Jamie Grover is having problems with her little sisters – all five of them. Such is the premise of Quints, a Disney Channel mow that recently wrapped in Toronto….

To underline its controversial proposal for a major restructuring of many of its regional supper-hour newscasts, senior management at cbc released selective ratings information….

The cftpa is well-known for its representation of producers of content for the big and small screens, but it also counts among its 300-plus members those creating material for your pc. As well, many of the cftpa’s longstanding members are now…

Topsail Entertainment has a busy summer ahead. Not only is the Halifax-based prodco going back into production on season three of its popular travel series Steeplechasing (13 half-hours for Vision), but it has a number of new productions in the works…

Canada is a world leader in the production of animated entertainment. Here, several of Canada’s leading animation companies discuss how the business is changing, who’s buying properties and how they’re being sold, merchandising as a catalyst for content, and the animation…

A complex comparable to Universal City in Hollywood will reportedly begin construction in Halifax in January 2001. Sound unbelievable? DF Entertainment owner Terry Carpenter doesn’t think so. Carpenter expects the Atlantic Motion Picture Center will put Halifax on par with not…

The Cinar imbroglio is having a trickle-down effect on other Canadian animation houses, say some members of the industry….

To say that Frank Savoie is proud of his roots in New Brunswick would be an understatement. As the owner of Moncton-based Connections Productions, he openly displays a genuine enthusiasm for his home province, marveling at how far New Brunswick has…

Newfoundland-based filmmaker and producer Mary Sexton got into the film biz almost by accident….

Whether reliance on computing is integral to the course, or merely one component of several, industry instructors are agreed: art is the backbone of animation; computer proficiency alone does not make for good animation….

Solar Audio Recording Studios engineer Hayward Parrott says Halifax was a perfect place to set up shop and at the same time, put down some roots….

Berni Wood says production in Prince Edward Island is healthy, despite the fact Emily of New Moon, produced and shot in the province, has shut down operations after four seasons….