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Global all about timing
Barbara Williams had a new strategy at the L.A. screenings this year – to focus on new shows from U.S. nets that are positioned around returning hits already held by Global Television. The result is the network’s impressive 2006/07 lineup, unveiled at its peppy, interactive upfront presentation earlier this month in Toronto.
Arcand feature gets green light
Amid complaints that their funds are being stretched too thin, Telefilm Canada and SODEC have put their support behind a number of new films, including Denys Arcand’s follow-up to Les Invasions barbares, L’Âge des ténèbres.
Quebec turns down volume
Six of Quebec’s film and advertising associations have agreed to limit the sound level of ads and trailers in the province’s theaters.
Serial killings and Sarajevo on TMN/MC
The Movie Network and Movie Central have given the green light to two original dramas, Durham County and ZOS, and will bring back the sci-fi series ReGenesis for a third season this fall.
Bring the Noise
Director Greg Spottiswoode and his film Noise (above) won $5,000 and the prize for best Canadian short on June 18 at the close of the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto. Among the other winnners, The Legend of the Scarecrow by Spain’s Marco Besas took the fest’s audience award, while directors Maxime Giroux (Le Rouge au Sol) and Chris Nash (Day of John) shared the win for best emerging Canadian filmmaker.
Hot Sheet
The Hot Sheet tracks Canadian box-office results for the period June 9-15, 2006 and DVD sales in Canada for the period May 29-June 4, 2006.
Duo fails to find true love on opening weekend
Gorgeous weather over the June 16 weekend is being blamed for a slump in ticket sales at the Quebec box office, for one film at least.
U.S. distrib to release longer Needles
Wolfe Releasing of San Jose, CA is preparing to distribute a director’s cut of 3 Needles to homes and theaters in the U.S.
Top 20 TV Programs
Top 20 TV Programs tracks ratings for the top 20 television shows in Canada for the period June 12-18, 2006.
Stanley Cup game 7 draws high numbers to CBC
The results of the Stanley Cup finals were bad news for most Canadians, except for those who work at CBC and rely on its ratings to fuel their paycheques.
Jozi-H shooting in Africa
There have been a lot of changes at CBC since 2004 – programming rethinks, high-level departures, labor strife – and yet, through it all, work on the medical drama Jozi-H has quietly continued, going to camera last month in South Africa and finally landing on the net’s schedule for 2006/07.
Same Sex wins at Banff
God Only Knows: Same Sex Marriage took the Playback Best Canadian Award at the June 12 Banff World Television Awards as the jury favorite among 18 projects nominated in the fest’s international categories.
Quebec drama faces changes
After threatening to stop making big-budget dramas, Quebec’s largest private television network, TVA, has ordered a third season of the lavish historic series Nos étés.
CTV shows go online
CTV has launched a new video-on-demand service on CTV.ca, using the same technology as its sister channel’s recently introduced MTV Overdrive.
Corus buys Ian online rights, plus 10 more eps
Corus Entertainment is getting more than just 10 new episodes of Studio B Productions’ hit toon Being Ian – it’s also picked up rights to the brand’s online assets.
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