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Global launch marred by ACTRA protest
Douglas, Mochrie, Pinsent and others rally outside CanWest upfront, rankled by high spending on U.S. shows
Peter Simpson 1943-2007
The veteran producer of The Eleventh Hour and the Prom Night franchise died Tuesday in a Toronto hospital from complications due to lung cancer
Big TV changes ahead, says report
Study of TV industry backed by the Banff festival weighs the odds of ‘collapse’ versus gradual change to the Canadian broadcasting system
Radio-Canada puts $12 million into features
The latest investment in French-language films by the network will aid development, production and promotion on its various platforms, says exec Sylvain Lafrance. But will they also boost auteur titles?
Nine Canucks named to Hall of Fame
Industry icons including Norman Jewison and Moses Znaimer have been named to Playback‘s inaugural Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame
CTV playing safe with simulcasts
Direct from her dance number at the CTV upfront, media buyer Valerie McMorran takes a closer look the top-ranked network’s plans for fall
CFC honors volunteers
Filmmakers applauded the pro bono efforts of three crew workers Monday night at screening of the Canadian Film Centre’s latest dramatic shorts
Studio B Speaks up
The Vancouver toon shop has teamed with WGBH in Boston to coproduce the pro-literacy series Martha Speaks
CTV drums up drama
Fall schedule includes new pickups Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots and the offbeat Pushing Daises. Corner Gas, Robson Arms and Whistler return, but no sign of Jeff Ltd.
Shaw attacks CTF again
CTF chair says he’s ‘perplexed and surprised’ following angry letter from Alberta cable boss Jim Shaw
Pirates arrives behind Shrek and Spidey
The Buena Vista swashbuckler arrived last week with the softest opening of May’s three tentpole releases, earning $11.9 million
Hanks project eyeing Prairies
Calgary and Manitoba are both in line to host shooting for the big-budget Universal western Boone’s Lick, starring Tom Hanks and Julianne Moore
Pirate Master sails to strong start
Latest Mark Burnett reality plays well with key demographic, though it trails So You Think You Can Dance
Oda and Bernier deliver anti-piracy bill
Tories propose two to five years in prison for camcording a movie, but will the long-delayed bill pass before Parliament goes on summer vacation?
Cut creatives some slack on taxes, says MP
Toronto-area NDPer Peggy Nash wants directors, writers and other artists to be able to average their incomes over several years, to offset the ups and downs of the industry
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