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Quebec: Risk-capital fund begins
Montreal: Quebec’s cultural industries have a new multimillion-dollar funding source to tap into….
On the road to NAB
Advanced tv systems, all-digital video system lineups, upgradeability and integration are on the agenda at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention, to be held April 5-11 in Las Vegas….
Perspective: An ongoing interview series with industry leaders: McQueen on specs
The collective personas of Discovery Channel and its president Trina McQueen are so completely intertwined, it’s almost hard to remember the breadth of experience that led to her being named Woman of the Year by Canadian Women in Communications last month….
Cambium links with Mayfair
Cambium Film and Video Productions has found an angel, increased its catalogue and international sales leverage, and is set to participate in the feature film production and distribution business via a joint-venture agreement with u.k.-based entertainment conglomerate Mayfair Entertainment International….
Atlantis targets syndie success
With the co-signing of Gene Roddenberry’s new series, Atlantis Films annouces it is refocussing on the U.S. syndication market and expects 20% to 25% of its estimated $150 million worldwide revenue in 1997 to be derived from its syndication efforts….
At Press Time
Hoping to fill in some of the middle ground between first-time feature filmmakers and established filmmakers, the National Screen Institute will launch a feature program built on the success of the NSI Drama Prize for short films….
Nelvana joins U.K. animation consortium: Expanded product to leverage screens
Montreal: By boosting the volume of production, distributors will have the product line and leverage they need to get animated feature films into theaters, says Nelvana chairman Michael Hirsh….
Video Innovations: Mars interactive ride takes Image Engine to new heights
vancouver: The creative team at Vancouver’s Image Engine feels like it has been on its own trip through the galaxy now that it has wrapped the biggest project ever to walk in the door….
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Van. ad market ripe for CIVT
Vancouver: Among the West Coast’s existing stations, only bctv is considered a potential loser in this fall’s advertising sweepstakes when Baton Broadcasting’s civt is launched….
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Editorial: Look! up in the sky
After 10 years of false starts, plot twists involving political nepotism, acts of god, cultural loggerheads and an abundance of press conferences, a Canadian dth service is actually beaming down….
NSI to stay put in Alberta
Edmonton: While it will certainly be under new leadership by year’s end, the Edmonton-based National Screen Institute, and its annual Local Heroes International Screen Festival, will be remaining in Alberta for the foreseeable future….
On set: A tale of bygone shoes
Director Vic Sarin is not eating lunch with the cast and crew today. While they line up in a church hall not far away, preparing to chow down on the mandatory midday feast, Sarin sits at the kitchen table in a…
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