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Losique’s festival turns the page
All’s well with Serge Losique.
The Big Screen: Political docs are cream of Canuck crop
Anyone for Canadian film?
Digital Media: Nightingale puts money where its mouth is
Most independent television producers are starting to get into the cross-platform game, but how many are willing to put their own money on the line? Count Toronto’s The Nightingale Company for one.
Op-Ed: Difficult, but not impossible
The following is an excerpt from a speech delivered last month in Australia by Kim Dalton, director of television at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that country’s leading public broadcaster.
Louise Clark leaves CTV
Louise Clark flew the CTV coop on Aug. 15, leaving the conventional network to find a new development head.
Dore closes at Canwest
Canwest is looking for a new broadcasting president now that Kathy Dore says she will step down when her contract expires near the end of the year.
Cronenberg, Podeswa lead DGC noms
David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises and Jeremy Podeswa’s Fugitive Pieces – both involving producer Robert Lantos – led all comers with five nominations each as the Directors Guild of Canada awards unveiled nominations on Aug. 11.
Reid’s Baby to arrive at WFF
The producer/director of The Baby Formula knows timing is everything as her feature enters the festival circuit.
People
• Animation exec Rick Mischel has found a new home at Technicolor as EVP of animation and interactive services, a posting that puts the former Mainframe boss atop a unit that combines the video game and animation divisions that service game, broadcast and DVD titles. Mischel joins the Burbank outfit following the wrap-up of his time at Rainmaker where, following its purchase of Mainframe in 2006, he stayed on through 2007 to assist in the changing of the guard.
Sold!
• The Comedy Network wants more Jon Dore, and has ordered a second season of his reality-ish series from Insight Productions. Work began mid-August on another 13 half-hours of The Jon Dore Television Show in Toronto, following the local comic through halfhearted efforts at self-improvement.
Talent
Grace Park has joined the cast of CBC’s The Border, taking over for Sofia Milos as the series’ new Homeland Security agent. The Vancouver native is best known for her role as an android on Battlestar Galactica, and this summer has been starring alongside Benjamin Bratt in the A&E series The Cleaner. She is represented by Tyman Stewart of Vancouver-based Characters Talent Agency.
The Burning Question
No disrespect to the fine folks behind Death Race or The House Bunny, but by mid-August the summer is pretty much over as far as movies are concerned. And so – looking back on Indy, WALL-E, Zohan, Prince Caspian, Mulder, Scully and all those superheroes – we ask:
Smash Quebec shorts arrive in English
The creators of the wildly popular Têtes à claques Internet site – which has emerged as the biggest pop culture phenomenon to hit la belle province since the TV talent show Star Academie – are taking a major risk this week: they are launching their satirical online skits en anglais.
Di Fiore builds Bridge with vet cop
Craig Bromell is ready to pull back the curtain and reveal for a television audience what those carrying a badge have to endure from upper brass in order to protect society.
Musicians sing for Roll Play
Musical acts including Sam Roberts, Bedouin Soundclash and Barenaked Ladies will sing for Sinking Ship Entertainment this fall on the second season (52 x 4) of Roll Play.
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