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Quebec Scene: Avanti, director Melancon revive Olivier Guimond legend
Montreal: They called him Olivier, an impassioned, Chaplinesque character in a funny hat who became a legend of Quebec stage and screen….
Binchmarks: A $100 million fight – copyright on the infobahn
(Simon Chester is the research partner and a member of the KNOWlaw Group of the Toronto law firm McMillan Binch. This article was prepared with the assistance of lauralee bielert.)…
Hitting The Screens: Two-tiered approach for Hard Core Logo
This is a column in which the whys and wherefores of releasing strategy are explored. Anyone out there with an interesting theatrical or video release campaign on the horizon, please give Playback a shout at maddever@brunico.com….
News Brief: TFO in N.B.
TVOntario launched its French-language service, tfo, in New Brunswick last month, marking the first time in its 26-year history that the provincial educational broadcaster has distributed one of its networks outside Ontario….
Book chronicles Van. film history
Vancouver: In researching his book Reel Vancouver, author Ken MacIntyre took a walk one day and stumbled onto a half-dozen productions. ‘I had no idea how pervasive filmmaking is in this city,’ he says. ‘Everywhere you go you run into locations….
Openings: L’escorte off to a strong start
Quebec director Denis Langlois’ L’escorte had an encouraging opening weekend in Montreal, with a Sept. 27 debut on two screens. Langlois’ feature, his first, has the distinction of being the first Quebec film to open simultaneously in the original French and…
Word: Imported signs U.S. comedic director
Imported Artists has added a new u.s. director, New England-based Wayne Gibson, to its roster….
Commercial Directions: Turner gets 7 days of cars
At The Artists Company, Gillean Proctor wrapped two days for Lady Speed Stick out of Young and Rubicam at cbc’s Studio 40 in Vancouver. David Herrington was dop and Daily Post’s Peter McCauley edited. Director Bill Hudson and dop Sal Guida…
John Lloyd: Industry mourns artist and friend
John Lloyd, a man widely and highly regarded as being a uniquely gifted artist and an uncommon example of humanity, died of cancer in Toronto Sept. 13….
Storyboards: High-energy cereal
Are you not getting a charge out of commercials these days?…
Special Report: Audio Production, Audio Post & Post-production: Sound goes to the Dogs
As the level of Canadian production increases in volume and sophistication, the Canadian production and post scene has, like an attractive and sonorous onion, created layers of talent to support every audio and visual requirement….
Special Report: Audio Production, Audio Post & Post-production: Sonic input: Tantrum builds soundscapes
As the level of Canadian production increases in volume and sophistication, the Canadian production and post scene has, like an attractive and sonorous onion, created layers of talent to support every audio and visual requirement….
Special Report: Audio Production, Audio Post & Post-production: Chris Van Dyke: digging digital
As the level of Canadian production increases in volume and sophistication, the Canadian production and post scene has, like an attractive and sonorous onion, created layers of talent to support every audio and visual requirement….
Special Report: Audio Production, Audio Post & Post-production: Parkins shows bold originality
As the level of Canadian production increases in volume and sophistication, the Canadian production and post scene has, like an attractive and sonorous onion, created layers of talent to support every audio and visual requirement….
Special Report: Audio Production, Audio Post & Post-production: Ferocious Fish: the personal touch
As the level of Canadian production increases in volume and sophistication, the Canadian production and post scene has, like an attractive and sonorous onion, created layers of talent to support every audio and visual requirement….
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