FILM Articles
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films March 21, 2014 to March 27, 2014
FILMDivergent takes the top spot this week, while Enemy sits at #9 overall at the Canadian box office.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films March 14, 2014 to March 20, 2014
FILMEnemy takes the top spot in Canadian film for the week starting March 14, while Miraculum drops down to #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films March 14, 2014 to March 20, 2014
FILMDenis Villeneuve’s Enemy takes the #8 spot overall at the Canadian box office, while Pompeii sits at #9.
Electric Entertainment hires Nolan Pielak for Canada
FILMThe former Joker Films exec will expand production and business opportunities for the U.S. indie north of the border, based in Vancouver.
Industry pact brings first-run films to First Nation reserves
FILMBandwidth Digital Releasing, with Adam Beach (pictured), has launched a new film exhibition series that uses profits from premium screenings to subsidize aboriginal filmmaking.
Toronto Academy launches film and TV production diploma
FILMTVThe intensive production course aims to get graduating students in on the ground floor of a bustling Canadian film and TV sector.
Yukon invests $10K in NSI doc course
FILMFUNDINGThe investment will support the NSI’s Aboriginal Documentary training course. (Filmmakers Jennifer Bowen-Allen, Chantal Rondeau pictured)
Distribution: eOne at MIP, Remstar, D360, Halfire
FILMTVDistribution360 picks up 150 new episodes of programming including Tessa & Scott (pictured), while eOne announces its slates for MIPDOC and MIPTV.
BravoFACT names 10 short film grantees
FILMFUNDINGThe Bell Media-backed Canadian funding body has named 10 narrative shorts that will receive grants amounting to $371,000.
Anick Poirier heads new indie sales arm Seville Int’l
FILMThe boutique division at Entertainment One comes as Harold van Lier continues to refocus eOne Films International. (Anick Poirier pictured)
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