Etan Vlessing

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Yzkor goes into production in Montreal

The Canada-France coproduction has cast Luc Picard and Geraldine Pailhas in lead roles. (Pailhas pictured)

Sandra Oh boards Ann Marie Fleming’s Window Horses

The Grey’s Anatomy star tells Playback Daily about launching an Indiegogo campaign to fund the Canadian animated feature.

Molly Parker joins The 9th Life of Louis Drax

The supernatural thriller from coproducers Brightlight Pictures and AntColony Films is shooting in Vancouver. (Parker pictured)

Jian Ghomeshi to sue CBC after dismissal

The legal move follows the CBC cutting ties to the popular radio host after “serious deliberation and careful consideration.”

Whistler unveils 11 world bows in Canadian film slate

The 2014 lineup includes debuts for the latest movies by Carl Bessai, Jeffrey Nesker and Joel Ashton McCarthy.

Enemy, Orphan Black win top prizes at DGC awards

Don McKellar also won the best film direction trophy for his work on The Grand Seduction at the Directors Guild of Canada Awards, held on Saturday at The Carlu in Toronto.

Shomi unveils content deal with Warner Bros. Int’l

The catalogue deal is the latest from the Canadian SVOD launching in November against market leader Netflix Canada.

Report: Quebec should restore multimedia tax credit rate

Montreal International urged the Quebec Taxation Review to raise the tax credit to where it was before a 20% cut was unveiled in June 2014.

Corus posts higher Q4 income, TV revenues

The broadcaster points to ratings strength in core TV networks.

Allison Scagliotti, Cara Gee to star in Anne Darling

Writer/director Norman Yeung will co-star in the character-driven drama to shoot in Toronto. (Gee pictured)

News

Rogers Communications posts lower earnings

Cable revenue fell on continuing TV subscriber losses, partially offset by continued internet revenue growth.

Corus gets rock history radio show on Flink startup

Past and new episodes of The Ongoing History of New Music radio show will stream on the digital storytelling platform.