For Greg Hermanovic, it started simply with ‘an obsession with things that move.’ Combine this with an academic career in physics and psychology and it’s no surprise that you’d wind up a pool shark. But Hermanovic has also managed to extend…

From the very first it’s been a passion. That’s why Kim Davidson, president of Side Effects Software, is leveraging his success as one of the top developers in the world of 3D animation software to produce a half-hour animated series….

At SIGGRAPH 99, Side Effects Software will make a handful of major announcements regarding the future of Houdini and the company’s Mantra renderer. In addition to a number of functional enhancements, the company has made significant advances in Houdini’s work flow…

Vancouver: The federal Ministry of National Revenue and representatives of the Canadian film and television industry have collaborated to resolve the burning issue of how non-resident film workers – such as marquee actors – are taxed in Canada….

Vancouver: They are calling it the ‘Love Set.’ These Arms of Mine – one of a trio of cbc prime-time series in production in Vancouver – is populated by a behind-the-camera community of couples, kids and geriatric dogs. Among the many…

Montreal: International coproduction continues to show impressive growth. Through the first six months of 1999, Telefilm Canada’s international relations office issued advance rulings for 94 film and tv coproductions with cumulative budgets of $560.5 million. The Canadian share of the financing…

Vancouver: On July 20, Working Opportunity Fund (wof) and Royal Bank Capital Corporation (rbc) confirmed their combined $9-million financial stake in Mainframe Entertainment, the fourth Vancouver film industry company to gain their investment trust….

the deal signed between Microsoft Corp. and Rogers Communications has Canadian producers and multimedia content providers brainstorming on how they fit into the fast-approaching world of interactive television….

Montreal: In an information bulletin published July 15, the Quebec Minister of Finance announced the removal of all cap limitations on refundable production tax-credits filed by private broadcasters and their affiliates for service productions, as well as for content productions ‘destined…

CBC president Perrin Beatty is stepping down from his post earlier than expected to head up the Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters of Canada….

After a career based largely in tv and publishing, Peter Herrndorf has been named the new director general and ceo of the National Arts Centre (nac)….

* Lions Gate expects $14 million loss…