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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Sept. 6 to 12, 2021

La casa de papel (Money Heist) rises in the ranks for digital and overall demand.

Animated co-pro Charlotte draws on history for Second World War drama

TIFF ’21: The Canadian-Belgian-French co-production Charlotte began as a passion project for January Films’ Julia Rosenberg.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2021

Fantasy Island and America’s Got Talent come in at No. 3 and 4, respectively.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Sept. 3 to 9, 2021

Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, led by Mississauga, ON-raised Simu Liu, leads the Canadian box office.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 3 to 9, 2021

Maria and Le guide de la famille parfaite continue to lead the Canadian films at the box office.

Quickening director hopes debut feature expedites bigger opportunities

Pakistani-Canadian Haya Waseem’s debut feature, world premiering at TIFF ’21, portrays an immigrant family’s Canadian dream – as she too aspires to break cultural confines and take on larger projects.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2021

Ted Lasso stays on top of the digital originals chart as The Walking Dead leads overall demand in Canada.

All3Media Int’l taps former Kew Media exec as SVP, North America

Based in New York, Jennifer Askin will manage sales and lead factual co-production in Canada and the U.S.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs from Aug. 23 to 29, 2021

Private Eyes ends its run on top, with the series finale leading TV ratings for the week.

TIFF ’21: Doc programmer Thom Powers on this year’s lineup

How the festival’s documentary programming has addressed diversity and what will make an impact with audiences.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2021

Free Guy and PAW Patrol: The Movie continue to lead the Canadian box office.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2021

Le guide de la famille parfaite crosses the $2 million mark, coming in second behind comedy Maria.