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Disney deal for Kat

Decode Enterprises has found another Asian buyer for the animated series…

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Ship goes back to school

Sinking Ship Entertainment has started principal photography on The Ocean Room, the follow-up to…

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E1 gets jump on Cannes market

The company’s international wing has closed a string of international sales for Canadian titles including Michael McGowan’s…

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Lucas ex-exec to lead Rainmaker

The animation studio has hired former Lucasfilm Animation executive producer Catherine Winder to…

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When is a cut not a cut?

A spokesperson for Heritage Minister James Moore put down talk of further cuts at CBC, following word that the pubcaster will…

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Dignard gets Pysch’ed

Former Whistler star is set to appear on the USA Network comedy…

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BBCer enters Temple

The Toronto shop is welcoming Kerry Appleyard to the team as its new…

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Shuffle at S-VOX

Peter Miller is leaving the spiritually minded broadcaster, stepping down as COO after a year spent…

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Stephanie Azam’s amazing adventure

‘I want us to have a great industry,’ says Stephanie Azam, the recently appointed head of Telefilm Canada’s English-language feature film productions. Not naïve but certainly enthusiastic, Azam fixes her eyes intently on the goal ahead: 5% of the box office for Canadian film.

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Crawford Hawkins: B.C.’s tireless ambassador

A movie poster for the American film Up River hangs on the wall behind Crawford Hawkins’ desk. While the 1980 western isn’t well known to many people, it holds significant meaning for Hawkins, the executive director of the Directors Guild of Canada B.C. District Council.

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Another BRIC in the wall

Don’t you just hate acronyms?
It’s bad enough having to decode my kids’ text messages without industry experts bombarding me with terms like ARPU, KGOY, WiMAX, VoIP and MMORG.

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iPhone therefore iApp

Mobile ancillaries aren’t what they used to be. Yup, they might actually pay now.

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TVO wants POV for The View From Here

Jane Jankovic, commissioning editor of TVO’s POV strand The View From Here, details the state of the Canadian public broadcaster and what type of docs she’s looking for. Jankovic is also supervising producer for the international documentary strand Human Edge and the arts strand Masterworks.

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3 things you didn’t know about… Ron Mann

1. I have a collection of Pee Wee Herman action figures.

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3 things you didn’t know about… Alanis Obomsawin

1. I do etchings. It’s quite passionate for me. It’s like therapy in terms of what it does to work with my hands for hours and hours making these little lines.