The world’s most prestigious global television event hosts a red-carpet line-up, including American Idol’s Simon Cowell and Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels NEW YORK, October 26, 2010 – The 38th International Emmy Awards black tie ceremony recognizing the best in world television will take place Monday November 22nd, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in New [...]

For the sixth year, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is recognizing excellence in content created and designed for viewer interaction and/or delivery on a digital platform (i.e. interactive TV, mobile, internet, etc.) originating outside of the United States. The award categories are: Digital Program – Children & Young People Digital Program – Fiction [...]

October 13, 2010 (Toronto) – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the first round results of its Experimental Stream. Twenty-seven projects were approved for production funding in the form of CMF equity investment commitments for a total of $12.9 million. FanTrust president Catherine Warren served as Jury Chair for this inaugural competition, which emphasized [...]

Changes to BC Film’s Project Development Fund and the Digital Media Development Fund now provide increased support to BC film, television and digital content production companies. In a recent exchange with FanTrust, BC Film’s Robert Wong, Vice President, Tax Credits and Development revealed the thinking behind plans to further support the digital media industry with [...]

– Highest-rated program on Non-Sports Specialty for A18-49 – Toronto, ON (Friday, Oct. 1, 2010) – SPACE fans signed up for a helluva good time as its new original Canadian series TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL debuted Wednesday night to 181,000 viewers, making it the highest-rated premiere for a SPACE original series ever. [...]