Montreal: The self-proclaimed ‘ordinary guys’ behind a series of satirical online videos taking Quebec by storm are close to signing an international distribution deal with Just For Laughs.

Quebec unveils permanent boost to the annual budget of its troubled arts funder amid cheers from filmmakers

Newly named Liberal critic Tina Keeper wary of U.S. fare and loss of Canuck identity

Former judge and head of the Competition Bureau starts Monday

A pairing even more dissimilar than that of Patrick Huard and Colm Feore sees their comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop tied with the heart-wrencher Un dimanche à Kigali for this year’s Prix Jutra

Quebec’s teen romance Roméo et Juliette remains the top-grossing Canadian film in theaters, having pulled in more than $1.2 million since its Dec. 15 release, though it lost its lead on the most recent Quebec box-office chart to Hollywood titles as of Jan. 11.

Montreal: As Quebec’s networks roll out their winter schedules this month, Radio-Canada continues its fight to attract viewers with a host of new programs, while top-ranked TVA takes few risks.

Montreal – Atanarjuat star Natar Ungalaaq plays an Inuit hunter brought south for tuberculosis treatment in the ACPAV Productions feature Ce qu’il faut pour vivre (What It Takes to Live).

Montreal: One of Canada’s biggest labor funds is negotiating with American producer Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho, Wall Street) to make 12 big-budget films in Montreal over the next five years.

Montreal: Radio-Canada’s ground-breaking nightclub drama Minuit le soir was the big winner at the Prix Gémeaux on Dec. 9, taking seven of its 10 nominations at the 21st annual French-language TV awards, including prizes for best drama and direction.

Montreal: CBC is eyeing an English version of the French-language comedy Les hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin (The Ups and Downs of Sophie Paquin) – despite its lacklustre performance in the Quebec market – and has ordered a half-hour pilot from Montreal-based Sphère Média Plus.

Montreal: It’s not just English Canadians who aren’t watching this country’s public broadcaster. Nearly two months into the fall TV season, most French-speaking Canadians aren’t tuning in to Radio-Canada’s latest slate of homegrown drama, either.