Danielle Ng See Quan

Dani is Playback's associate editor, and on the lookout for news tips and updates.

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Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, 2013

Louis Cyr continues to show strength at the box office in the #1 spot for both the weeks of Aug. 2 to 8 and Aug. 9 to 15.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, 2013

Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium tops the box office for the week of Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 2 to Aug. 8, 2013

The Smurfs 2 tops the box office for the week of Aug. 2 to Aug. 8, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Aug. 5 to Aug. 11, 2013

Oblivion is the top-selling DVD for the week of Aug. 5 to Aug. 11, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2013

Cancon in the top 30: Amazing Race Canada maintains the top spot, while Rookie Blue, Saving Hope, The Listener and Motive also make the top 30.

CMF invests $3.4 million in 11 doc projects

Eye Steel Film, Rhombus Media and Real to Reel Productions are among the funding recipients in the Canada Media Fund’s convergent stream point-of-view documentary program.

News

Lionsgate, Germany’s Tandem pact on TV co-venture

As it continues to expand its TV business, the Vancouver mini-studio will develop and produce scripted dramas with the Munich-based entertainment company, the first of which is crime series Sex, Lies and Handwriting.

Dallaire doc to open Muskoka’s Film North

Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (pictured), directed by Patrick Reed, opens the three-day fest on Sept. 19. In all, the vacation destination will host 35 films, with a focus on shorts.

Valuable second-screen apps are functional, fun: report

The third report in a series of white papers from Groupe Evolumedia and the CMF explores innovation in development of second-screen apps and pinpoints the impacts of successful strategies.

OLN announces fall sked premiere dates

In advance of the premiere Aug. 29, the specialty channel is hosting a sneak peek of Storage Wars Canada (pictured) at Fan Expo this weekend.

CMPA announces $10,000 feature film prize shortlist

Five producers, including Nicholas Tabarrok and Roger Frappier, are vying for the cash prize, to be presented on Sept. 5, marking the opening of TIFF.

TVOKids launches new multiplatform educational content

As part of its Back to School Week, the Ontario kidscaster is rolling out new series in its kids programming blocks, and online learning resources that are integrated with its programming.