-private pot ‘o gold operates.

Montreal: Montreal’s Festival of Films on Art welcomed 30,000 attendants this year, up from 28,000 in 2003, according to founding director Rene Rozon.

Friction between domestic broadcasters and Canadian cable companies took on a nationalistic turn when Canadian Association of Broadcasters president and CEO Glenn O’Farrell suggested Canada should end the ‘free ride’ of foreign signals vying for Canadian audiences.

Montreal: Struggling under $579,000 of debt, the internationally respected Cinematheque Quebecois is resorting to drastic financial measures. It’s cutting spending by 10%, with its 50 employees taking 20% pay cuts. While the popular Mediatheque room will be open this summer, screenings will be halted from May 15 until September to reallocate human resources.

Layoffs at Telefilm

Filmmaker and environmentalist Larry Gosnell died of natural causes in Toronto on March 23. He was 80.

Cannes, France: As it continues to expand its distribution business, the National Film Board announced a groundbreaking new deal with Partners in Motion to distribute the Regina-based producer’s entire catalogue internationally.

Arthur Lewis is executive director of Our Public Airwaves, an advocacy group for public broadcasting.

‘What do you do when you’re out of money?’

Corrections

There are two schools of thought about cinematics, the non-interactive scenes often used as chapter breaks in videogames.