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July 25, 2010 Tax regimes, local talent help Canadian film producers July 25, 2010 Breakthrough in Teamsters talks; deal ratified July 21, 2010 Hollywood preps for Teamsters walkout July 19, 2010 It’s a Canadian Summer for U.S. Television July 19, 2010 Transportation strike may paralyze Hollywood July 15, 2010 Toronto-based movie distributor D Films scores international deal July 7, 2010 Canuck producers name B.C. labor negotiator July 7, 2010 2010 Emmy Award nominations announced July 7, 2010 ISPs not broadcasters, court finds July 2, 2010 Mammoliti out of mayor's race June 30, 2010 Pinewood chairman resists investor takeover June 29, 2010 Proponents of film tax credit in Michigan should welcome scrutiny June 29, 2010 NY state to pass budget, gov readies veto June 23, 2010 Media CFOs optimistic about digital future, says Ernst & Young survey June 15, 2010 Media industry to grow 5% annually until 2014 June 8, 2010 Technicolor moves from technical to creative work June 8, 2010 UK film industry warns against tax relief removal June 8, 2010 G20 to affect transit, schools, hospitals June 7, 2010 Some home truths about Canadian TV June 4, 2010 The plot thickens for indie film producers June 4, 2010 Sarah Polley plays against type, as always June 3, 2010 Play golf with the stars June 3, 2010 SAG, AFTRA to prep for negotiations June 1, 2010 A new Global season - but is it Canadian enough? June 1, 2010 Bank of Canada raises key rate as growth takes off June 1, 2010 Toronto short film festival showcases ermerging talent
May 31, 2010 Sarah Polley plays against type, as always
May 26, 2010 Atom Egoyan to lead master class at CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
May 26, 2010 Thai film wins Palme d'Or as fest comes to an end
May 25, 2010 Pa. film tax credit all dried up
May 24, 2010 Movie trucks rumble back to B.C.
May 13, 2010 Filmmakers flock to forum on state tax credits
May 13, 2010 Filmmakers flock to forum on state tax credits
May 12, 2010 The cream of Cannes-con
May 12, 2010 World Short Film Festival unveils 2010 lineup
May 12, 2010 'Hurt Locker' producers about to sue an army of pirates
May 10, 2010 Attendance surges at Hot Docs
Reprint - March 29, 2010 18 new Canadian shorts programmed in NSI Online Short Film Festival; new films sought
May 7, 2010 Comweb launches Toronto film, TV facility
May 7, 2010 Trinity Bellwoods no longer official G20 protest site
May 5, 2010 Film marketers ramping up cross-promotions
May 4, 2010 Shaw buying up TV assets
May 3, 2010 King of the silver screen helped to bring movies into the Imax age
May 3, 2010 Many happy returns? Guilds, studios eye pre-holiday accords
April 27, 2010 Paul Gross goes 'Gunless' in Canuck spoof of classic western film
April 26, 2010 Protesters and police get ready to square off at G20 summit
April 26, 2010 Avatar's Cameron calls for 3-D watchdog
April 25, 2010 New show plumbs Toronto politics for comic relief
April 23, 2010 Everywhere she goes, she's trouble
April 21, 2010 AFCI Locations Trade Show: Savvy film, TV productions make most of tax incentives
April 21, 2010 Toronto to try to segregate bike lanes
April 16, 2010 Director's advice to new filmmakers: Get busy
April 15, 2010 Self-employment a great tax shelter, but comes with some distinct disadvantages
April 15, 2010 Toronto: The city that went film festival crazy
April 13, 2010 Polytechnique dominates Genie Awards
April 12, 2010 Soaring loonie could sink Vancouver TV industry
April 10, 2010 Dollar rise less shocking this time
April 9, 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Trailer Goes Biff, Bang, Pow!
April 7, 2010 EFP, Toronto film fest team for event
April 5, 2010 Market for 3-D content explodes
April 2, 2010 Toronto braces for G20 logistics crunch
March 31, 2010 Chloe: Egoyan steams up T.O.
March 31, 2010 A reason to celebrate: The lowest paid in Ontario just got a raise
March 17, 2010 This movoe osm't broken. It rocks.
March 17, 2010 Toon biz hit by closures
March 17, 2010 Toronto FX giant C.O.R.E. Digital shuts down
March 16, 2010 A love affair with Toronto
March 16, 2010 Tribeca festival to feature rock doc on Rush
March 16, 2010 Atom Egoyan to cureate Luminato's tribute to co-founder David Pecaut
March 16, 2010 Critics call for release of Iranian filmmakers
March 11, 2010 Gooding to star in movie in Ottawa
March 11, 2010 MFM awards shine spotlight on Northern filmmakers, musicians
March 10, 2010 Telefilm names new executive director
March 10, 2010 Lights, camera, inaction! Alberta cuts film funding and competitiveness
March 8, 2010 North Bay gets starring role
March 6, 2010 BC Film Commission faces 23-per-cent cut
March 4, 2010 OMDC Helps Boost Domestic Film Industry
March 2, 2010 Trailer Park super up for a Genie Award
March 2, 2010 It has to be the most authentic cop series going
March 2, 2010 Drama rules as Genie nominations announced
February 25, 2010 From Corner Gas to mayor, Dan is no Hank
February 24, 2010 Researchers expanding GTA's capacity for 3D film production
February 23, 2010 Comedies earn nods for Canadian screenwriting
February 23, 2010 Ontario Production Rebounds
February 23, 2010 Defendor: Catches flies just like thieves
February 19, 2010 Indie goes 3D
February 18, 2010 Ontario's film & television production up more than 40 per cent
February 18, 2010 Ontario's fortunes increase after tax credit
February 18, 2010 Bruce Willis (and his trigger-happy friends) help boost Toronto's film industry
February 17, 2010 No Genies for District 9
February 17, 2010 Canadian tech designer readies for Academy Awards
February 17, 2010 Turbulent times seen in film
February 12, 2010 Woody Harrelson loved filming Defendor in Hamilton
February 11, 2010 OMDC Gives $2.9M to Boost Innovation in Province's Creative Economy
February 11, 2010 'Precious' director Lee Daniels says Cdn filmmaker Norman Jewison is 'a mentor'
February 9, 2010 CRTC approves licence for FreeHD satellite TV
February 8, 2010 Grit (and tax credits) draw film crews to Hamilton
February 8, 2010 And the Oscar nominees are...
February 4, 2010 Cameron's Avatar passes his Titanic
January 26, 2010 Cameron's Avatar now king of the world
January 21, 2010 Lights! Camera! Learn!
January 20, 2010 Logistical challenges of Games cast pall over Vancouver film production
January 19. 2010 Artful flourishes on the art of getting high
January 19. 2010 Production plummets in L.A. in 2009
January 8, 2010 Biz climbs digital mountain
January 7, 2010 Death Comes to Kids In The Hall
January 6, 2010 The big day is finally here; bring on Republic of Doyle
January 6, 2010 Richard's version
December 15, 2009 Toronto's Cinespace Film Studios Announces New Film Studio Development
December 14, 2009 Sarah Polley's new work gets Oscar debut
December 9, 2009 Ontario creates $10-million fund to aid 'screen-based' creative sector
December 7, 2009 The Reel Challenge Contest | New Initiative from CFC
December 7, 2009 Canada's Top 10 films for 2009 announced
November 20, 2009 Scene Stealers: In tough times, savvy directors are making the most of squeezed budgets
December 4, 2009 Telefilm reports 21% increase in foreign sales for TV and film in 2008
December 2, 2009 DGA awards Norman Jewison with top honour
December 2, 2009 Trust folds, puts Canuck film, music in peril
November 19, 2009 Judge: Filmmaker should get tax credits
November 19, 2009 Ontario gets into the game
November 19, 2009 Telefilm teams with Ceeb on features
November 19, 2009 CBC, Telefilm Canada Launch New Approach For Canadian Feature Films
November 16, 2009 CRTC Hearings on Broadcast TV Go Live Online
November 16, 2009 ICM's Jeff Berg Cautious About Mega-Deals
November 16, 2009 Mom-and-pop studios make a comeback
November 15, 2009 Prejudice is real in 'Prom Night in Mississippi'
November 13, 2009 CanWest to list shares on TSX Venture
November 13, 2009 Hollywood rethinks use of A-list actors
November 13, 2009 Filming of state milk ads is heading abroad to save moola
November 11, 2009 Portable Media Festival Airs Winner on TV, Online
November 10, 2009 Canadian filmmaker side-swiped by Iowa funding debacle
November 6, 2009 Daniel Craig set for 'Dream House'
November 6, 2009 Movies and music: the price for the planet
November 5, 2009 Desolate terrain right on our doorstep: The Border finds quarry in Caledon to depict war-torn Afghanistan
November 3, 2009 A man of science revealed: Move over Al Gore. David Suzuki is moving to the big screen
November 2, 2009 CanWest-Goldman battle erupts
November 2, 2009 Hollywood continues to dominate Canadian box office
November 2, 2009 Vancouver councillor: Match film industry tax incentives
October 30, 2009 Disney plans to build major production facility near Santa Clarita
October 28, 2009 Hollywood: Local Incentives Trump Creativity
October 26, 2009 Directors Guild of Canada Awards: wins for Flashpoint, Passchendaele, Skogland
October 25, 2009 2009 DGC Award Winners
October 23, 2009 Canada raises game developer incentives
October 16, 2009 Hollywood concern at soaring Canadian dollar
October 15, 2009 Rising loonie threatens to yell ‘cut’ on film industry
October 13, 2009 Los Angeles boosts perks to filmmakers
October 9, 2009 Everyone chasing a shrinking audience
October 8, 2009 Click here to read the OMDC's October newsletter
October 8, 2009 The celluloid city
October 8, 2009 The man who let The Littlest Hobo run off-leash
October 7, 2009 CanWest empire crumbles
October 7, 2009 ACTRA Calls on Federal Opposition to Support Extension of Parental Leave to Self-Employed Workers
October 6, 2009 Ken Finkleman fetches 'Good Dog' gig
October 6, 2009 CBS renews 'Flashpoint'
October 6, 2009 What scares Stephen King?
October 6, 2009 Global TV, National Post seek creditor protection
October 1, 2009 Carbon vs. Celluloid -
Green Screen Toronto aims to make filming environmentally friendly
September 30, 2009 The Tudors are back with a bang
September 29, 2009 Hot Box: TV worth talking about
September 28, 2009 Mercy, Sask., gets religious faceoff
September 25, 2009 SAG elects Howard president
September 24, 2009 Creativity, innovation and film festivals
September 23, 2009 Hollywood in Iowa -- the tax credit fiasco
September 22, 2009 Filmmaking incentives losing glamour in cash-strapped states
September 22, 2009 Erica's even better second time
September 17, 2009 Sony Pictures picks up 'Defendor'
September 17, 2009 Movie starved
September 16, 2009 Let's make a deal
September 15, 2009 Kiefer Sutherland chairs CFC's actors program
September 15, 2009 Is it really cheaper to shoot in digital?
September 15, 2009 Toronto the ... sexy?
September 14, 2009 War of words over SAG health, pension plans
September 14, 2009 Canada at war over tax incentives
September 14, 2009 Canadian consultants help chart biz paths
September 11, 2009 SAG health and pension plans making cuts
September 10, 2009 Survival of the Dead -- Film Review
September 10, 2009 Warner Bros. creates DC Entertainment
September 10, 2009 Tight Toronto market for indie pics
September 9, 2009 Canadian films shake up genre conventions
September 9, 2009 B.C. artists protest against 'brutal' provincial cuts
September 9, 2009 Toronto is ready for its close-up
September 4, 2009 Q&A: Dalton McGuinty
September 4, 2009 Made in Canada
September 4, 2009 Arts community hobbled by $20-million cut in funding
September 2, 2009 Return to Paradise worth wait
September 2, 2009 Ontario helps to lighten TIFF's load
September 1, 2009 SAG campaign in full swing
September 1, 2009 Of mice and X-Men: Disney hopes to win over boys with Marvel magic
August 31, 2009 SAG members look to end dissension in election for president
August 31, 2009 Guilds fight apathy in voting process
August 31, 2009 Disney buys Marvel for $4-billion
August 31, 2009 A week of reckoning for Canadian TV
August 31, 2009 ‘A sort of Degrassi fairy tale'
August 28, 2009 Ontario tax credit paying off
August 28, 2009 You Might As Well Live: Lives up to cult status
August 26, 2009 Foreign viewers love Canadian TV
August 26, 2009 The Geminis are beyond weird
August 26, 2009 Bank of Canada takes on soaring loonie
August 26, 2009 Flashpoint's huge Gemini haul
August 26, 2009 Toronto wins in tax dispute with Devil
August 25, 2009 Ex-street cop relishes new role in TV land
August 25, 2009 SAG, scribes gird for fall elections
August 25, 2009 CBC-TV mulls pilot spun from Men With Brooms
August 24, 2009 Click here to read the latest from the OMDC
August 20, 2009 Film festival to be star-studded
August 17, 2009 Small screen, small sound a better way to watch
August 17, 2009 Cultural institutions stagger out of recession
August 17, 2009 Corner Gas meets Twin Peaks
August 14, 2009 In tough times, movies still rake it in
August 13, 2009 Three top Hollywood studios bring films to Web
August 13, 2009 TV brimming with Canadians
August 12, 2009 Seventy homegrown films will be showcased at TIFF
August 11, 2009 Candidates for SAG board set
August 11, 2009 Before the Spotlight
August 10, 2009 Vancouver's Brightlight Pictures looks to greener pastures in Toronto
August 10, 2009 We knew it all along: Paul Gross is the devil
August 10, 2009 AFTRA in no hurry to merge
August 7, 2009 Alberta hikes film grant limit
August 6, 2009 Cool Canadians amid showbiz shenanigans
August 6, 2009 AFTRA increases initiation fee
August 5, 2009 For studios, cheap ads are a Marvel(ous) thing
August 5, 2009 Paul Gross war epic "Passchendaele" up for five Directors Guild of Canada Awards
August 5, 2009 TIFF's Canuck lineup pushes our boundaries
August 4, 2009 Moviemakers offer fans a peek behind the scenes
July 31, 2009 The trouble with working both sides of the Troubles
July 31, 2009 Hollywood prop house on the block
July 27, 2009 TV partnerships are great – until they're not
July 27, 2009 Johnson to run for SAG president
July 27, 2009 Taylor Hackford named president of DGA
July 20, 2009 Filmmaker zooms in on elusive 3-D market
July 20, 2009 DGA to Rosenberg: Go away already
July 17, 2009 Telefilm Canada topper will ankle
July 17, 2009 NBC tuning out 'The Listener'
July 16, 2009 Ontario luring film, TV productions with sweeter tax credits
July 16, 2009 Businesses frustrated as strike drags on - Film Office Keeps the Cameras Rolling
July 15, 2009 No Cancon on TIFF's opening night
July 13, 2009 Quiet on the set! But hopefully, it's just temporary
July 13, 2009 As the Hollywood machine abandons L.A., its supporting workers struggle
July 13, 2009 AFTRA, SAG merger still far off
July 13, 2009 Off-screen tempest brewing at TIFF
July 13, 2009 Is the future filmed in 3-D?
July 13, 2009 Paul Gross aims due west
July 13, 2009 Top copper
July 10, 2009 The `terrible legacy' of Corner Gas
July 10, 2009 TTC facility for Ashbridges Bay
July 8, 2009 Rogers must air 100 hours of Canadian film: CRTC
July 8, 2009 Trolley parking plan hits pothole
July 7, 2009 Ubisoft to open Toronto studio
July 7, 2009 TV firms score victory in fight over fees
July 6, 2009 Video game maker Ubisoft to set up Toronto studio
July 2, 2009 Ontario lets (tax) credits roll
July 1, 2009 Ontario hikes showbiz tax credit
July 1, 2009 Ontario to match Quebec's enhanced film credits
June 30, 2009 SAG warned on attacks
June 29, 2009 Film firms cry foul on subsidy to U.K. rival
June 29, 2009 Competitors say foreign studio has unfair advantage
June 29, 2009 Pinewood Toronto taps Edith Myers
June 29, 2009 Pinewood branches out in Toronto
June 29, 2009 Huge British studio takes on management of Toronto's Filmport
June 29, 2009 TV: A matter of life and def
June 29, 2009 New digital media research centre to benefit Canadian film, television and interactive media industries
June 22, 2009 Toronto faces filming space crunch
June 22, 2009 Filming set to boom again in Canada
June 19, 2009 Small windows cramp big movies
June 19, 2009 SAG talks to start early
June 19, 2009 Residents not happy with possible LRV facility
June 17, 2009 B.C. film and TV workers ratify new contract
June 16, 2009 Allan King, 79: Pioneer filmmaker directed Warrendale
June 15, 2009 Quebec ups film, TV tax credit
June 15, 2009 Human Target, Cupcake Girls, Caprica and V to start shooting in Vancouver
June 12, 2009 Why the film biz still has far to go
June 12, 2009 SAG eyes guild ties
June 12, 2009 Pilot producers shun L.A. for Canada and New York
June 11, 2009 In the Loop - June Newsletter
June 11, 2009 Pilots flying from L.A.
June 11, 2009 Webisodes won't last, says BSG producer
June 11, 2009 U.S. prod'n in Canada sees little traction
June 11, 2009 Timeline: SAG's contract dispute
June 10, 2009 SAG approves feature-primetime deal
June 9, 2009 HBO’s ‘John Adams’ wins big at Banff awards
June 9, 2009 SAG to announce vote
June 8, 2009 Funny, You Don’t Look Canadian
June 8, 2009 Sally Field helps SAG launch final push
June 4, 2009 Life and death of the double-network
June 3, 2009 Listening for The Listener
June 3, 2009 Industryites push for Toronto studio
June 2, 2009 ACTRA elects Ferne Downey as national president
June 2, 2009 Film technicians lobby to reopen Toronto Film Studios
June 1, 2009 Heavy hitters favor SAG deal
June 1, 2009 SAG moderates gain momentum
June 1, 2009 Rogers spends to get with the programs
May 29, 2009 'We're witnessing a real demise in any interest' to film in Toronto
May 28, 2009 New York to renew popular film tax credit
May 28, 2009 Filmmakers up in arms as Rogers seeks to alter licence
May 27, 2009 Elton John and McGuinty announce $23M for animators
May 27, 2009 SAG employs robo-calls for support
May 27, 2009 When broadcasters do their job
May 26, 2009 High-profile members split at SAG
May 25, 2009 The CRTC's dial is stuck on failure
May 25, 2009 Hollywood goes Toronto
May 25, 2009 SAG members divided over new deal
May 22, 2009 Bondholders now call the shots at CanWest
May 22, 2009 Toronto sound designer Jane Tattersall at SYRFILM
May 21, 2009 SAG contract ratification heats up
May 20, 2009 SAG sides warn of dire consequences
May 20, 2009 SAG contract vote nears as leadership remains divided
May 19, 2009 CRTC drops content rule, renews broadcast licences
May 19, 2009 Feud roils troubled TV industry
May 19, 2009 Canada OK for H'w'd spending spree
May 19, 2009 SAG to send out ballots
May 19, 2009 CRTC delays new rules for buying U.S. TV shows
May 15, 2009 CRTC urges networks to change tack on fees
May 14, 2009 SAG exploring AFTRA jurisdiction
May 13, 2009 Norm Bolen's mission
May 12, 2009 Canadians predict fast biz at L.A. Screenings
May 12, 2009 No free pass for CBC on cost-cutting exercise
May 12, 2009 British Columbia lures big productions
May 12, 2009 Filmmakers watch costs in tough times
May 11, 2009 Vancouver scores coup with Pixar studio
May 11, 2009 CanWest offered lifelines
May 8, 2009 New collective agreement between NFB and DGC
May 8, 2009 SAG sets town hall meetings
May 7, 2009 Click here for the OMDC's May Update
May 6, 2009 Canwest gets another extension on debt repayment
May 6, 2009 New distribution model floated at Hot Docs
May 6, 2009 Peace Arch CEO Gerry Noble resigns
May 1, 2009 Canadian actors renew contract deal
May 1, 2009 Shaw wins three CTV stations – for $1 each
April 30, 2009 SAG mailing out ballots May 19
April 29, 2009 Incentivized locals heat locations show
April 28, 2009 CRTC debates end of conventional TV
April 27, 2009 Television's new age
April 27, 2009 SAG hires PR firm to soothe voters
April 24, 2009 Opponents: SAG could lose vote
April 23, 2009 SAG PR battle begins
April 23, 2009 Global drama picked up by ABC
April 23, 2009 CTV, Global press fee-for-carriage case
April 22, 2009 MPAA reaches out to lawmakers
April 22, 2009 Tax incentives key to U.S. production levels
April 22, 2009 SAG battle likely to continue
April 21, 2009 SAG deal bodes well for Toronto
April 20, 2009 Things are looking brighter in the dark
April 20, 2009 SAG board approves TV/theatrical contract
April 20, 2009 SAG national board approves tentative deal
April 17, 2009 Google unveils Hollywood ambitions
April 17, 2009 SAG primetime deal expected
April 16, 2009 Making the most of a changing media scene
April 15, 2009 Check out the latest OMDC newsletter here
April 15, 2009 It's been a gas
April 15, 2009 Canwest gets extension on interest payment
April 15, 2009 SAG's civil war rages on
April 14, 2009 On-location film and TV shoots in L.A. hit lowest levels on record
April 15, 2009 Rebuffed in Leslieville, big-box developer appeals OMB decision
April 14, 2009 SAG contract drama coming to close
April 8, 2009 SAG task force updated on contract talks
April 7, 2009 SAG negotiators set to meet Tuesday
April 7, 2009 Toronto to take 20-per-cent stake in Filmport
April 6, 2009 SAG explores back-channel moves
April 6, 2009 Egoyan gives Toronto the close-up it deserves
April 6, 2009 Passchendaele wins big at politically charged Genie Awards
April 6, 2009 Passchendaele dominates Genies
April 6, 2009 Toronto may spend millions on movie venture
April 6, 2009 Investors brighten script for Toronto studio
April 6, 2009 Toronto may spend millions on movie venture
April 3, 2009 Rosenberg vows defiance over deal, SAG still at odds over a feature pact
April 2, 2009 SAG focus back on TV-theatrical deal
April 1, 2009 Click here for Green Screen Toronto's Spring Newsletter
April 1, 2009 Click here for the 4th Quarter Economic Review
April 1, 2009 Location library put T.O. on movie map
April 1, 2009 David Cronenberg: France's dark knight
April 1, 2009 N.Y. tax program gets one more year
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