Julianna Cummins

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Telus Fund invests over $2M across 14 projects

The fund distributed up to $250,000 to projects featuring health and wellness content, including TV series, websites and apps.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 28, 2014 to Aug. 3, 2014

The Amazing Race Canada takes the lead again this week, while Rookie Blue and The Listener land at #10 and #18, respectively.

Matt Wells, Matthew Bennett go for the Straight Kill

The two Toronto-based actors build a new prodco with the goal of using social media to cast and promote their projects.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 1, 2014 to Aug. 7, 2014

1987 is the top Canadian film at the box office this week, followed by The Grand Seduction.

TIFF ’14: Who’s got Seoul?

TIFF’s City to City program names the eight Korean films to be featured, plus who’s joining the Canadians in the Wavelengths, Short Cuts and Cinematheque programs.

eOne promotes Mackenzie Lush

Lush has been named director of creative affairs at eOne Television Canada, with a focus on scripted TV development.

Hunter’s Moon turns to new tech

Why director Matt Campagna (pictured) is shooting his latest feature film on a consumer-grade Sony camera.

Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster starts production on the Rock

The Rhombus Media and Best Boy-produced film is the first feature from up-and-coming director Dunn.

Harold Greenberg Fund gets shorty

Four filmmaker teams will receive $32,000 each to support the production of short film projects through HGF’s Shorts-to-Features program.

News

Eleanor O’Connor upped at SIM Group

O’Connor will take on the newly created post of president, PS Lighting & Grip Division, based in Vancouver.

Deals: Mindset, Kid’s Town, eOne

Mindset picks up the rights to Stan Lee’s Firebrand character, while Kid’s Town lands a U.S. distribution deal with Hulu. (Lee pictured.)

TIFF ’14: Talent Lab, Pitch This! participants revealed

Canadian filmmakers set to participate in this year’s TIFF Talent Lab Toronto include Deanne Foley (pictured), Remi St-Michel and Kate Melville.