✖
TV
Cattrall, Temple make splashes
BANFF: It was following a touch of Hollywood glitz and the return of the barbeque hoedown that the 29th annual Banff World Television Festival wrapped June 11.
Frappier lauds Quebec rocker
MONTREAL: Veteran producer Roger Frappier gets emotional when he talks about Dédé à travers les brumes, his portrait of Dédé Fortin, an iconic figure in Quebec rock music who ended his own life in 2000.
Force Four makes its Play
Initial glitches with the tapeless Red One camera aren’t deterring John Ritchie from using it to shoot Playing for Keeps, a TV movie for CTV and Lifetime.
Beesley drives Cadillac
The Stephen King thriller Dolan’s Cadillac wraps production in Moosejaw, SK at the end of June, coproduced by Minds Eye Entertainment and Film Bridge International out of Los Angeles.
Nitro star takes to skydiving
Quebec film star Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge will draw on his real-life training as a parachutist as he throws himself into his latest project, Les pieds dans le vide (Jumping into the Void), which began shooting in and around Montreal June 9.
Fine and D.A.N.D.Y.
The year is 2080, and humans have finally gotten wise to the destructive impact of war. Countries no longer invade each other to settle disputes; now they send armies of robots to wage battles on the Moon. And instead of bombs, the ammo of choice is every robot’s rusty nightmare – water.
Cookie Jar deal blocked by Ohio court
Makers of Strawberry Shortcake win temporary order blocking US$87.6 million buyout of DIC Entertainment, with talk of ‘irreparable damage’ to brand
Search begins for new HNIC theme
Timeline gives Canadians until end of August to submit hockey tunes to CBC, leading to a network special in October
Frappier, Vannelli tapped for Olympics
French-language coverage for Vancouver and London to be led by RDS execs
Harkness exiting Banff
Festival boss leaving for U.S. after three years
Reeb upped at Canwest
Newsman takes over for retiring Steve Wyatt as SVP
Cable and satellite still making gains
CRTC figures show further increases in revenue for broadcast distribution companies
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
