Film
Filming set to begin on Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum
Produced by Montreal’s Prospector Films, Barnaby’s second feature follows a tribal sheriff fighting against a zombie plague on an isolated Mi’gmaq reserve.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films March 23 to 29, 2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising leads the pack, followed by Black Panther at #2 and Tomb Raider at #3.
Breakthrough inks raft of international sales
The Toronto producer/distributor is sending its L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables to broadcasters in Europe and Asia, among other deals.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films March 23 to 29, 2018
Mina Shum’s Meditation Park takes the top spot, followed by Chien De Garde at #2 and Hochelaga: Terre Des Ames at #3.
Kew posts overall revenues of $260.3M for fiscal 2017
CEO Steven Silver told investors the company’s future success will hinge on its ability to realize the synergies between its growing number of production and distribution assets.
Reel One, Sinking Ship add to distribution slates
Ahead of MIPTV, Toronto’s Sinking Ship has acquired Rank the Prank (pictured), while Montreal’s Reel One has added five Hallmark TV movies to its slate.
Stranded finds a home in Sudbury
Directed and produced by Gearshift Films’ president Jordan Barker, the Toronto-based prodco has started production on its upcoming horror feature in Northern Ontario.
Catherine Tait named president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
Updated: The film and TV industry veteran becomes the first woman to hold the position, replacing outgoing president Hubert Lacroix.
Cameras roll on ‘The Body Remembers’
Co-written and directed by Elle-Maija Tailfeathers (pictured) and Kathleen Hepburn, the Canada/Norway copro marks Tailfeathers’ directorial debut.
In brief: Breakthrough Entertainment adds sales exec
Plus: Indiecan nabs the North American rights to Mark A. Lewis’s third feature, The Age of Adulting, which will have its premiere during Canadian Film Week.
National Canadian Film Day highlights female filmmakers
The festival will host 700 screenings of Canadian films in Canada and abroad, as well as a special event discussion between Deepa Mehta and Alanis Obomsawin.
Bell Media takes majority stake in Pinewood Toronto
Nanci MacLean, VP and head of Bell Media Studios will oversee operations at Pinewood Toronto.
Photo gallery: CFC in L.A. 2018 - CFC\'s Award for Creative Excellence winner, Christina Jennings with CFC founder and chair emeritus Norman Jewison.
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