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Amy Haggar
Mad Men takes a pass on TV
Mad Men is breaking with convention and will bypass traditional broadcasters in Canada in favor of an exclusive online deal with Apple. Season three of the award-winning series will be available for download on iTunes Canada following a deal with distributor Maple Pictures, making it one of the most prominent shows to forgo a conventional broadcaster in favor of the Internet.
Special Presentation: Defendor
First-time feature director Peter Stebbings can surely thank star Woody Harrelson for landing a premium Special Presentations screening at TIFF, since most novice helmers see their films slotted in the Canada First! program.
Contemporary World Cinema: Passenger Side
As I’m chatting on the telephone with Passenger Side writer/director Matt Bissonnette, he is conveniently sitting on the passenger side of his producer Corey Marr’s vehicle.
Polley’s Nobody joins TIFF
Sci-fi with Jared Leto among final titles confirmed for festival
TIFF names its Mavericks
Michael Caine, Chris Rock, Barry Levinson among those set to discuss latest films at festival
Greenberg fund supports 21
Twenty-one Canadian screenwriters will have a chance to develop their scripts, thanks to funding from the Astral Media Harold Greenberg Fund. The Script Development Program received 118 applications this year, in categories ranging from animation to historical epic and teen comedy.
Cogeco sticks with drama
The Cogeco Program Development Fund has extended its funding of dramatic series for another year, to August 2010. The fund, which until recently supported only MOWs, miniseries and dramatic pilots, was earlier this year broadened to include drama series, joining with the Independent Production Fund, which had been hit by a dramatic decrease in its endowment.
Temple signs with CAA
Temple Street Productions has signed with Creative Artists Agency for representation in the U.S. The company has a number of shows on air in the U.S. and in international markets. Its drama Being Erica, currently shooting its second season for CBC, also runs on ABC-owned Soapnet as well as on Channel 4 in the U.K. and Australia’s ABC2. It has also seen its Queer as Folk and the kid-aimed Darcy’s Wild Life air on Showtime and Discovery Kids, respectively.
TSN brings CFL to iTunes
Canuck fans have more access to CFL games now that TSN offers regular-season games for download via iTunes. Individual games are available for purchase at $2.49 per game following their live broadcast on TSN. But for those who plan to capture all the action online, a ‘Follow Your Team’ package is also offered for $29.99, featuring all 18 regular-season games. The games download automatically as they become available.
Dance shows still kicking
High numbers greet U.S. and Canuck versions of So You Think You Can Dance. Genre still making gains, says media buyer
Long odds on gambit to save CHEK
What will the Victoria station do for programming and ads, even if the staff manages to buy it from Canwest? What about the CRTC?
Double dose of Clooney, Herzog
Further TIFF selections include comedy Men Who Stare At Goats and German director’s My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
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