* Earnings high at Cinar…

The National Screen Institute-Canada has partnered with Telus to launch an online database on the film and tv industry….

Montreal: Thirty years after the launch of Denis Heroux’s saucy box-office hit Valerie, the film’s producers Andre Link and John Dunning have been named the recipients of this year’s Grand Prix des Ameriques, a career contribution award from the Montreal World…

The Canadian Film Centre in Toronto begins its 1999 Film Resident Programme on July 28 and has selected 28 producers, directors, writers and editors to participate. This year will see the cfc doors open to six British Columbia filmmakers, the largest…

Some information in the June 28 Talent Report was incorrect. Director Reg Harkema is repped by Characters Talent Agency in Vancouver and is in post-production with A Girl is a Girl….

Kick at the Cannes, Canada….

Recently launched CanWest Entertainment International, the London, Eng.-based distribution arm of Toronto’s Fireworks Entertainment, will focus its sales efforts on live-action, half-hour kids’ and family programming and one-hour, primetime action-adventure series, says president Greg Phillips….

* Liz Shorten is the new communications and corporate affairs coordinator at British Columbia Film. She replaces Anita Wong, who has left to pursue freelance writing and communications work. Shorten’s recent experience includes a stint as corporate development manager at the…

To the surprise of few, Atom Egoyan’s Felicia’s Journey will be the opening night gala at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival….

In the war for Canadian direct-to-home satellite superiority, Star Choice Communications and rival Bell ExpressVu have launched aggressive bids to pilfer subscribers from one another….

Montreal: Radio-Canada’s appeal to cabinet will be based on the claim the May 21 crtc decision not to license specialty channel application Reseau des Arts runs counter to the Broadcasting Act. cbc president Perrin Beatty says the Act specifically calls for…

Montreal: Highlights at the 6th edition of the Multimedia International Market include the attendance of 20 ‘international gurus’ from the world of digital convergence and the introduction of film, tv and games, and theme park pavilions….