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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 24 to June 30, 2016

I Am the Blues takes the top spot for the week of June 24 to 30, followed by Into the Forest at #2 and League of Exotic Dancers at #3.

Heather Walker purchases Yowza! Animation

Under Walker’s leadership, the Toronto-based animation studio will start focusing on 3D projects in an effort to increase international reach.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 24 to June 30, 2016

Finding Dory is at #1 for the week of June 24 to 30, with Independence Day: Resurgence at #2 and Central Intelligence at #3.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs June 13 to 19, 2016

Zootopia tops the chart for the week of June 13 to 19, followed by London Has Fallen at #2 and Deadpool at #3.

In Brief: Alias Grace gets Gadon, date set for Canada in a Day

Sarah Gadon (pictured) has signed on to topline Alias Grace, Bell Media reveals the filming date for Canada in a Day, plus more news from the week.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 17 to June 23, 2016

Into the Forest tops the chart for the week of June 17 to 23, followed by I Am the Blues at #2 and No Stranger Than Love at #3.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 17 to June 23, 2016

Finding Dory takes the top spot for the week of June 17 to 23, ahead of Central Intelligence at #2 and The Conjuring 2 at #3.

Photo Gallery: CFC Garden Party 2016

A selection of pictures from the Canadian Film Centre’s Annual Garden Party.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs June 6 to 12, 2016

Zootopia tops the DVD chart for the week of June 6 to 12, followed by Deadpool at #2 and 13 Hours at #3.

Photo Gallery: 2016 Spotlight Awards

A selection of photos from Women in Film and Television Vancouver’s Spotlight Awards held this week at the Performance Works arts theatre.

In brief: Canadian projects win at Annecy, Nielsen buys Repucom

Animation projects directed by Theodore Ushev and Moia Jobin-Pare are among the winners at Annecy film fest, plus more news from the week. (Une tete disparait pictured.)

Canada earns 19 noms in Cannes ad fest entertainment, film categories

The Director X-helmed Drake video Hotline Bling is among those shortlisted in the festival’s first-ever Entertainment for Music category.