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Marise Strauss
Hold out for more, and stay off YouTube
Giving away content on the popular site could sour new media deals, distributors tell makers of short docs
Galaxie pays off for TVA
Sci-fi comedy beats out the U.S. competition, including Judd Apatow’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in its opening weekend in Quebec, and is hovering close to the $1-million mark after one week
New York ups tax credit
Break on production costs jumps to 30% as Empire State looks to edge out competition
Harold & Kumar meet Mama
Alliance expects its stoner comedy sequel to beat the original, side-stepping Universal’s female-skewing Baby Mama and building on its recent DVD redux
Egoyan to compete at Cannes
Adoration will vie for Palme d’Or, the lone Canuck film amid the latest from Eastwood, Soderbergh and Wenders. Festival brings ‘tons of pressure and expectation,’ says director
New program for docmakers
CFC and NFB join forces on new initiative to help boost development of Canadian theatrical documentaries. Meanwhile, Banff fest replaces Documart prize
CBC crows, Global grows
The pubcaster says it beat Global’s ratings this season, but can it count on another strike in ’08/09? Numbers ‘not very relevant,’ says Canwest’s Williams, as U.S. shows bounce back
Substitute a hit at Sprockets
Canucks shut out as sci-fi feature The Substitute from Denmark and the U.S. animation Crank Balls grab audience prizes at children’s fest
Numbers up and down for returning series
CSI bounces back, while its spin-offs struggle to regain pre-strike ratings. Global makes big gains with Bones and Boston Legal
Put new money into drama, say unions
ACTRA, DGC and WGC say fee-for-carriage should include a slice for Canadian shows. Current system is ‘out of whack,’ says DGC’s Schechter
Uphill fight for Emotional Arithmetic?
Oooo…tough crowd. Paolo Barzman’s Holocaust drama arrives with little help from the critics, while Judd Apatow looks to bounce back with Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Yangtze, White Pine up for Rockies
Banff awards snub Canuck comedy, but take a shine to lifestylers including X-Weighted and Til Debt Do Us Part
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