Randy was once a gifted nhl hopeful. Nicola was once a privileged girl raised in private schools and riding stables. The devastating effects of their addictions are apparent as Rockie-nominated doc Through a Blue Lens chronicles their lives as veteran junkies…

Catalyst Entertainment’s international affiliate The Britt Allcroft Company has been busy lately striking programming and distribution deals with Nickelodeon, Paramount and Disney….

Salter Street Films has picked up the international distribution rights to a number of Canadian-made projects from literally across the country. Salter’s vp of acquisitions and coproductions, Liliana Vogt, says the company has made a serious effort to step up its…

Gail Tilson is a Saskatchewan girl through and through. Even though the Gemini-nominated producer of Rockie hopeful The Dinosaur Hunter is technically from Ontario, she boasts about the high percentage of the film’s cast, crew and production staff who are from…

Montreal: Despite expressed reservations on the part of its auditor Ernst & Young, Cinar says it hopes to report its 1999 financial results by June 30, the deadline set by the Quebec Securities Commission. qsc has also ordered Cinar to update…

Public hearings for the 463 digital pay and specialty applications will begin Aug. 14 in Hull, Que….

Vancouver: Director Scott Weber was given the $10,000 first prize at the 2000 Shavick Awards for his 24-minute short film Revisited, a drama about a six-year-old girl who discovers a spirit alive in her grandmother’s house….

The film Albertine, en cinq temps had its premiere as a tv movie in February at this year’s retrospective edition of Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois, the same week the Michel Tremblay stage play was presented for a second time at the…

Montreal: At its May 26 agm under new chairman and ceo Mark Damon, the board of directors of Behaviour Communications approved the company’s recent $19.5-million restructuring plan, and approved a change of name to MDP Worldwide Entertainment/ Divertissements MDP Worldwide….

Montreal: American sitcom stars Tim Allen and Kevin James, Canadian sci-fi icon William Shatner, comic ace Louie Anderson and Eric Idle of Monty Python notoriety are among the headliners at the 18th edition of the Just For Laughs comedy festival. The…

With a cast of engaging animal toddlers and their families, Cornemuse is a live-action preschool series aimed at developing tolerance and self-esteem among preschoolers….

Crashbox, created for HBO Family, is described by Cuppa Coffee executive producer and president Adam Shaheen as ‘a non-traditional [game] show for kids from eight to 12’ that differs from other game shows in that it is education-based, with questions drawn…