Jim Erickson has joined Toronto’s Breakthrough Films & Television as executive producer.

The National Screen Institute – Canada has announced an updated roster of program managers and board of directors.

Montreal: The APFTQ, Quebec’s producers association, elected its 2003/04 board of directors at a general meeting June 17. Jacquelin Bouchard, president and CEO of Groupe Pixcom, was re-elected chairman.

The Canadian Cable Television Association caused a firestorm among broadcasters June 19 when it announced that it had filed an application with the CRTC to allow U.S. pay and specialty services including HBO, Nickelodeon Kids, ESPN and Fox Sports to be distributed on the digital tier.

The Canadian Cable Television Association caused a firestorm among broadcasters June 19 when it announced that it had filed an application with the CRTC to allow U.S. pay and specialty services including HBO, Nickelodeon Kids, ESPN and Fox Sports to be distributed on the digital tier.

Some two years ago we reported that Chilly Beach, an adaptation of the popular webtoon, was in the works at Salter Street Films and that, sometime real soon, 22 eps would air on Teletoon. That didn’t happen.

Vancouver: Blade III, the second sequel in Wesley Snipes’ comic book-adapted action franchise, looks good to set up at Vancouver Film Studios for a late-summer or fall shoot.

Montreal: Celebrated American documentarian Ken Burns is the subject of an unprecedented three one-hour interviews on the new season of The Producers.

Following up their successful partnership on 100 Days in the Jungle, CTV and Edmonton production company ImagiNation Film and Television Productions are teaming on a second MOW, Selling Innocence.

Summer has finally arrived, and what does that mean? Well, in addition to the annual Canuck ritual of sun-worshipping on the nearest patio, ale in hand, it means the latest crop of blockbuster movies has arrived.

A Frantic summer in the ‘Peg

Over the last several months, one thing we have noticed a growing interest in is theatrical commercials. Part of this is due to the fact that we can now deliver a film-resolution commercial at almost the same price of doing a traditional standard-definition spot.