(Via Wireservice.ca) In a “slightly ironic rebrand”, Canada’s oldest independent distributor of film and television content, Video Services Corp. (VSC), has changed its name to Unobstructed View. Jonathan Gross, President and Fearless Leader of the
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A Hollywood film about a high school lacrosse team in Nunavut? It’s happening this month in Iqaluit as production begins on The Grizzlies, report CBC’s Liam Britten and Bob Keating. The film, produced by Miranda
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(via shawmedia.ca) Big Brother Canada is airing its double eviction tonight. A moment that fans have been waiting for, tonight’s 90-minute episode will feature the departure of guest Kelsey Faith. After a fake double eviction
Continue ReadingBad News, Good News, for Canadian Producers
(Via CNW) “Today’s CRTC decision [to okay the buying of Shaw Media by Corus Entertainment] sends a shiver down the spine of Canada’s independent producers,” says Reynolds Mastin, President and CEO, the Canadian Media Producers
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(Via CNW) ACTRA’s not the only organization that’s glad to see the federal budget’s provisions for culture; CBC says in a media release that it’s “grateful”, especially considering the financial trouble it’s been experiencing. “We
Continue ReadingSmall Audiences, Drones, A Sequel, and Reinvesting in Culture
Brendan Kelley of the Montreal Gazette writes about the Quebec Film Gala and the fact that fewer people tuned into it. Gala du cinéma québécois has reached only 531,000 viewers, unfortunately lower than last year’s rate of
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