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100-year life story for Whizbang
You’ve heard of The Reader? Well, Paul Gross’ production company Whizbang Films has optioned the story of another reader, Clarence Brazier, who learned to read at the age of 93. Gross’ partner Frank Siracusa says Brazier’s century-spanning tale came to their attention through a 2006 article in The Globe and Mail. ‘We thought it was an amazing story.’
Starz backs three B.C. MOWs
U.S. pay-TV channel Starz Entertainment recently teamed up with Vancouver producer Front Street Pictures to coproduce three B.C.-shot action-adventure TV movies for U.S.-based Sci Fi Channel.
Pirate sails with Siren
Trish Dolman has navigated the stormy waters of film financing for 10 years, trying to land Eco Pirate: The Paul Watson Story on the screen.
TPB scores again with Telefilm
Telefilm Canada has invested almost $3.7 million in two Atlantic Canada features, paving the way for the new Trailer Park Boys and the feature debut of Newfoundland’s Sherry White.
No longer alien to reduce, reuse or recycle on set
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a remake of a classic sci-fi thriller about an alien (Keanu Reeves) who visits Earth to warn humankind that it is about to cause an environmental disaster of epic proportions.
Prairies plant seedling committees
The Prairie provinces may not be leading the green movement, but momentum is quietly building as green committees spring up and individual companies accept responsibility for their garbage.
Go green young filmmaker
When it comes to the greening of the film and TV industry, British Columbia continues to blaze the trail in Western Canada, with numerous productions actually reducing their environmental impact.
Ontario productions are budding
Ontario took giant strides towards creating an ecologically friendly motion picture sector last year, and although production was noticeably down, the stage is set to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint this year.
CFTPA: Ottawa confab goes paperless
The CFTPA conference is going paperless this time around, giving away an iPod Touch to each delegate in place of the usual hefty delegate bags.
HD raises the bar on quality
As broadcasters around the globe transfer to the HD format, stock footage companies scramble to fill the industry’s growing need.
Stock footage distribution goes digital
The Internet is now the method of choice to select and distribute stock footage, according to most North American suppliers, who have seen digital delivery replace tapes and discs over the past decade.
Program makeovers reflect frugal times
Lifestyle channels are countering the economic downturn by designing new programs and revising continuing series that talk Canadians through the financial crunch.
Frozen meals, tight belts at Canwest
An internal memo from senior executives to employees of Canwest Global Communications has outlined a freeze on hiring…
Market hopes move to Berlin
Of the four Canadian features that competed last week at Sundance, all have gone home empty-handed…
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