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Justin Cutler to leave TIFF industry arm
TIFF’s Industry Conference founder will depart at the end of February “to chart a new path in the film industry.”
Berlin: The Embargo Project adds obstacle course to filmmaking
Five aboriginal women completed five shorts in the face of rules and restrictions to find new creative expression (filmmaker Zoe Leigh Hopkins pictured).
Berlin: FilmOption takes Canadian distribution rights to Steel
Director Sven J. Matten’s psychological drama is a Canada-Germany coproduction being shopped at the European Film Market (Steel cast member Tamara Gorski pictured).
Family Channel, Temple Street reteam for The Music Room
The 26-episode order for The Music Room follows the cable channel finding ratings success with The Next Step from creator Frank van Keeken (pictured).
Canadian soundstages see solid bookings for U.S. pilot season
The collapsed Canadian dollar has several drama pilots coming north, including the Luke Wilson-starrer Roadies (Wilson pictured).
Will Chorus, Corbo cash in on Berlinale plays?
Francois Delisle and Mathieu Denis on romancing foreign festival audiences to generate buzz for Canadian and international commercial releases (Corbo pictured).
Consumer groups challenge tied-selling of CraveTV, Shomi
Two consumer groups have asked the CRTC to force Bell Media, Rogers Media and Shaw Media to unlink their streaming services from a TV or internet subscription.
Lionsgate third quarter earnings rise, overall revenues fall
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 helped to lessen a steep fall in motion picture revenue at the Vancouver-based mini-studio.
Canadian indie Maudie finds male lead
Ethan Hawke will star opposite Sally Hawkins in the first acquisition for Mongrel Media’s new international division.
Kino Lorber takes U.S. rights to The Forbidden Room
The U.S. specialty distributor plans a late 2015 theatrical and digital release for Guy Maddin’s latest film, which bowed at Sundance.
BCE posts higher fourth quarter earnings
The Bell Media division saw revenues fall due to higher sport rights costs and content investment in newly launched CraveTV (pictured).
Guy Maddin on subversion, Sundance and The Forbidden Room
The latest film from Maddin and Evan Johnson will open the Forum sidebar at the Berlin International Film Festival this week, after its world premiere had a walk-out in Park City.
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