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Journal: Work up in B.C.
Work permits issued to film crews by Vancouver’s City Hall were up 100% in January (101 film skeds) and February (98), giving a clue as to summer shoot volume. If work orders (required for prepping city streets, police help, filming in…
WIC making big plans for wireless system
Vancouver: With the announcement that the federal government has okayed wireless communication technology in Canada, shareholders at WIC Western International Communications’ annual general meeting had a lot more to tune in on….
News Briefs: International Tele-Film
As of April 1, International Tele-Film will have exclusive representation and distribution of tvontario’s non-broadcast programming in Canada, including K-12 curriculum, teacher education, post-secondary programs and adult training. tvo is the leading supplier of curriculum-based programming in Canada….
News Briefs: Princess Di news
Diana, Princess of Wales, will attend a June aids charity benefit screening of Robert Lepage’s Genie-winning film Le Confessionnal in London….
News Briefs: Canal Premiere GM
Canal Premiere, the newly licensed French-language ppv network, has named Rene Bourdages as vp and gm….
More stuff on the new federal tax credit
Douglas Barrett and Mary-Ann Haney are partners of the Toronto law firm of McMillan Binch. Both are members of the KNOWlaw Group….
The Writers: Anna Sandor and William Gough: Dealing with the movie of the week
Dr. Robert Gardner is a professor of media writing and the chair of the School of Radio and Television Arts, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto….
B.C. Scene: Rumble at the box office as action-comedy film takes off
Vancouver: Shan Tam and Michael Parker, the wife/husband team at Maple Ridge Films, were gloating this month as Rumble In the Bronx, the action-comedy they line produced here two years ago starring Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan cuffed its way into…
Eye On Asia: Iffy trends and new opportunities in Japan
After years of lobbying for a formal Canada-Japan Co-production Treaty, perhaps the saddest revelation is how little is being done with the one we secured. Signed in July 1994, only one legitimate coproduction has been completed under the pact. That lone…
Silicon debuts new systems
Silicon Studio, a subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, has unveiled new products designed to streamline the development and management of digital content for the entertainment and interactive product industries….
Network
In addition to herds of Canadian glitterati, adding another stylish element to the Gemini Awards this year was the art nouveau-themed design package, created by Tony Cleave, creative director at Soho Post & Graphics….
Flame breathes Coffee dragon into Molson spots
It takes a strong pitch man to sell a strong product. As a spokesthing for the new Molson Ultra 6.2% Dry product, MacLaren McCann creative director Rick Davis and writer Ian Kiar conceived a dragon with attitude, loosely inspired by eternal…
Word on the Street: Henderson to reprise `I Am’
For the second year running, SPY Films’ Pete Henderson Am the Canadian director running this year’s signature pool for client Molson Breweries and its agency MacLaren McCann….
Commercial Directions: Beattie directorial debut
Players’ Robert Beattie, working with dop Henry Less, has just directed his first project, a shoot for Wizard Air Fresheners through Stringer Veroni Ketchum. Less also lensed two days for director Rob Thomas on a Tim Horton’s shoot through Enterprise. Chameleon’s…
On The Spot: Moral obligation or censorship?
Swatch. Calvin Klein. The Royal Ontario Museum. A few recent casualties of political correctness, a vigilant few waging a successful war against ad campaigns found offensive, inappropriate, or in the rom’s case, too darn frightening to be subway fodder….
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