Marise Strauss

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Production uptick at NSI

Success of Less Than Kind, Book of Evil and special program for APTN reflects well on Winnipeg school

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Weird sales for Decode

Teen sketch comedy series headed to Australia and Latin America

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D Films inks DVD deal with Sony

Creation, Max Manus and High Life among titles headed to Canuck home entertainment market via distributor

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A scores with Dancing

CTV’s secondary channel nabs its biggest audience ever with season 10 debut of reality dance competition

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Industry upbeat on new CMF

Producers, unions and cablers sing from same page as feds unveil $350 million media fund. ‘A good day for Canadian content,’ says Bolen

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Releases roundup: Dual rollout for Chloe

Egoyan’s latest dwarfs the rollout of Adoration on both sides of the border

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More money, less visibility

TV creators are skeptical that new CRTC rules will benefit Canadian programming in the long run

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Shaftesbury grants $25,000 to arts school

Production house partners with Toronto District School Board to set up master classes and set visits for students

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First time’s a charm for Terri Tatchell

Vancouver scribe still reveling in Hollywood recognition of District 9

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Cronenberg, Natali score at OMDC

The latest offerings from Vincenzo Natali, David Cronenberg and Sarah Polley have received financial backing from the Ontario Media Development Corporation, which recently handed out $1.6 million as part of its Film Fund. Twelve new features will split the money, which enables producers to complete their financing on a ‘last-in basis.’

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Dragons’ fires up 1.9 million

Lofty numbers for season ender caps strong fifth outing for CBC reality

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Cable and satellite still in the pink

And now the good news. Rogers, Cogeco, Shaw and the like saw revenues rise almost 12% last year, topping $9 billion