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* Pierre Dion is the new president and CEO of Montreal-based TVA Group, succeeding Serge Gouin. Before joining TVA in 2004, Dion was an executive at Videotron, and also headed Canadian Reader’s Digest.
Jump Cuts
Feds chip in $25M
Time to rethink Canada’s role as a production center
the leading advocates for film and TV production in Ontario. TFS was selected by TEDCO, a city-owned agency, to build the new Film/Media Complex in Toronto’s Port Lands.
Letter
Thank you for your article on the freelance life of Toronto sound editors in your March 14 issue. You successfully updated and clarified a story that has a long and complicated history.
Correction & Clarification
In the Jan. 31 story ‘What’s shooting on which format,’ the forthcoming movie War of the Worlds was listed as having been shot predominantly on Fujifilm. Sources close to the production report that the film’s daytime scenes were shot on Fuji stocks, while its night scenes were shot on Kodak stocks. The exact volume of each stock used in the finished film could not be determined.
HD, wireless lure big numbers to Vegas
NAB is once again as hot as the desert sun.
Avid, Autodesk to unveil new looks
A couple of major players will reveal details of their latest corporate acquisitions and rebranding at NAB2005.
Camera makers to hawk all flavors of HD
While high-end digital video cameras have become regular showstoppers at NAB, this year they will share the spotlight with a variety of HD camcorders priced under US$10,000.
JVC has HD in the palm of its hand
James Tocher is a digital cinematographer and owner of Digital Film Group – a Vancouver digital intermediate and film-out specialty company. DFG’s credits include The Corporation, Atanarjuat – The Fast Runner and La Peau Blanche. Tocher’s DOP credits include the digital movies Evirati, Croon and Noroc.
NAB2005: paid vacation or all the latest?
Tim Martin is executive producer at FrameBlender, a Toronto digital media shop that provides post, preproduction and production services as well as HD solutions to the broadcast, non-broadcast and new media sectors. The shop also facilitates Toronto’s Final Cut Pro User Group.
Barna-Alper opens distribution wing
Barna-Alper is getting into the releasing game and, at this month’s MIPTV, will unveil the four-title catalogue of its new distribution wing – looking to sell the recent BA titles Show Me Yours, Mega Builders, Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story and Shania: A Life in Eight Albums.
Docs
Anaid goes Greek
Service
Married… with bullets
Broadcast
JB’s Drowning goes to camera
Copperheart’s back in Black
Toronto: Copperheart Entertainment and its partners are closing in on a remake of Black Christmas and plan to shoot an updated version of the seminal slasher pic in Vancouver by fall – just as soon as director Glen Morgan and partner James Wong wrap Final Destination 3. Wong will write and produce with Morgan.
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