The Alberta-shot western with the really long title — The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford — will kick off the eighth edition of the CIFF on Sept. 20

Strong contingent of homegrown features at TIFF signals maturing industry

Controversial Cannes winner about the Iranian revolution will open animation festival, in competition with over-the-top South Korean feature and a drug-addicted elephant

Syndicated Martha Stewart show takes over for Gill Deacon; still-unnamed series with Sabados and Hyndman due in January

Shall we replay a game? Sequel to 1980s nuclear thriller War Games and movie version of Dead Like Me among titles to air on new pay channel, following deal with MGM

Hire of distribution vet Tim Brown part of plan to build all-in-one ‘true studio,’ says Insight Film Studios boss Kirk Shaw

Union veteran to oversee all public policy, taking over for Ken Thompson, who is now at Rogers

Distributors will share titles from Magnolia Pictures and HDNet Films, starting with Brian De Palma’s Redacted and the Doug Pray surfing documentary Surfwise

Toronto Film Board calls for rollback on pro-region government policies, tables own plan for boosting the city’s business, but is short on details

Toronto outfit joins the stampede into feature distribution, looking to pick up 10 titles of mainly family entertainment per year

Anti-runaway lobbyists have filed a formal complaint with Washington, looking to end Canadian film and TV subsidies. Next stop, the World Trade Organization

CanWest network partners with Sears and Burger King to promote its primetime programs; caster also offers exclusive online Heroes sneak peek