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Matt Sylvain
Weekly roundup: New four-screen offering, Grey Cup and screen SOCAN
Eastlink’s rollout of its Eastlink to Go offering includes access to Hollywood Suite’s VOD movie channels on four screens.
Toronto prodco backs film to shoot in Louisiana
Enriching Pictures has agreed to produce Thomasina, based on a children’s novel of the same name, with Seven Arts Filmed Entertainment Louisiana.
Shirley Douglas to receive ACTRA Toronto excellence award
Known for her roles in theatre and TV, including long-running series Wind at My Back, Douglas will receive the award at the ACTRA Toronto Awards in February at The Carlu.
Super Channel backs doc on Canadians in Hollywood
Cameras are set to roll in the spring on Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood.
eOne records roster of factual sales
Broadcasters in Europe, Africa and elsewhere secure transmission of a variety of lifestyle and factual fare, including the domestic crime-focused The Devil You Know (pictured).
DHX unveils wagonload of Caillou license deals
The deals include a three-year pact with Toronto-based Percy3D that extends the brand into the niche of immersive digital products.
Lionsgate surpasses $1 billion box office
The feat for the 2012 calendar year was attained with the worldwide opening of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Part 1 pictured).
Weekly round-up: Premiere dates and awards
Horses of McBride (pictured), starring Aidan Quinn and Kari Matchett, is a CTV original movie based on a true story of residents of a small B.C. town who rescue two starving horses that will premiere Dec. 16.
Lost Girl third season January launch to include special, new app
The tie-in app is to feature an original storyline penned by the show’s writers and lets users create their own mystery-solving character.
Michel Roy to chair Telefilm board until 2017
Roy was first appointed as chairperson in 2007.
Production begins on Talent Hounds transmedia project
The screen-entertainment is to form the backbone of a community building initiative.
Imax’s North American Skyfall release pulls in $13 million
By the end of the weekend, Imax’s global cumulative box office from the latest Bond film stood at $27.25 million.
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