Montreal: Now that Cinar Corp. has reached an agreement with federal and Quebec tax authorities, the next immediate step in its recovery program is to sort out its dealings with Telefilm Canada….

Vancouver: On Dec. 21, the crtc approved the transfer of Vancouver station ckvu from CanWest Television to a wholly owned subsidiary called CKVU Sub Inc….

There were some noteworthy Canadian triumphs at the 2000 London International Advertising Awards, held in London, Eng. in November. Four Canadian agencies used Canadian production companies to get their points across and help bring trophies back to their respective offices. Well,…

Who’s gone where? From where? And when? As the Revolving Doors spin, we put the spotlight on spot-makers on-the-move….

When Semi Chellas took a leave of absence from her graduate studies at Cornell University to join the Canadian Film Centre, she vowed only to return if she couldn’t make a living as a screenwriter. But after umpteen rejections from story…

Toronto’s Avion Films is adding an interesting element to its business. Under the direction of Avion executive producer Andrea Minot, the spot shop is developing an initiative geared specifically toward its u.s.-based stills-photographers-turned-live-action directors, which will see the shop represent them…

Established commercial directors are the subject of this regular feature. Each issue we will profile their careers, accomplishments and the ideas that propel them to new advertising heights….

Montreal: Alliance Atlantis Communications and Artisan Entertainment have announced an exclusive agreement renewing their 1998 output deal and providing aac with Canadian rights to all upcoming Artisan theatrical product for the theatrical, home video and tv markets for a period of…

Montreal: Cineflix and doc producers Glen Salzman, David York and Katherine Buck are hiring top producing talent as the house looks to double its slate in the year ahead….

In the wake of ExtendMedia’s pink slip mania – in which it has cut roughly 100 jobs (of about 160) since early November – a consortium of shareholders that includes bce, Alliance Atlantis and mwi will lend the itv pioneer $5…

Montreal: The board of directors of the Independent Production Fund has approved two changes to its operations and application eligibility rules….

Top directing prospects are introduced to the industry through these exciting (and valuable) rookie cards. We look at a fresh director’s career up till now, along with their special skills and vital stats…