During the last days of shooting Sex Traffic in Halifax, executive producers Wayne Grigsby and David MacLeod of Big Motion Pictures were faced with the King Kong of snowstorms. Production on the $11.5-million miniseries looked like it was going to be halted as more than three feet of snow covered Halifax just four days before the shoot was set to wrap Feb. 24.

Epitome has ‘Star’ power

Paperny gets kinky again

You will not see any melodramatic vocal performances to prerecorded instrumentals on the latest music talent search production from Halifax-based Collideascope Digital Productions. These kids are actual musicians, playing real instruments and performing live gigs as they vie for a $5,000 cash prize and the chance to record a single with an EMI producer.

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Action central

Montreal: ‘This is our Titanic,’ says producer Richard Goudreau, president of Melenny Productions, referring to the feature film Nouvelle France, his coproduction with Davis Films (France) and UKFS (U.K.). ‘It’s a great love story with an epic historical backdrop.’
Epic would also describe the $35-million budget, which makes it the biggest Quebec production to date.

Montreal: Some of Quebec’s top producers are asking Telefilm Canada: ‘Should we be punished for success?’

As expected, a group headed by former Salter Street Digital VP Rob Power has acquired SSD, an operation he helped develop into Atlantic Canada’s premier post-production shop.

Toronto-based Cine-Byte Imaging took another step toward reaffirming its position as one of Canada’s preeminent digital film facilities when it recently acquired U.K.-based FilmLight’s full lineup of digital intermediate hardware and software.

The blockbuster hit The Passion of the Christ may be one of the most controversial films ever. According to Jack Lenz, one of the film’s composers, the production process was as controversial and political as the film itself.