Arts Headlines / January 28, 2005

Local filmmaker to bring canal builders to life   Jo MacFadden sorts through research materials for her upcoming film The Water Man.   Tweaked and ready for broader fan base   Two members of Ottawa rock quartet Tweak have yet to hear their own songs on the radio.   New space for local artists   A growing trend in Ottawa has the walls of restaurants, bars and cafés doubling as art galleries to showcase the work of local artists.   Arts Beat: Ottawa doesn’t quite make the cut as Hollywood North   Will we soon be seeing the likes of Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts or Robert De Niro walking down Rideau Street? If the Ottawa-Gatineau Film and Television Development Corporation has its way, this may be a reality.