Fire in the Blood wins top prize at DOXA

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Antoine Bourges’ East Hastings Pharmacy picked up the Colin Low Award for Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver documentary festival (Fire in the Blood pictured).



Weekly roundup: OLN summer schedule, NSI program news

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This week’s package of briefs include news of construction starting on a new Canadian Film Centre pavilion (VIP sod-turning pictured).



Foundation for WIFT-T names new chair

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9 Story Entertainment EVP business development Natalie Osborne (pictured) takes over for outgoing chair Gaye McDonald.



Blog: The CW’s new digital strategy

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Mindshare’s Lina Alles (pictured) on the network’s new digital studio CW Seed and its new slate of fall shows from the CW upfront.



NFB filmmaker named MIT visiting artist

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Katerina Cizek will work with the institute’s OpenDocLab to develop the next production in the NFB’s multimedia Highrise project.



Mongrel Media takes Canadian rights to Inside Llewyn Davis

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The indie distributor acquires the Coen brothers’ film ahead of its Cannes world premiere, and plans a winter theatrical release.



Image takes U.S. rights to Winnie Mandela biopic

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The South Africa-Canada coproduction starring Jennifer Hudson (pictured) as the controversial ex-wife of Nelson Mandela will get a fall 2013 release in American theatres.



Study: Canadian writing rooms are mostly white and male

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The Ryerson RTA School of Media study, which was based on 266 responses to a survey of the Writers Guild of Canada’s membership, found industry concentration is sending scribes to Toronto and Hollywood.



CBC TV audience decline sparks pre-upfronts debate

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The pubcaster spars with Barry Kiefl’s media trends blog over the impact of the fall 2012 NHL lockout on overall viewership.



Blog: Alles on CBS’s plan to stay on top

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Mindshare’s Lina Alles (pictured) on the two shows she sees lasting of the five new shows presented by the network at its upfront in New York.

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