*Rainmaker sees Q2 increases across the board…

Look Communications has launched what its calling ‘a cutting-edge vertical portal,’ Looktvi.com, equipped with industry-specific search capabilities, navigational tools and special features designed to support streaming audio and video content….

* Paula McLaren, former sales and marketing executive at Cambium Releasing, has been appointed director of sales for Toronto’s Breakthrough Films & Television….

Our July 24 report on Studios & Services omitted the following studio listings:…

Lip service: It feels like you collagen-laced losers are plucking the hairs off my back, one by one. Next time, if you’re going for plastic surgery, leave me out of it….

Anyone notice that we’re angering the biggest nuclear power in the world?…

In this regular feature, we dissect the current commercial production scene in markets across Canada.
We’ll profile Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto in every issue, and cover a fourth commercial market, as
part of a rotation. To gauge the market feel at-a-glance, check out the expressions on our faces…

Hull, Que.: It’s the second half of August, a hit-and-mostly-miss Canadian summer, a government burg scarred by asphalt eyesores. But against all odds, from deep within the inane architecture of a government monstrosity called ‘Portage Phase iv,’ a poet rises. He…

With the launch of Rogers Productions and the company’s new mandate to service external agency clients, a number of questions have arisen within the commercial production community. Overall, producers seem a little confused by the Rogers Communications’ effort, but have little…

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…

APPLIED ARTS…

Five Canadian feature films will screen in the Canadian Visions program at this year’s Independent Feature Film Project in New York, running Sept. 15-22….