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Hotz making lab rat comedy
Kenny Hotz (Kenny vs. Spenny) has a new project in the works with John Morayniss of Blueprint Entertainment, and is set to premiere Testees in October on Showcase. The half-hour comedy revolves around two best friends, played by newcomers Jeff Kassel and Steve Markle, who work at a product development facility as hapless test subjects. In each episode, they try out new products with results that are almost always negative.
Stratus hosts travel series
Trish Stratus continues to find TV work, and this fall will front the 10-part series Stratusphere for Travel + Escape and its sibling Discovery HD.
3D tests positive for Toronto
Digital 3D is on the cusp of a major growth spurt, and Bill White, former president of equipment supplier William F. White International, and Ken MacNeil, president of Creative Post, are helping to make sure Canada is part of it.
Studios keep pace with digital revolution
New studios being built in Canada face a twofold techno-challenge, as they must provide facilities and services to both 35mm productions while concurrently meeting the new demands of digital and HD filmmaking.
CBC gets its HD cameras just in time for Olympics
There is no such thing as just bringing a professional camera with you to China.
Flashpoint’s stateside success pressures audio team
The success of CTV’s Flashpoint on CBS’ summer primetime schedule is putting extra pressure on the series’ sound team.
Composer straddles Cancon and Hollywood grandeur
Toronto film composer Andrew Lockington has captured the attention of Hollywood and is riding a career high, working on successive major U.S. studio releases, including the upcoming fantasy City of Ember, produced by Tom Hanks and directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House), and the current Montreal-shot New Line Cinema release Journey to the Centre of the Earth, directed by visual effects wizard Eric Brevig.
Music man Findlay buys into Film Sound One
Composer David Findlay has joined forces with Toronto’s Film Sound One to create a one-stop sound shop.
Revenues up, Cancon spending down, says CRTC
Private conventional TV paid less for Canadian programming in 2007, according to first all-purpose report from Gatineau
Cruising Bar tops $3 million
Cult comedy sequel number one for fifth straight week, poised to surpass original
Third season for Buzz
Family Channel orders another round from DHX
Off wins Drainie Award
Author and documentarian lauded for work by ACTRA
Display and PR lead ad growth
StatsCan report paints rosy picture for display advertisers and public relations. Media buyers and ad agencies see slowest growth
Breakthrough grows TV movie division
Sales veteran Marina Cordoni leads expansion into development and in-house production of movies for the small screen
Continent reaches English Canada
Donald Sutherland narrates English version of Jean Lemire’s adventure doc, which arrives in Toronto and Vancouver. ‘I wanted a cinematic voice,’ says the director
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