THE BATTLE FOR HOLLYWOOD NORTH.

MOTION picture industry; MOTION picture studios; FOREIGN investments; CANADA in motion pictures; CULTURAL industries; MOTION pictures

CANADA; VANCOUVER (B.C.); MONTREAL (Quebec); TORONTO (Ont.)

Examines how Vancouver, British Columbia, Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario, are competing to become Canada's capital of film production. Focus on big-name stars and big-money budgets; Example of Don Carmody's 'Gothika,' starring Halle Berry; Globalization of the film industry; So-called runaway production in Canada; How Canada is winning the battle for foreign-financed film production; Major motion pictures shot in Canada in 2003; Film studios in the three cities. INSET: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!.