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CBC gets piece of Traders
After months of speculation there wouldn’t be a third season, the next 22 episodes of Traders will see the light of day on two Canadian networks, CanWest Global and cbc….
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News Brief: UNICEF/TVO kids’ fare at MIP-TV
Cinar Films, the National Film Board, The Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Feature Animation are among 60 companies from over 25 countries lined up by unicef to produce 30-second animated public service announcements as part of its…
B.C. still losing out on LFP
Vancouver: British Columbia’s indigenous film industry came up short again last year in the annual race for Licence Fee Program money collected from Canada’s cable companies….
Jazz Media builds global network
Montreal: Three Montreal companies have launched Jazz Media Network, a broadband distribution system offering realtime connectivity to the global media production industry….
Curtain rises on French Film Fest
Montreal: The inaugural edition of Festival du Film Francais unspooled April 6 and runs through April 8 in Quebec City, with Quebec Culture and Communications Minister Louise Beaudoin playing host to a high-powered French delegation including Culture Minister Philippe Douste-Blaz and…
News Brief: Coscient six months
Coscient Group reports revenues up 13% for the six months ending Jan. 31,1997, to the tune of $39.8 million….
News Brief: Images ’97
The 10th annual Images ’97, an international festival of indie film and video held in Toronto runs April 10-19….
Hot Docs! finding its niche
After five days of wheeling and dealing at a financiers club and pitch session as well as schmoozing at an array of parties and screenings, Hot Docs!, Toronto’s fourth annual international documentary festival, wrapped March 23 with both Canadian and foreign…
Fed tax credit has red tape backlog
Vancouver: About a dozen of the 864 applications for the new federal refundable tax credit have resulted in rebates for Canadian film and television producers even though the program went into effect 16 months ago….
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News Brief: SRDP music promo and marketing focus
The Ministry of Heritage-supported Sound Recording Development Program has been redesigned so as to leave the bulk of this year’s $9.5 million budget directed towards assisting marketing and promotions for Canadian music artists….
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