Vancouver: The killer behind the horrific b.c. news headlines has contributed interviews, script analysis and his own psychological profiles to the development of Scorn, a new cbc mow by producer Chris Bruyere and director Sturla Gunnarsson….

Vancouver-based writer Linda Svendsen says she was captivated by the story of Sue Rodriguez – a b.c. woman with Lou Gehrig’s Disease whose battle for physician-assisted suicide went to the Supreme Court – and wanted to have a hand in bringing…

Writer Moze Mossanen is in the Gemini race for best writing in a dramatic program or miniseries with his dramatic script about a group of gay men during the post-World War ii era….

Ted Kelterborn is a lawyer at the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch and a member of the firm’s KNOWlaw Group….

Montreal: Action star Wesley Snipes (U.S. Marshals, One Night Stand, Murder at 1600) heads a prominent cast in the Filmline International political thriller The Art of War….

Writing out of Calgary, Andrew Wreggitt has been affiliated with some of the most successful Canadian series to come out of the Prairies. Having held various writing and other creative positions on Destiny Ridge, Black Harbour and North of 60, Wreggitt’s…

Known for his many roles in an array of Canadian-produced films and television programs, Gordon Pinsent is being honored this year with a Gemini nomination for his writing prowess rather than his acting skills….

Believed to be the first tripartite coprod among the Maritime provinces, Steeplechasing is currently in production on its second season, shooting in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island….

One year after shareholders approved a merger to create Alliance Atlantis Communications, the new company’s first annual report shows earnings per share have dropped 25.6% as of the year ended March 31, 1999….

Sandwiched between the Toronto and Vancouver International Film Festivals, the 19th Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax kicked off its nine-day run on Sept. 17 with the world premiere of The Divine Ryans, an ImX communications production, written by Wayne Johnson and…

Toronto’s Associated Producers (Hollywoodism, Lost Tribes) and Yorkshire Television in the u.k. have formed a new production company, yap. While both companies will continue to produce independently, they now share an informal first-look agreement for each other’s factual output. Properties appealing…

Robert Cooper, head of feature film development and production at DreamWorks skg, has left the company to form Cooper Entertainment, which plans to develop and produce feature films and tv projects in the u.s. and Canada….