Tag: Film

All things Film from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Canada top location for feature films in 2017

Canada was the number one production location for feature films in 2017 for the first time, according to a new report from FilmL.A., the...

Netflix backs Pacific Screenwriting Program aimed at producing more B.C.-based screenwriters

Netflix is one of the partners in a new initiative that aims to produce more Vancouver-based screenwriters. The Pacific Screenwriting Program will combine industry mentorship,...

David Cronenberg is being honoured by the Venice International Film Festival...

David Cronenberg is being honoured by the Venice International Film Festival with its Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The Canadian director and screenwriter, 75,...

The Canadian film and TV industry is collaborating on an industry-wide...

The Canadian film and TV industry is collaborating on an industry-wide response to sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, and violence. First steps include enacting an...

Canadian screenwriters and producers have agreed to extend the current agreement...

Canadian screenwriters and producers have agreed to extend the current agreement governing English-language screenwriting in Canada. The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), the Canadian...

ACTRA members have voted 78 per cent in favour of ratifying...

ACTRA members have voted 78 per cent in favour of ratifying the 2017-2020 National Commercial Agreement (NCA). The settlement provides for a new single Digital Media Use fee payable...

Telefilm Canada has officially launched its online platform Dialogue

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Telefilm Canada has officially launched its online platform Dialogue, which allows audiovisual industry clients to create, submit and manage funding applications in one place....

The Canadian Media Producers Association’s annual economic report on screen-based media...

TV/FILM/VIDEO: The Canadian Media Producers Association’s annual economic report on screen-based media production in Canada shows $2.6 billion was spent in the Canadian television segment...

The Big Winners At This Year’s Canadian Screen Awards

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Space series Orphan Black and Montreal director Xavier Dolan’s French-language drama It’s Only the End of the World were the big winners at this...

Two Canadians took home Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards

 TV/FILM/VIDEO: Two Canadians took home Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. Montreal's Sylvain Bellemare gave a shout out to his hometown as he accepted the...