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Hastings promoted at CBC
Former Alliance Atlantis exec will oversee drama, taking over for Catto
Hanson set for Fox pilot
CFC mentor and Bones showrunner brought on to exec produce Pleading Guilty
APTN, Film Board seeking docs
Joint effort looking to turn out French-language shorts
Phase 4 Bliss-ed out
Toronto company nabs North American rights to rom-com, plans U.S. theatrical release for May
Portfolio puts up $10,000
Shop calls on animators to submit ideas for the eight- to 12-year-old set
Matt Toner finds middle ground online
Matt Toner has a message for Canadian producers: you don’t necessarily need to spend $250,000 to develop a successful digital strategy for your TV show.
Web TV: A new genre is looking for its own model
Since YouTube exploded in 2005, videos shown on the web have gone from amateur to professional quality, and much has been written about them – especially in the last two years.
Wayne Clarkson: Five years in the trenches
Time flies. It seems like only five years ago that Wayne Clarkson delivered his inaugural speech at Prime Time in Ottawa. The industry had tasted the Stursbergian whip only to witness the whipmaster’s defection to the CBC. Then Wayne arrived.
Compare and contrast
Why does Quebec get so much money while Manitoba is left out in the cold?
Let the production games begin
With Vancouver a no-go zone for location filming during the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, film and TV producers are bailing and shifting shoots to the burbs.
Praise and scorn for Kids
Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town: With few exceptions, critics welcomed the return of the popular sketch comedy troupe to television, via their new eight-part mini, which also nabbed a promising one million viewers (2+) for its first episode on CBC.
James Stewart: Opinions and observations from the 3rd dimension
Google ‘3D’ on any given day and dozens of articles will pop up, talking about new 3D films in production, new 3D apps and technologies on the way, and, of course, Avatar.
Sinking Ship skips the one-sheet and puts its money where its mouth is
TV series come and go. But Sinking Ship Entertainment’s industry ascent as a young, multi-platform content maker signals a generational sea change as the Canadian production sector increasingly tests new platforms with unproven revenue models in stormy waters.
Bronfman’s sunny forecast for Toronto
There is one lone book adorning the table in the lobby of William F. White’s west-end Toronto headquarters: Pinewood Studios: 70 Years of Fabulous Filmmaking. Until last year, as far as the local industry was concerned, Pinewood was just the place where the James Bond franchise and countless other British films were shot. But now it is the preeminent soundstage operator in town, after having taken over management of the city’s megastudio from the Filmport folks.
Humanitarian action provides ideal content for transmedia model
Natural disasters are as certain in life as death and taxes.
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