HOT

Marché du Film

Canada’s humble profile at Cannes was offset with an early raft of sales on the market floor — for One Week, The Bang Bang Club and Mommy Is at the Hairdresser’s, courtesy of E1.

NOT

Displays of wealth

…least of all if you’re a broadcaster making an appearance in Ottawa (all together now: ‘The model is broken!’) or planning an upfront. Expect to see execs selling their fall shows in sackcloth and those Scrooge-y fingerless gloves.

… AND CONFUSING

The Christal companies

Though we admire Christian Larouche’s loyalty to his own brand, maybe, just maybe, he’ll give his fourth company a different name? Even Disney eventually branched out as Buena Vista.