The MOW…

Expect a new look and a new attitude when the Family Channel relaunches on Oct. 1, offering viewers ‘A more contemporary, more fun kind of feel,’ according to vp of programming Kevin Wright….

Heritage Minister Sheila Copps met recently in Toronto with representatives of the Video Software Dealers Association’s Canadian National Council. The purpose of the meeting, part of Focus on Video ’99 (vsda turf), was to discuss ways to better promote Canadian film…

Stephen Low’s mind is always racing, an important asset for a filmmaker working in the complex world of large format film production, a world in which he is renowned….

ChumCity International has signed a college cable distribution agreement with College Broadcast, a Venice, Calif.-based provider of broadband entertainment for college students….

*Nightingale, Brooks make Mischief…

The crtc has approved Shaw Communications’ purchases in Atlantic Canada, consisting of a 75% interest in Access Communications (which also owns a 45% interest in Halifax Cablevision), 100% of Access Communications Bedford Sackville and 100% of Fundy Communications….

Montreal: Former La Fete Productions producer Kevin Tierney has opened Ardglasson Productions. The new prodco (‘the name of my little village in Ireland’) will key on dramatic motion pictures and television….

Toronto-based Alias|Wavefront has been nominated for a 1999 Academy Award….

*International Image tests remote digital dailies…

The cftpa, along with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, has accepted 20 interns for its International Intern Program for Canadian Youth….

Film director David Cronenberg was among the recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for a lifetime’s worth of contribution to Canadian arts. Cronenberg has helmed 17 films in his career including Crash, Scanners and, more recently, eXistenZ….