Atopia launches distrib arm

Montreal prodco Atopia will launch a new distribution arm this fall with the release of its award-winning feature A Silent Love from director Federico Hidalgo. The distribution arm will focus on foreign films, Latin American in particular, and plans to enter the DVD market.

Overseeing Atopia’s new division is Joelle Medina, known for creating the marketing campaigns for the controversial French film Baise-Moi.

Atopia’s latest production, Jimmywork, will premier at the Toronto International Film Festival and open across Canada and in the U.S. later this fall.

Enter FilmExchange 2005

The National Screen Institute is calling for submissions to its FilmExchange festival, which will again screen 100% Canadian features and short films in Winnipeg, March 2-5, 2005. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 5. See www.nsi-canada.ca.