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Articles for 2011
ACTRA appoints new regional executive director
Daintry Dalton succeeds Raymond Guardia in the role.
How festivals breathe life into a Bravo!FACT short
Judy Gladstone, executive director of Bravo!FACT, talks about TIFF and the drive towards critical recognition that can sustain a short film in the marketplace.
eTalk rings in 10th anniversary
Executive producer Morley Nirenberg talks to Playback about the show’s new look, timed to launch in tandem with TIFF.
CTV’s Brett Burlock to lead Take 5 Development
Take 5 Productions’ new TV division will focus on developing Canadian content, created by Canadian talent.
Cronenberg from Venice: ‘I’ve never had a better reception to a film’
Playback catches up with the acclaimed director from Italy, where his latest film, A Dangerous Method, premiered Thursday.
David Cronenberg and Pedro Pires represent Canada at Telluride
Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method and Pires’ Hope will receive sneak previews in Telluride before getting the red carpet treatment in Toronto.
Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar to close Festival du Nouveau Cinema
The Montreal festival’s 40th edition will be bookended by French director Valerie Donzelli’s La guerre est declarée and Falardeau’s feature.
YouTube Movies locks in ‘significant’ Cancon for launch
Google’s Aaron Brindle says partnerships with eOne, Mongrel and Alliance were key to the launch of its new movie streaming service.
New T.O. recording facility satisfies ‘great need’: Dolgay
Screen Composers Guild president Marvin Dolgay comments on the opening of Noble Street Studios in Toronto.
Hockey star Wade Belak dead at 35
The hockey player was set to star in the CBC’s Battle of the Blades this fall. “We are shocked and saddened,” says CBC’s Kirstine Stewart.
Loewy bullish on Canadian film market: ‘We’re expanding’
The Maple Pictures acquisition is the latest sign Alliance Films is feeling good about the Canadian movie distribution game.
Crowdsourcing effort for A Little Bit Zombie nets $1.9 million
The Canadian indie sold frames in the film to around 600 people in 25 countries.
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