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NFB produces four animated shorts

Vancouver: The western office of the National Film Board is racking up short animated productions….

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Edge announces private placement

Winnipeg: Saskatoon-based Edge Entertainment has just completed a two-year corporate restructuring and concluded its first round of private placements for 2000….

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Societe et Sciences Studio, La Sept-ARTE pursue copros

Montreal: One of the more ambitious new projects out of the Societe et Sciences studio of the National Film Board’s French Program is Les medias, a multiple-hour documentary coproduction with France’s La Sept-arte. The series will look at the behind-the-scenes machinations…

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Sullivan animation slate starts with Anne

Talk about brand extension. Not only has Sullivan Entertainment launched a new animation house, but none other than Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series is leading off its five-series slate….

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Ryans spells Divine shoot for Kumst

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice, but it takes a Canuck flick such as The Divine Ryans to prophesy our annihilation in the form of countless hockey pucks falling from the sky. The sequence, a…

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Kumst chooses Moviecam

On The Divine Ryans, dop Alwyn Kumst shot with cameras manufactured by Vienna’s Moviecam F.G. Bauer GesmbH, supplied by Toronto’s P.S. Production Services….

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C.O.R.E. gets better with Age

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures has developed a piece of software that may be useful beyond its original purpose. A team consisting solely of c.o.r.e.’s director of research and development, Berj Bannayan, and senior software developer, Leo Chan, has developed software that convincingly…

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Towards alternative funding

Most Canadian producers are looking for options beyond the typical film financing model, which relies heavily on government funds. With the rules often changing and no guarantees that public money will be accessed, producers have recognized the need to look elsewhere…

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Sunshine rising in Europe

Following a strong Canadian theatrical opening in December, Istvan Szabo’s historical romance saga Sunshine had its European premieres mid-month in Munich, Germany and Budapest, Hungary. The German, Austrian and Hungarian commercial launches are slated for late January, with other European capitals…

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Frappier addresses current cinema

Max Films and producer Roger Frappier are on a mission of renewal. The award-winning producer says the way to bring Canadian cinema to the world is to ensure young directors and writers are given an opportunity to build a movie oeuvre….

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Getting the word out by hook or by crook

A wise man once said that the only constant is change. When it comes to prints and advertising, most distributors agree, the only commonality is difference….