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Mehta wraps Shields’ Republic of Love
One of the drivers plays bass, a soundman is on drums, and star Bruce Greenwood – still in costume, lit by a key light in a cold and otherwise empty soundstage – is belting out the second verse of Hotel California.
‘He formed the band right after we started shooting,’ a PA yells over the thunderous soft rock.
Mini makes big impact with Top Spots ’03
The client may be Mini, but expect big things from the spot that revived the classic automobile brand in Canada now that awards season is upon us. Start with our own Top Spots.
Seasoned CDs back domestic helmers
The first thing Martin Shewchuk did when he started as executive VP, executive creative director at J. Walter Thompson, Toronto, was to separate Canadian directors’ reels from ‘all the rest’ in the agency’s library, with Canadian flag stickers and an exclusive Canuck shelf.
Park City picks one more apple
The Park City Film Company has nabbed one of Apple Box Productions’ top directors, Randy Diplock, who joins the company as a partner.
Seville Pictures prepares for new growth
MONTREAL: Seville Pictures is positioned for new growth in the home market through both acquisitions and an increase in its Canadian release slate.
Uptick in Eleventh Hour numbers
Call it the Paul Gross effect, or maybe it’s the power of heavy marketing. But, for whatever reason, ratings for The Eleventh Hour jumped on Jan. 7, when the hour-long CTV drama scored some of its highest numbers – playing strongly in the key 25-54 demographic.
Seraphin sets all-time Quebec record
MONTREAL: Distrib Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm reports the Charles Biname historical drama Seraphin: Un homme et son peche ranked second overall at the Quebec box office over the Jan. 10-12 weekend, taking in receipts of $326,497 on 76 screens.
Playback readership poll results
Asked their opinion on the biggest surprise among this year’s Genie Awards nominees, 36.7% of Playback readers voted for the omission of Spider for best picture.
Corrections
In the Jan. 6 issue of Playback, writers Suzette Couture and Carol Hay were credited for penning the teleplay for the CTV MOW Choice (‘CTV makes Choice with abortion pioneer’). In fact, Couture was the sole writer on the project.
Cablers gain on satellite
Cable is up and satellite is slowing down according to a new study on Canadian digital TV.
ACTRA Toronto re-elects Hardacre
Richard Hardacre has been re-elected president of ACTRA Toronto Performers and says he will focus on industry stability and the balance between competition and fairness for members.
An Oscar for Alias|Wavefront
Toronto software manufacturer ALIAS|Wavefront has been awarded an Oscar for its Maya 3D professional animation and F/X software.
Jutra Award goes to Behrman
Keith Behrman is the recipient of this year’s Claude Jutra Award, to be presented at the 23rd Genie Awards on Feb. 13.
Newman spikes Global news numbers
Audience tallies for Global Television’s Vancouver-based, supper-hour national news show have surpassed the competition at CBC, according to recent ratings from BBM Canada.
Kozmic Sound takes off
That creaking is the sound of Vancouver’s audio post market growing larger. Veteran producer/composer Wayne Kozak has launched Kozmic Sound.
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