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Western hero Sam Steele’s story coming to TV

CBC plans to create a TV movie about Sam Steele, a member of the North-West Mounted Police and distinguished military veteran who rode out against the Red River Rebellion and fought in the Boer War. CBC is working with the Alberta Film Development Program and Knight Enterprises to recreate the life of one of the [...]

CBC And Telefilm Cut A Deal For Canadian Movies

According to reports, Telefilm and CBC have entered into an arrangement that will allow four, new Telefilm-funded movies a year to air during primetime. CBC will contribute to the development/production of the films, to go into commercial release in cinemas before being aired on TV. Both CBC and Telefilm agree to collaborate with indie producers [...]

Box office bonanza helps Cineplex buck recession

ineplex Galaxy Income Fund posted higher revenue and profits based on heightened demand for movies in the third quarter. Revenue totalled $257.5 million, up 7.7 per cent or $18.4 million from $239.1 million in the same period last year. Attendance at movies in Canada hit 18.8 million, up four per cent from 18 million last [...]

Docu-drama tells story of Hana’s Suitcase

The story of Hana’s Suitcase has been the subject of a children’s book, a TV documentary and a play, but filmmaker Larry Weinstein believes it’s worth telling yet again. His feature film, Inside Hana’s Suitcase, which has its commercial release Friday, is a docudrama that combines a re-creation of Hana’s life with the modern story [...]

U2 Concert Free On YouTube- October 25

Irish rockers U2 have teamed up with YouTube to stream the band’s Los Angeles concert free of charge, Sunday Oct. 25. The show starts @ 8:30 PM from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to be broadcast live and available in the US, England, France, Canada, Italy, Spain, Japan, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Mexico, [...]

Fooling your audience with documentary style footage

Many successful films and TV shows have succeeded in fooling their audiences by masquerading film or digital footage as being real. The idea is that you create a documentary style appearance which translates into the audience believing what they’re seeing more. If it appears awkward, or slightly amateurish, nine times out of ten your audience [...]