Director Scott Smith has taken the distribution of his debut feature Rollercoaster into his own hands, creating, perhaps, a new paradigm for emerging Canadian filmmakers….

Vancouver: On Oct. 3, Lions Gate Entertainment of Vancouver closed a $200-million credit facility with a syndicate of global financial institutions led by Chase Securities, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and National Bank of Canada. The new financing vehicle was announced at the…

Montreal: Actress acc Janine Sutto is the recipient of this year’s career achievement Gemeaux – le Grand Prix de l’Academie. The award, sponsored by Ford du Canada, along with three other Prix Gemeaux special prize winners, was announced at an ACCT…

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has chosen the six finalists from among the top-rated Canadian comedy or drama primetime programs to compete for the Royal Canadian Mint Viewers Choice Award. The award will be presented Oct. 30 at this…

Montreal: Fonds d’investissement de la culture et des communications, a risk-capital investor primarily sponsored by Fonds de Solidarite ftq and sodec, has announced new investments of $3.3 million in six Quebec communications companies….

Montreal: The Canadian contingent at last month’s Giant Screen Theatre Association conference in Frankfurt, Germany numbered 83, second only to the u.s. with 294 delegates, and ahead of the u.k., Germany and France, each with between 30 and 35 delegates, and…

Vancouver: British Columbia emerged as the fastest-growing film region in Canada, according to Telefilm Canada’s annual report for 1999/00 (ended March 31), which was unveiled by Telefilm chair Laurier LaPierre and executive director Francois Macerola in Vancouver Oct. 6….

Maelstrom is by no means your average film. For starters, the Max Films production is narrated by fish on the butcher’s block….

St. John’s-based Rink Rat Productions, whose feature Violet screened at last month’s 20th Atlantic Film Festival, has an ambitious slate of projects in development….

Vancouver: What is considered the first Dutch feature film to work in British Columbia goes into production in Nelson for five days Nov. 3-7….

Hollywood heavies Juliette Lewis (Way of the Gun) and Gina Gershon (The Insider) along with Canadian actor Kelly Harms (The Crossing) have been cast to star in Serendipity Point Films’ Claire’s Hat….

Montreal: Filming wrapped Oct. 6 after 28 days on Nuit de Noces, a romantic comedy from first-time director/writer Emile Gaudreault and production house Cinemaginaire International….