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TV dominates CG industry
Ontario’s computer animation and VFX industry approached $200 million in revenue last year — with TV buoying the former and feature films the latter — says study
Pilon picked for Oscars
Quebec filmmaker’s The Necessities of Life is Canada’s submission for best foreign-language film
Tory-bashing at Ottawa toon fest
Animators urged to ‘vote for culture,’ as politics dominate opening night of Ottawa International Animation Festival
Donlon takes top job at CBC Radio
Former CHUM and Sony exec to lead English side, replacing Jennifer McGuire
More carriers for TSN2
Shaw and Star Choice join the team, extending channel’s reach in west and across Canada
New direction at Knowledge
Flush with provincial money and new status as a Crown corporation, the B.C. educaster drops in-house production and spends on digital technology
Sherry shakes up Maple
Former MPD exec steps up to co-presidency at Toronto distributor, on the make for output deals beyond Lionsgate. Pelman sidesteps to COO post
Actors line up with Liberals
Quebec talent taking sides in upcoming election, blasting Tories over recent culture cuts
New financing for E1
Four-year $150-million credit line led by JP Morgan
ACTRA seeks strike mandate
Union turns to its members after stalled talks with advertising groups
More fighting on The Score
Deal for mixed martial arts coverage is ‘a big part of our strategy going forward,’ says VP
Pig flies to educasters
TVO and Knowledge Network sign up for 9 Story’s Wibbly Pig
The Establishing Shot: Prospect of Tory majority chills industry
The film and TV business in this country is heading toward a potential crisis, with the coming months set to redefine the landscape in the most dramatic way since the CRTC unveiled its Television Policy back in 1999.
The Big Screen: The unbearable lightness of TIFF
The twin Canadian military tanks set up outside the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex for TIFF’s opening-night party – a nod to the screening of Paul Gross’ epic WWI movie Passchendaele – provided an apt metaphor for a festival under siege.
Canadians Abroad: Former PM’s son takes on Hollywood
It may seem that a disproportionate number of political offspring in Canada end up in the entertainment business, from Canadian Idol host Ben Mulroney to sometimes docmaker Sacha Trudeau. But Los Angeles-based producer James Martin, son of former prime minister Paul Martin, doesn’t think there’s necessarily a connection.
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