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Berlin: Yosef Baraki’s road to Kabul for Mina Walking
Baraki’s debut feature was structured as a Canada-Afghan coproduction, with one shoot inadvertently bringing the crew near a Taliban firefight in Kabul.
Cineflix Rights sells Property Brothers into the U.K. market
The Cineflix Productions series was sold to over 100 countries prior to this latest deal, including Australia, Italy, France and China.
CraveTV to launch on four new carriers
Access Communications is among the carriers set to add the homegrown streamer in the coming weeks.
Former Zone3 exec Michael Kronish to lead $100M Vice Media studio
The hire was confirmed Friday by joint venture partner Rogers Communications.
Sun News Network shuts down, costing 100 jobs
The 24/7 TV channel went off the air early Friday morning after failing to secure mandatory cable carriage in 2013 and, more recently, a new buyer.
Pre-sales hot for Fifty Shades of Grey, says Cineplex CEO
Cinema chain topper Ellis Jacob tells Playback Daily that advance ticket sales signal a potential record month for the exhibitor.
Secret Location makes key hire for new Los Angeles office
Former Apple and Stopp executive Eric Shamlin (pictured) joins the digital interactive agency as executive producer.
Doreen Holmes moves to Integral Artists
The former Lucas Talent literary agent will focus on episodic writer’s rooms and set up new TV series in Canada and the U.S.
Jeanette Kong’s Finding Samuel Lowe to open ReelWorld
Other Canadian titles set to screen in the Toronto festival include Jag Parmar’s Dowry and Lalita Krishna’s Listen to Me (Finding Samuel Lowe pictured).
Arvo Leo on pulling off artist doc Fish Plane, Heart Clock
The filmmaker secured coin from Switzerland and B.C. to fund a three-month shoot on Baffin Island to capture the life and work of Pudlo Pudlat, an Inuit hunter-turned-artist.
Toronto Fest, New York Times partner on TimesTalks+TIFF series
The live streamed celebrity conversation series will kick off in Los Angeles on Feb. 16.
Lionsgate, Starz swap shares, John Malone to join board of directors
The stock exchange agreement for the U.S. premium cable channel is driving further speculation about a merger (Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer pictured).
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