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Producers tell SAG to back off
Montreal: Producers associations from Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have issued a joint statement criticizing the Screen Actors Guild’s attempt to expand its jurisdiction outside the U.S. (dubbed Global Rule One). The associations, representing 2,500 film and TV companies, say SAG’s contract imposition is a direct threat to established collective agreements and will have serious negative consequences for international film and TV economies.
Marketers must step up
And so the cracks are finally beginning to show.
Players signs Hard Core helmer
The Players Film Company’s synergistic strategy of mining its roster of commercial directors for its feature film division, 49th Parallel, apparently works both ways.
‘Juvenile’ to ‘provocative,’ ‘Nipple’ gives rise to opinions
For the last month we’ve been running an ad titled ‘Nipple’ on our website hoping to generate your feedback. Grey Worldwide, Toronto, created the spot for Toronto Fashion Week, but due to its graphic nature it was pulled, being deemed too controversial to promote the event.
CBC Salute
On Nov. 2, 1936, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was founded. For 16 years, nothing much happened. Then suddenly, someone had an interesting, creative idea.
Jump Cuts
Corus buys half of Locomotion
Independent Production Company Listing Addendum
Shaftesbury Films
A CBC who’s who
Here’s a highly selective list of CBC-TV luminaries. Thousands of creative people have gone through the doors of the various studios and offices that have housed the CBC over the years. All of them deserve acclaim. This group has created some of the finest moments ever achieved at the CBC and they confer a flavor of the public broadcaster at its best.
People
* Toper Taylor has been promoted to president of international distribution, marketing and consumer products for Nelvana.
Da Vinci’s Inquest tops Leos
Vancouver: CBC series Da Vinci’s Inquest came away the big winner at the 2002 Leo Awards in Vancouver May 10 and 11 with nine trophies, including best drama series.
At The Corp’s core
It’s practically a mantra among the executives at CBC. What are the strengths of the public broadcaster? From president Robert Rabinovitch through his vice-presidents Alex Frame and Harold Redekopp to program director Slawko Klymkiw, they all talk about children’s programming, news and current affairs, sports, and arts and entertainment as the focal points for the organization.
Lofters lose Life
Citing programming considerations, Life Network has pulled the plug on U8TV’s nightly, half-hour Lofters program.
Torstar, Global appeal Craig licence
Torstar Corp. and CanWest Global are appealing the decision by the CRTC to award a new television licence to Calgary-based Craig Broadcasting Systems for the southern Ontario market.
Revolving Doors
Director navigates way to Canadian representation
Live and interactive with Slawko Klymkiw
Slawko Klymkiw is the executive director of network programming at the CBC. His distinguished career at the network has seen him work as the executive producer of news and current affairs in Winnipeg and Toronto and head up CBC Newsworld. As a former executive producer, Klymkiw oversaw the development of the CBC ‘National Town Halls’ and the coverage of the South African elections. The leader of CBC’s transformation team, Klymkiw has a broad appreciation of the public broadcaster’s role in this challenging period.
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