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Plummer, Falardeau and Shore lead Canada’s Oscar contingent
FILMAlso making bookings to Los Angeles for the Academy Awards are Eric Jordan and Paul Stephens for In Darkness, Patrick Dayon for Dimanche/Sunday and Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby for Wild Life.
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Cafe de flore, A Dangerous Method lead the field for Genie Awards
FILMThe Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television unveiled nominations Tuesday for Canada’s film awards, to be handed out on March 8 in Toronto.
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Lionsgate acquires Summit
FILMLionsgate is buying Twilight studio Summit Entertainment in a deal valued at $412.5 million.
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In print: Playback’s winter issue is out
Click here for our digital edition, featuring our Best of the Year feature, CBC tribute and post-production, VFX and animation report.
December 1, 2011
Playback Indie Production Survey 2011
FILMTVBe a part of something big! Click here to take the Independent Production Survey for 2011. PDF version also available.
APTN’s Fit First reality series has contestants sweat the spiritual stuff
TVWinnipeg TV producer Vanessa Loewen tells Playback Daily why a documentary style for a TV weight-loss show helps tackle mind, body and spirit issues behind obesity and bad nutrition in Canada’s aboriginal communities.
Jay Stoyan gets Rogers TV talker onto Fox
TV‘The Jay Stoyan Show with Ashlee Monroe’ will debut February 3 on the Fox affiliate WUTV 29 in Buffalo.
Vancouver unveils ultrafast server farm for digital animation and FX work
FILMRenderCloud aims to bolster the city’s digital economy by enabling local studios and Hollywood to produce the next Shrek or Avatar in British Columbia.
Viewers rally to say goodbye to CSI’s Willows
TVCTV sees over three million viewers tune in for the departure of Marg Helgenberger’s character from the long-running series.
CBC acquires Titanic miniseries from De Angelis Group
TVThe 12-part series comes from the same production team behind The Tudors and Camelot, which the pubcaster also acquired.
eOne acquires N.A. rights to Wish You Were Here
FILMThe distributor will release the film in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Australia and NZ through Hopscotch, in 2012.
VVS picks up Canadian rights to Arbitrage
FILMThe distributor acquires the Richard Gere starrer following its buzzed-about premiere at Sundance.
Cogeco posts higher Q1 revenue and earnings
TVWEBThe Montreal-base cable operator added just over 45,000 cable, internet and phone customers during the latest frame.
Tatyana Ali takes lead in Sudz Sutherland’s Home Again feature
FILMThe indie drama is shooting in Jamaica, Trinidad and Canada, and also stars Lyriq Bent, Stephan James and C.C.H. Pounder.
Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster top-line Continuum drama
TVThe Showcase drama is set for a spring debut after 10 episodes are shot in Vancouver.
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CBC 2011 Winter Premiere - From left: Marthe Bernard, Lynda Boyd, Allan Hawco, Mark OBrien (Photo: Val Maloney)