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Numbers
Scathing reviews aside, Baton Broadcasting System managed to maximize ratings on Golden Girl: The Silken Laumann Story through two airings on June 26 and June 28….
Journal
– Brenda Collins resigned her position July 5 as executive administrator of the B.C. Motion Picture Association. She leaves the association with a $23,000 deficit, a far cry from a $30,000 surplus the year before. The 1996 fiscal year was marked…
Editorial
No matter how many film boards are spawned, Atlantic Canada needs to attract outside investment, and to do that, the region needs big producers…
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14th Just for Laughs fest draws deal makers
Montreal: This year’s 14th edition of the Craven A Just for Laughs Festival is hosting an impressive lineup of industry guests, including comedy and casting executives from virtually all the major studios and networks….
Bigger picture for General Assembly
Ottawa post facility General Assembly is attempting to move beyond a last-stop service capacity to become a partner in independent production….
Fest promo mixes retro, cyber-age elements
‘Where’s Fawcett? He was supposed to be here for a screening at two.’ Producer Michael Rosen is making a string of phone calls from his office at Toronto commercial production house Hoodoo Films when director John Fawcett rushes in, clad in…
Word on the Street: Welcome to the Jungle
Jungle Music has chosen musician, producer, writer, cook and all-round guy Matt Zimbel to join the company as producer….
Commercial Directions: Radke pool custom made for world stage
At Radke Films, director/dop J. Wesley Jones wrapped four days on a pool for Braun that included 15-, 20-, and 30-second spots designed for the European, North American and Japanese markets. The assignment was through Lowe sms. Partners’ Michelle Czukar handled…
Ontario Scene: Run Jackie Run: bases loaded for the Jackie Robinson story
in the summer of 1946, Jackie Robinson cracked the bat and ran the bases just like every other player on the Montreal Royals, but Robinson’s story is not just a baseball story. As the first black man in this century to…
Binchmarkes: A rose.com by any other domain name would smell as sweet
Ron Hay is a media and entertainment lawyer at the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch and a member of the KNOWlaw Group. This article was prepared with the assistance of Caryl Silver….
Quebec Scene: Gothic suspenser Hemoglobin heads to Grand Manan
Montreal: Filming begins July 15 through to late August on Hemoglobin, a gothic suspense thriller from Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures (Bloodline Films) and producers Pieter Kroonenburg and Julie Allan….
B.C. Scene: For The X-Files’ Chris Carter, the truth is in diversification
Vancouver: In the unlikely event you haven’t already heard, Vancouver’s gloomy skies and spooky light have spawned another Chris Carter creation….
Special Report on Web Sites: Making money on the Internet
While media companies climb aboard the Web train, destination unknown, the creation of most sites is couched in terms of promotions, offering information and added value to tv audiences, and providing direct access and gaining feedback on broadcast and related activities….
Special Report on Web Sites: Feedback nets bonuses for cybercasters
Web sites are scoring big hits for tv broadcasters and producers and becoming as popular among audiences as the shows they promote. But network and show Webmasters are quickly learning that creative content and audience interactivity are the key to keep…
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