Sword’n’sorcery telemovie Merlin & The Book of Beasts underway around Vancouver for Sci-Fi and Starz. Laura Harris and James Callis star
Airing of sex-trade doc by Associated Producers brings surprise charitable contributions from audience
Hank and Mike actress lands recurring role in Showtime series
PM under heavy fire at ACTRA rally over anti-culture funding remarks. ‘Idiotic’ says Colm Feore. Union makes economic argument for the arts
Surprise move calls for protection of culture across Canada, and ‘one penny per dollar’ funding
Funding left over from Standard buyout will back music-minded films, with a focus on the West
… and Oasis and Maximum Films, wrapping up 9,300 hours of programming. Lantos joins board
Minds Eye Pictures and its partners have dropped plans to build a studio outside of Regina
Monster or Myth? arrives amid former football great’s current trial in Las Vegas
Third round of cartoon ‘reality’ series Total Drama ordered from Fresh TV, plus 52 eps of new arrival Stoked
Directors on the guest list for Festival du nouveau cinéma, alongside John Boorman. Olivier Asselin’s A Sentimental Capitalism to open
Contract keeps indie vet at work on Flashpoint, plus other scripted series
Shooting set for Toronto and Boston at $8 million, looking to build on cult status of direct-to-video hit
Festival gives high honors to CG sci-fi feature and NFB experiment Drux Flux
The Movie Network, Movie Central and even the competition at Super Channel say they are happy to see the U.S. giant come north