Archive for March, 2007
2006-2007 Report On International Festivals and Markets
30 March 2007Telefilm Canada launches its 2006-2007 report on international festivals and markets, which points to a significant level of sales activity for Canadian participants and overall client satisfaction for the Corporation’s initiatives. The report is based on intelligence gathered by officially commissioned research. Data is complimented by ‘in-person’ accounts of activities and events at the market […]
IATSE Local 8 and Bauder Audio Reach Tentative Agreement
28 March 2007IATSE Local 8 and Bauder Audio Systems, Inc., have reached a tentative agreement for a three-year term contract covering all regular full and part-time shop technicians at the company. B.A.S. provides audio and backline equipment and trained technical support personnel for event production staffs and professional musicians on the road.
Okanagan Film Commissioner to Move to Private Sector
28 March 2007Okanagan Film Commissioner Sara Shaak will be venturing out on her own when her contract with the Okanagan Film Commission expires at the end of September 2007. She will be creating a film industry consulting agency based in the region, and seeks to continue to work toward the development of the film industry in the […]
Adobe Unleashes Creative Suite 3 Product Line
27 March 2007Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 product line, a revolutionary offering of tightly integrated, industry-leading design and development tools for virtually every creative workflow. Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3 line-up unites the best of Adobe and Macromedia® product innovation to provide designers and developers with a broad spectrum of creative options […]
Avid Delivers AirSpeed 2.5 for Streamlined Production Workflow
26 March 2007Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the immediate availability of version 2.5 of the AirSpeed® multi-purpose video ingest and playout server. This new version can run in an Avid Unity™ shared-storage environment and, for the first time, as a standalone video server. As a standalone system, AirSpeed 2.5 can connect directly to Avid® editing […]
B.C. Film And TV Production Strong In 2006
22 March 2007Film and television production in British Columbia held strong in 2006, contributing more than $1.2 billion to the provincial economy, Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen announced today.
“B.C. continues to perform exceptionally well, despite the realities of a strong Canadian dollar and global competition,” said Hagen. “It’s been another outstanding year for our […]
Telefilm Canada announces Round 2 winners for The Great Canadian Video Game Competition
21 March 2007Telefilm Canada announces the four Canadian game development firms to receive up to $250,000 each as Round 2 winners of its Great Canadian Video Game Competition.
The names of the Round 2 winners were revealed by Wayne Clarkson, Telefilm Canada’s Executive Director, at a gala event hosted by the Interactive Content Exchange (ICE 2007) in Toronto.
“The […]
Adobe Systems Reports First Quarter Results
20 March 2007Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 2, 2007. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, Adobe achieved revenue of $649.4 million, compared to $655.5 million reported for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 and $682.2 million reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Adobe’s first quarter […]
Funding Failure For Film And Television
19 March 2007Cultural sovereignty ignored by Conservatives
ACTRA is disappointed that the Conservative Government’s second budget has once again failed to increase support for Canada’s film and television industry. Storytelling through film and television is essential to our national identity. Failure to increase support is a blow not only to Canadian performers, writers, directors and producers, but to […]
Deadline for 2007 DGC Awards submissions is March 30, 2007
14 March 2007The DGC National Office is now accepting submissions for the 2007 DGC Awards. The official entry form and rules booklet can be found here.
Only full members in good standing are eligible to submit entries.
DGC signed or dispensated productions, completed (including post production) between January 1, 2006 & December 31, 2006, are eligible for submission. You […]
