Film and television production isn’t just a cornerstone of arts and culture in Canada; it’s essential to the health of the national economy as a whole. According to the latest stats from research thinktank, Statista,
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Hot Street Productions gives the cold shoulder in payment terms
Everyone in Vancouver who’s been involved in Hot Streets knows for a fact that they didn’t get paid a single cent for their work until recently. Hot Street is supposed to be a film that
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The CRTC and Unsatisfying Basic Cable
Last Wednesday, the CBC reported that the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) disappointed consumers by changing their basic cable deals. Shaw, Bell, and Rogers have all ridded their discounts, no matter how small (Shaw previously
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Ryan Reynolds, BiblioBoard, DHX Decision
Ryan Reynolds talks to Postmedia’s Bob Thompson (here in The Star-Phoenix) about Self/less, which “seems relevant today because we seem to do everything we can to avoid dying,” muses on whether he’d try to evade
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Breaking: Did Paparazzo Really Hit Reynolds with Car?
In the only interview that photographer Rik Fedyck gave after being let out of jail — to Susan Lazaruk of the Vancouver Province — he says “All I’m going to say is Ryan Reynolds was
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Future of the NS Film Industry: Facts and Opinions
What exactly has happened in Nova Scotia? Starting with exactly what the new rules mean, here’s a roundup of fact and opinion from several sources. The legal experts at Mondaq.com sum it up as: “Primarily,
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