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McKenna explores sugar’s not-so-sweet past
Montreal: ‘It isn’t widely known, but Canada’s fate was shaped by the big sugar lobby,’ says writer/director Brian McKenna, who started production April 19 on his new docudrama Big Sugar. ‘There are no doctoral theses on this topic, nothing.’
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Back to Africa
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Do the Hustle
Greatrex brings Chaos to light in B.C.
‘The more I can work [outside] of the U.K., the happier I am,’ admits veteran British director of photography Richard Greatrex.
Digital camera system adds time to Robson Arms
Vancouver: The Vancouver-based production Robson Arms, a series leveraging new writing and directing talent, is also stretching in other ways – through camera technology from Panasonic and P+S Technik.
Manitoba boosts prod tax credit
While filming his third project in Manitoba, Stan Brooks, executive producer of L.A.-based Once Upon a Time Films, quipped that he should have a ‘frequent filming’ card he could get stamped each time he produced in the province (The prodco has been to the province for Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss, The Legend of Butch & Sundance and On Thin Ice). It was a joke Carole Vivier, CEO of Manitoba Film & Sound, decided to take seriously enough to champion.
Hollywood expats produce Leo-leading The Collector
Vancouver: Supernatural primetime drama The Collector doesn’t begin airing in Canada until June 2, but already the Vancouver-shot series is collecting kudos, including a record-setting 21 nominations at this year’s Leo Awards, taking place May 28 and 29 in Vancouver.
Frenzy of success for Frantic Films
Frantic Films’ status as one of Canada’s hottest companies has recently been affirmed with the Winnipeg-based production and FX company receiving two prestigious national honors, for talent and innovation in technology.
Nomadic, Blueprint shoot Jackson biopic in Calgary
While his child molestation trial plods on in California, the real Michael Jackson story is unfolding in Calgary.
Leo Awards ‘celebrate community’
Vancouver: The sixth annual Leos will give out nearly 90 awards at the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina in Vancouver on May 28 and 29. This year there were more than 900 entries, compared to about 435 in 1999, says Walter Daroshin, president of the Leo Awards.
Demand for camera gear heats up
If the current pace of equipment rentals is any indication, the summer of 2004 should be a busy one for film and TV production from coast to coast.
Suppliers focus on HD camcorders and post
The future is finally here, and it’s clear – high-definition kind of clear. Stations including Citytv Toronto, Sportsnet and TSN are already broadcasting in HD, and shows are being prepped for life in the HD age, all of which means producers need the HD tools to do the job – even if they are, as of now, only chugging off the assembly line.
Full HD pipeline displayed at NAB2004
It was all about high-definition production, post and broadcast at the recent National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas, with cost and efficiency top of mind.
Volumes dropped again in 2003
Indigenous Canadian film and television production was down nearly 7% in 2003, the third year in a row overall production volumes have declined. According to Playback’s 16th Annual Report on Independent Production, Canadian prodcos spent $1.51 billion on production and development last year, down from $1.624 billion in 2002.
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