Jody Colero is a little ‘too comfortable’ doing commercials these days. This probably explains his humorous reaction to continuing praise for his music production on the Shoppers Drug Mart spot ‘Opera Diva.’ It also explains why he and his company, The…

In the old joke on the subject, the punch line is ‘Because he can,’ but in MacLaren McCann’s ‘Dog’ for client Sony, the dog, umm…licks its testicles to make the audience cringe when he follows up with a slobber on his…

In the 2000 Prix Gemeaux, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television feted some perennial favorites and lavished multiple honors on a few notable dramas when the tv industry glitterati gathered Oct. 15 for two galas. The afternoon gala at Montreal’s…

With more than 60 books under option, Toronto-based agency WCA Film and Television, helmed by Michael Levine and Suzanne DePoe, has been closing book-to-film deals like wildfire since its inception in September 1999….

Ever get the urge to jump into a river of salad dressing? Well, maybe you would if you were made of vegetables and lived in a vegetable cottage set in a vegetable landscape. This is the subject of ‘Dock,’ this year’s…

Bruce McWilliam is a lawyer at the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch and a member of the firm’s KNOWlaw Group…

Phillip Barker has been called a renaissance man in the world of Canadian filmmaking. Barker, who is both a Toronto-based independent filmmaker and accomplished art director/production designer, has received a lot of attention for his prowess in both areas. He is…

What is being billed as Saskatchewan’s biggest-budgeted feature film to date wrapped last month after a 36-day shoot in Regina, Lumsden and surrounding areas. It is likely to be only the first of many such projects coming to the province, according…

The following is a listing of Canadian commercial production houses in alphabetical order. Information is based on questionnaires completed by companies which chose to respond to Playback’s survey. …

Vancouver: Despite the regular patronage of local producers such as Prophecy Pictures, Mulberry Films and Keystone Entertainment, Greater Victoria still needs better budgetary perks to attract Canadian producers, says the regional commissioner, claiming Film Incentive b.c.’s 12.5% regional credits aren’t cutting…

So you’ve sold your tv show to a broadcaster in territory x. The hard part is over. Now your thoughts turn to licensing. It seems like such easy money: you charge manufacturers a fee granting them the rights to create a…

The globalization of kids entertainment, spurred on by the Internet and the ever-increasing reach of multinational kidcasters, has allowed for breakout properties to dominate the world stage like never before. That said, how licensors manage their licensing and merchandising programs differs…