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Letters: ACTRA pits performers against producers
‘Selective.’ This is certainly the best word to describe the letter by Celia Hamilton, actra’s Toronto branch manager, which appeared in the Feb. 10 issue of Playback. Entitled ‘actra rights oriented,’ the letter is a testimony to just how thin actra’s…
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OFDC training and market programs a go
In tune with the Ontario Film Development Corporation’s new post-ofip reality, the corporation has launched the first two initiatives from its Skills Development and Marketing Initiatives division. The new programs – Market Mentorships and Partnerships in Training – will be joined…
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15th Rendez-vous program
Montreal: More than 140 films and videos produced in Quebec in 1996 including 20 premieres are on the program for the 15th Rendez-vous du cinema Quebecois, the annual production retrospective running from Feb. 27 to March 8….
Canadian DTH beams up
The Star Choice Television Network has finalized the bulk of its programming schedule and will make its service available to Canadian consumers on March 31, making it the first dth contender out of the blocks….
It’s all systems go for Homestar DTH
Vancouver: The backers for Canada’s latest direct-to-home satellite broadcast system promise to deliver programming this fall with all forecast deadlines well intact….
Local heroes backs off-shoot festival
With a tight focus on the needs and wants of indie filmmakers, the Local Heroes International Screen Festival will let loose on Edmonton March 9-15 with 17 short films featured in the Declaration of Independents. The films were chosen from 137…
South African treaty a Telefilm priority
While the possibility of an official coproduction treaty with South Africa has met with keen interest from many Canadian producers, Telefilm Canada says it hasn’t heard from South Africa’s minister of arts and culture since before Christmas….
Covitec buys post, service shops
Montreal: Post and service company Groupe Covitec has completed its purchase of Centre de Montage Electronique and Sonolab from Tele-Metropole, as well as signed an agreement to acquire Supersuite from Champlain Productions, a subsidiary of CFCF Inc….
Friends/CFPTA support telco trials
The Bell Canada and Telus Multimedia video trials hearing wrapped earlier this month with the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting one of the few broadcast lobby groups making an appearance in Hull, Que., and coming out with some interesting commentary….
CWC honors McQueen
Discovery Channel president Trina McQueen has been named Woman of the Year by Canadian Women in Communications….
Network: Short takes on people, things and what’s shaking out there in the prod tech universe
Toronto’s Spin Productions was called in to bring the particular visions of performer Marilyn Manson and The Partners’ Film Company director Floria Sigismondi to, um, life….
Binchmarks: What will they V-chip next?
Craig McTaggart is a member of the KNOWlaw Group of the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch….
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