Articles for 2011

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Sept. 2 – 8, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Sept. 2 – 8, 2011)

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Aug. 22 – 28, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Aug. 22 – 28, 2011)

The Kennedys nabs three Creative Arts Emmys

The Muse Entertainment miniseries is honoured south of the border, as are copros The Borgias and The Pillars of the Earth.

PPI Releasing picks up Blackstone for foreign sale

The international distribution rights for the APTN drama have been picked up by the Los Angeles-based distributor.

ACTRA’s Brian Topp in race to replace the late Jack Layton

The ACTRA Toronto topper makes its official: he will challenge in March 2012 to head up the NDP in the House of Commons.

Playback’s Fall 2011 issue is out!

The latest issue of Playback’s quarterly print magazine is now available online.

TIFF 2011: Spurlock, Broomfield talk digital distribution

Directors Morgan Spurlock and Nick Broomfield (pictured) kicked off TIFF’s third annual Doc Conference this morning, with a discussion centered on the financial and creative challenges facing modern-day documentary filmmakers.

TIFF 2011: Costume designers talk characters and challenges

Costume designers for Goon, Splice and Videodrome reveal in a TIFF industry panel how they help filmmakers achieve their vision.

Canada at TIFF: Inside the fest with Karen Bruce

For each of the festival’s 11 days, TIFF’s director of Canadian Initiatives shares her tips, news and top TIFF picks.

TIFF 2011: Catching up with… producer Ted Hope

A video interview with prolific independent producer Ted Hope.

eOne and Virgin Group in first-look TV deal

The Canadian producer has the exclusive rights to TV product in development at Virgin Produced.

TIFF 2011: Seth Rogen aims to make more films in Canada

The Vancouver native told a TIFF press conference Sunday that he prefers Vancouver and Toronto to Albuquerque and Pittsburgh.