New projects from Rhombus Media, Productions La Fete, Tapestry Films and Triptych Media are among 18 films receiving support in the latest round of script development funding at the Harold Greenberg Fund. This is the fourth installment of funding in its…

Based on the success of the first installment of the Practical Mechanics: A Producers Internship Program, the Ontario Film Development Corporation and Rogers are teaming up once again to present an additional cycle of the program, which places emerging Ontario producers…

Devine Entertainment has signed a deal with California’s Nest Entertainment to distribute eight Devine home video titles, including The Inventors’ Specials and the first two installments of The Artists’ Specials, in Canada and the u.s….

Vancouver: Working Opportunity Fund – the new catalyzing force in Vancouver’s domestic film and television industry – has invested $12.6 million in local companies and expects to buy into other companies to the tune of $8 million in the near term….

Vancouver: A $25-million investment in Mainframe Entertainment by Imax Corporation, Royal Bank Capital and b.c.’s labor-sponsored Working Opportunity Fund is being called a mark of the Vancouver cgi company’s turnaround….

RealScreen has added a us$5,000 cash prize to its ID Award for innovation in documentaries. The award will be presented at the next RealScreen Summit in Washington, d.c. in February 2000. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 3. Last year’s…

Shaw Cablesystems is completing system upgrades to provide expanded services, lower basic rates, Internet access and pay-per-view tv this summer and fall. A major system upgrade in the Hinton, Alta. community has been announced and the expansion of network bandwidth will…

After months of bureaucratic procrastination, Halifax-based ImX Communications along with Funbag Animation Studios and PIP Animation Services, both of Ottawa, are finally giving birth to two new animation studios in Nova Scotia – Helix Animation in Halifax and Helix Digital in…

Montreal: Up to 40 layoffs and a possible program cancellation are expected at cfcf-tv, the WIC Television affiliate in Montreal. According to a recent report in the Montreal Gazette, cfcf has been asked to find $2.2 million in savings as wic…

The crtc has issued a call for comments on a proposed order that would exempt from regulation, without terms or conditions, all new media broadcasting undertakings that provide broadcasting services in whole or in part in Canada. The commission identifies new…

Vancouver: Sylvester Stallone was here earlier this year with Detox. Now the other action heroes are scouting Vancouver for the next big features….

Director Stephen Markle marked his first job with m.e.a.t. by shooting eight, 15-second spots for Showcase. The shoot took two days to complete, with Ryan McMaster the dop. Laurence Robinson edited at Showcase….