Anyone going into animation these days is likely to spend a good part of their time in front of a computer terminal. So, are animators who specialize in computer-based work technicians or artists?…

Leafs-fan Frank decides he can no longer handle sub-zero Canadian temperatures and asks his Habs-fan buddy Dale to help him deep-fry himself in a vat of doughnut grease; a suave Polar Bear with a British accent asks Chilly Beach residents if…

Elly is a homemaker, John is a dentist; their children Elizabeth and Michael are starting out in life and youngest April, 10 this year, has no end of adventures. They’re a Canadian family very much in the public eye and this…

Vancouver: Jamie Brown – a Canadian who lives in London, Eng., and owns production company Studio 8 – has brought more work to Vancouver. He’s the Canadian partner in u.k. coproduction deals with London’s Thomas Hedman (Europa Productions) for the us$15-million…

Montreal: Principal photography on director/writer Renny Bartlett’s first feature film The Furnace wrapped earlier this month after two-and-a-half months of filming on location in St. Petersburg, Mexico and Odessa and Kiev in the Ukraine….

winnipeg: 4 Square Productions of Regina will be crisscrossing the globe over the coming year to produce more installments of its Scarred By History series….

Kentucky-based Namesake Entertainment is in Toronto shooting the $17.4-million feature Left Behind, a coproduction with Cloud Ten Pictures….

Toronto animator Chuck Gammage has entered into a partnership with former TOPIX/Mad Dog producer Anne Deslauriers and animator Frank Falcone to launch guru Animation Studio, specializing in computer-generated animation….

‘You can get wicked perogies and Ukrainian food in Winnipeg,’ says producer Jeff Peeler, fresh from his new Winnipeg spot shop Critical Madness’ first commercial shoot, a 30-second spot for Red River College through agency Vida Loca/23 Below….

With the strike against the American commercial industry no closer to a resolution, the conflict continues to affect Canadian commercial production….

Toronto’s Crush Inc. is celebrating its first anniversary this month and the commercial/design shop’s co-owner and president Gary Thomas says he is both surprised and pleased with the company’s progress to date….

At the age of 11, Gavin Wilding was already out doing two-camera shoots with Super 8s. Now, many features and spots later, he is ready to take his talents to the next level….