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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 24 to 30, 2021

Sebastien Pilote’s Maria Chapdelaine hits No. 1 with a six-figure box office debut while Bruce LaBruce’s Saint-Narcisse lands at No. 4.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Sept. 20 to 26, 2021

Ted Lasso tops both the digital originals and overall demand list.

Canadian Indigenous stories on the global stage

VIDEO: Indigenous filmmakers Loretta Todd, Jeff Barnaby, JJ Neepin and Shane Belcourt discuss how the markets are responding to their work in this replay from BANFF ’21.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Sept. 13 to 19, 2021

Murdoch Mysteries and the series premiere of Global’s Family Law make the list.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Sept. 17 to 23, 2021

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues to reign supreme at the Canadian box office.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 17 to 23, 2021

Maria holds the top spot, while Lina Roessler’s film Best Sellers debuts at No. 3.

White Pine, Eagle Vision, Paquin begin production on Buffy Sainte-Marie doc

The Ontario-Manitoba coproduction about the Academy Award-winning musician and activist is directed by Madison Thomas.

Submit your nomination for Playback’s 10 to Watch

The annual celebration of up-and-coming voices in Canada’s screen industry is back, with nominations open until Oct. 18. Click here to submit.

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Hot Sheet: Digital demand for Sept. 13 to 19, 2021

Emmy winner Ted Lasso stays No. 1 on the digital original charts.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Sept. 6 to 12, 2021

America’s Got Talent and the English-language federal leaders debate earn the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Sept. 10 to 16, 2021

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stays on top while After We Fell, based on the popular Wattpad story, gains ground at No. 3.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 10 to 16, 2021

Maria leads in its fourth week at the box office, while Kaveh Nabatian’s drama Sin La Habana debuts at No. 4.