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Word: Eamer talks to the animals
Always a man of extremes, Spy Films’ Jeff Eamer has confronted a director’s most notorious demons from the tiny to the mammoth in his flagrant disregard for the no kids and animals maxim. From a pair of bathing toddlers in the…
On set: The Assistant
Across the street, people are lining up for a free meal during the evening sitting at St. Francis’ Table. It’s not yet 5:30 but it’s already dark in Parkdale, a west Toronto neighborhood that’s not inviting after the sun goes down,…
Kids branding mania
As advertiser interest in children’s programming increases and commercial broadcasters’ efforts in the children’s programming realm heats up, the resulting highly competitive market has created branding mania, with some positive side effects for kids’ show producers….
Convergence, partnership: Bertrand shapes up CRTC
Edmonton: The Canadian Association of Broadcasters Conference’s keynote speaker Frank Feather broke from his prepared text on the future of the communications business only once at last weekend’s annual cab festivities, stopping mid futurist’s tirade to tell the industry to stop…
Two spots, four contenders: Canada grays as DTH delays
Notwithstanding its excruciatingly slow pace, the dth story has taken on the proportions of high drama, complete with changing partners, acts of God and policy questions going as far as the highest office in the land….
At Press Time
Montreal: CFCF-12, the CTV Television Network affiliate in Montreal, is taking out full-page ads in Montreal dailies asking viewers to call a 1-888 number to state opposition to CanWest Global’s planned fall ’97 entry into the Quebec tv market….
NSFDC board gets new chair
The Nova Scotia production community is anxiously awaiting an announcement regarding the new ceo of the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, a replacement for Roman Bittman who was ousted by the corporation’s board of directors earlier this year….
Experts: Coscient, Astral link `a nice fit’
Montreal: Coscient Group is engaged in fast-track talks aimed at a new public offering following its $20 million acquisition of Astral Communications’ distribution and program development divisions. Coscient chairman Yves Moquin says the company, listed on the Vancouver and Montreal Stock…
Numbers: Newsroom victory
Critical acclaim of cbc’s The Newsroom played itself out in the ratings Oct. 21, with Ken Finkleman’s new brainchild hitting a 1.1 million national audience 2+, according to ACNielsen statistics….
Multimedia fund on line
Montreal: sodec will administer Quebec’s new multimedia production and development fund, initially budgeted at $1 million….
More CTCPF guidelines
Phil Lind, chairperson of the Canada Television and Cable Production Fund, has released more transitional guidelines as agreed to by the Cable Production Fund and Telefilm Canada, the two organizations administering the fund. The ctcpf’s transitional period ends March 31, 1997….
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All of a sudden, it feels like we’re in good hands…
Correction
the cutline for the Oct. 7 p. 1 picture of Emily of New Moon failed to list project originator Halifax-based Salter Street Films as coproducer of the series with Cinar Films, Montreal. Playback regrets the omission….
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