Lions Gate Entertainment and Trimark Holdings have closed a $50-million deal that turns Trimark into a wholly owned subsidiary of Lions Gate….

Tele Munchen Group of Germany has purchased a small minority stake – less than 10% – in Montreal animation prodco CineGroupe. Privately held, CineGroupe declined to name an exact figure, but says the deal allows Tele Munchen – which is involved…

Following the success of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival’s Toronto Documentary Forum, launched last year, the festival has put out a call to fill its 36 preselected pitch slots for the second annual tdf….

Following up on Heritage Minister Sheila Copps’ Oct. 5 announcement of the new Canadian Feature Film Fund (CF3) that will inject an additional $50 million into the film industry, Telefilm Canada has sent out letters to its industry client base outlining…

The budget for Serendipity Point Films’ feature film Claire’s Hat is $12 million, confirms producer Robert Lantos, not $5 million as reported in the Oct. 16 Ontario Scene….

A few days ago, at one of the largest sports stadiums in Canada, a voice on the public address system told a crowd of 20,000-odd hushed tweens, teens and young hearts of all ages that the afternoon’s Quidditch match had been…

* Louise Baillargeon, former president of l’Association des producteurs de films et de television du Quebec, has been named senior director, French policy and Montreal corporate affairs, Canadian Television Fund….

An article in the Oct. 16, 2000 issue of Playback (nabet entices spot shops with ëpre-ratified’ pact) referred to what was described by NABET 700 local officials as aggressive raiding one year ago by rival iatse around the time that the…

Playback presents the 2000 Top Spots Awards, our 15th annual edition. Following are the results, recognizing the best in Canadian commercial production talent. Our judges visually digested some 130 spots from more than 20 companies and came up with a list…

Astral Media’s ebitda and cash flow from continuing operations, including television, radio and outdoor advertising activities, has almost doubled for the year ended Aug. 31….

For the fiscal year ended Aug. 27, TVA Group reports an increase of 32% in net earnings to $40.2 million or $0.31 per share, compared to $30.4 million or $1.06 the previous year….

Put yourself in this spot. You and your buddy are on the Pacific Ocean, stranded on a rickety wooden raft and left for dead. The only sustenance left on the ‘vessel’ is one lone can of Bud Light, trailing in the…