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Marise Strauss
Angel, Engagement wrestle for women
Kari Skogland’s take on Margaret Laurence arrives alongside shopworn romantic comedy from Joan Carr-Wiggin. Oh, and Speed Racer
Sony Classics gains Adoration
Egoyan’s latest heads to Cannes with support from U.S. specialty distributor. Bodes well for further sales, says producer Weiss
MacLean joins Ceeb game show
Sports version of Test the Nation to be fronted by Hockey Night in Canada host and Wendy Mesley
CTF hands $5M to Atlantic Canada, Quebec
New program seeks to stabilize production levels across the country, says Creighton
ABC garners Banff prize
Good job on Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, says festival, handing honor to network studio. Meanwhile, Kim Cattrall to receive award of distinction
Canadiens out with a bang on RDS
Nearly every household in the country that gets the French sportscaster watched Montreal lose to Philadelphia on Saturday
Kids go Barenaked
Barenaked Ladies team up with Yamma Mamma for appearance on Ceeb’s preschool block
Pieces opens amid Iron Man storm
Starting gun for blockbuster season is just another week for Maximum Films, says exec Bryan Gliserman, as Holocaust-themed drama Fugitive Pieces seeks higher-minded grownups
Whistler ends its run
CTV pulls the plug on soapy ski drama after weak second season.’It’s disappointing,’ says exec producer Noreen Halpern
Blindness to open Cannes
Prestige project from Niv Fichman and Don McKellar to be first Canadian film to open the festival in nearly 30 years. ‘Worth the wait,’ says distributor
Gunnarsson faces ‘turbulent times’
DGC should provide leadership amid changes to film and TV business, says new president
Rainmaker partners with Stan Lee
Rainmaker Entertainment hopes its newly forged relationship with comic-book legend Stan Lee will further the company’s transition from service provider to content creator – a process that began with the purchase of Mainframe Entertainment in 2006.
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