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The strike and the damage done
The recent Independent Production Agreement talks between performers and producers were bungled, and as a result it may be slim pickings this summer for the service sector.
The Burning Question
It’s business as usual at the Canadian Television Fund, but Bev Oda still has something of a black eye. Some say the heritage minister was too quiet during the two-month dispute, that the feds’ CTF renewal came late and that she is either unable – because of Tory indifference – or unwilling to defend programs in her portfolio. So we ask:
Kove’s Danish Poet triumphs at Oscars
A short film was the big winner among Canadian entries at this year’s Oscars, which on Feb. 25 handed the hardware for best animated short to Montreal filmmaker Torill Kove for The Danish Poet.
Ryan Larkin 1944-2007
Renowned animator Ryan Larkin, whose tumultuous life played out in Chris Landreth’s Oscar-winning short Ryan, died on Feb. 14 in St- Hyacinthe, QC following a battle with cancer. He was 63.
Lantos buys into Blueprint Entertainment
Robert Lantos and former Tri-Star Pictures president Jeff Sagansky made an unspecified multi-million-dollar investment in Blueprint Entertainment, closing a deal on Feb. 28 that will see the L.A.- and Toronto-based prodco expand its operations and production efforts.
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– OLN has ordered a second season (13 x 30) of the docusoap The Rig from Edmonton’s Anaid Productions.
Jacobovici finds Jesus in new doc
Simcha Jacobovici has made what looks to be his most controversial documentary to date, and on Feb. 26 laid out evidence that the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and his family have been found in order to promote his upcoming The Lost Tomb of Jesus.
Where are our screenwriting stars?
When Martin Scorsese stepped up to the podium to accept the Academy Award he feared was never coming, he looked out to scruffy writer William Monahan and thanked him for the screenplay for The Departed, which got him ‘into all this trouble in the first place.’
The Hot Sheet
The Hot Sheet tracks Canadian box-office results for the period Feb. 16-22, 2007.
Will von Finckenstein deregulate?
In these early, heady days of his five-year tenure, CRTC topper Konrad von Finckenstein has been impressing colleagues and industry stakeholders alike with his smarts and his deft handling of the crisis at the Canadian Television Fund. But the question still remains – what sort of mark will this tree-tall public servant leave on our cultural champion and regulator?
Top 20 TV Programs
Top 20 TV Programs tracks ratings for the top 20 television shows in Canada for the period Feb. 12-18, 2007.
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