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Gemini Nominees: Variety having its day
The familiar adage ‘everything old is new again’ is ringing true once more, this time in Canadian television variety programming….
Gemini Nominees: Live sport gets a league of its own
‘It never loses money, but I think it used to make a lot more money than it does now.’…
Gemini Nominees: And the 1997 nominees are
Following are the nominees in this year’s 17 program, 28 craft and 19 performance award categories as tabulated by the accounting firm of KPMG and provided by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television….
News Brief: Vidatron gets sweeter
Vancouver’s Vidatron Group has made its nine-month working relationship with veteran producer Larry Sugar more formal by acquiring 100% of Sugar Entertainment. Vidatron is swapping 20% of its company for the acquisition, a deal that is – depending on performance clauses…
Special Report on Post, Animation and SFX: Spot creative: new ground or old hat?
Commercials: 30 seconds of experimental ground where animation/fx/post artists launch innovative styles and techniques, pushing the boundaries of their craft, or, stagnant play-it-safe packages offering few opportunities for cutting-edge work?…
At Press Time
Although official confirmation is pending, sources say Jane Logan, vp radio for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, has been chosen the executive director of the new Specialty and Premium Television Association….
Foreign services seek slots
Lurching towards the proverbial 500 channels, requests to add 30 foreign broadcasting services to the Eligible Services lists have been filed in response to the crtc’s call for amendments, alongside letters of intent for yet another dozen new Canadian specialty channel…
Hunger a big feast for Mtl.
montreal: Telescene Film Group’s new cautionary drama anthology The Hunger represents a major investment in the Montreal production market, with over 80% of the $22 million budget being spent locally….
ITS wants new code
The Jan. 1 date which was to mark the creation of a new North American industry classification code for the teleproduction industry has instead seen the Canadian and u.s. industries separated in the codification of their work – a situation u.s….
NATPE ups int’l allure
With international attendance at natpe (Jan. 13-16 in New Orleans) at an all-time high this year – international registration is up at least 20% and venues are larger – the ever-eager-to-mingle Canadians have stepped up their presence accordingly. The National Film…
Canadian ratings goes into testing
When the Canadian version of the violence classification system goes into testing later this month, chances are it will look a lot like the American ratings code on-screen since Jan. 1….
MMDS gets more
The Jan. 3 crtc deadline for letters of intent from prospective applicants for an mmds service in southern Ontario saw two new contenders enter the ring….
Finance extends service shelter
Montreal: Finance Minister Paul Martin has announced transitional relief for production services financings under a limited partnership tax shelter for service companies by extending qualifying spending to July 31, 1997. Investors will receive a benefit for calendar ’97….
Correction
In the Dec. 16 issue, Maureen Parker was incorrectly titled as director of industrial relations for the Writers Guild of Canada. Her correct title is executive director….
Editorial
Canada’s violence classification system has to look just like the American’s….
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