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The article reports that the Canadian government has proposed amendments to the federal Income Tax Act that could deny tax credits to film and television productions considered offensive by a committee of bureaucrats. It is stated that the censorship plan outlined in Bill C-10, which is before the Parliament for amendment, would enable the federal heritage minister to reject federal financing for film or TV productions deemed contrary to public policy.

Canadian filmmaker Kalsang Dolma's documentary about her ancestral Tibet, China has generated political intrigue and a media storm ahead of its world premiere in Toronto tonight. Having promised Tibetans appearing in her film that their identity would remain a secret, she is haunted by the prospect that she has exposed them to danger and possible arrest if their anonymity is broken. To ensure that no digital recording equipment is present tonight that might help identify Tibetans in the film, the National Film Board of Canada has hired security guards waving metal detector wands to check bags and purses at the entrance of the Bloor Cinema, and observers will be planted in the audience or will walk up and down the theater aisles with night vision thermal goggles to detect the heat signature of any recording devices.

Hollywood power broker Lew Wasserman will be the subject of a feature-length documentary by veteran Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich. Toronto-based Avrich will write and direct "The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman," which is said will be a sympathetic portrait of a king-maker in a bygone age. Toronto, Ontario-based ThinkFilm will distribute the Wasserman biopic in the U.S. market, likely on a limited release in Los Angeles, California and New York, before the documentary migrates to the small screen.

Canadian broadcaster Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. declared that it swung back to a profit during its second quarter on the strength of its "CSI" franchise, with the Canadian theatrical distribution of actor and director Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" also making an early contribution. Management also suggested that its output deal with Miramax is unlikely to face much disruption amid uncertainty about the mini-maior's future within parent the Walt Disney Co. Alliance Atlantis will begin collecting lucrative bonus ratings payments from CBS for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" beginning in the current third quarter.

Kaan Yigit, the study director, said the DVD format is a favorite with Canadians seeking digital interactivity and “what I want, when I want ” convenience. The survey, released earlier this month, found that the easy availability of music over the Internet has led to another trend in Canada toward greater video/movie downloading. As Internet penetration in Canada grows, the survey reveals, downloading of streaming audio and video content is gathering momentum.