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10 to Watch: Emerging filmmakers talk financing in a system in flux
VIDEO: Kent Donguines, Malachi Ellis, Samantha MacAdam, Renuka Singh and Jadiel Dowlin discuss new decision-makers in the Canadian screen sector and the bumpy road to finance a project.
Cineplex says revenues approaching pre-pandemic levels in Q1 2022
The national theatre chain reported $228.7 million in revenue during the quarter despite a number of closures and restrictions, with films such as The Batman and Spider-Man: No Way Home driving attendance.
Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Leone Film Group to develop film slate
The companies also plan to produce the slate, based on original Wattpad stories, including the The Bad Boy’s Girl by Blair Holden.
Deals: Super Channel, Corus Studios, Gusto TV, Blue Ant
Super Channel programs more Mystic for Heart & Home and pairs with Flair Airlines, Corus Studios inks development deal with Alexandra Gater, plus more.
In brief: The Rhapsody to world premiere at TJFF
Plus: Justin Ducharme brings Positions to Sundance Institute Native Lab, Oscar-nominated Théodore Ushev is among latest SODEC funding recipients, and more.
Tubi takes a ride on Incendo’s Terror Train remake
The companies’ production partnership will see the horror film debut as a Tubi original exclusively in the U.S. this October.
CMPA launches campaign to push for swift movement on Bill C-11
With the tagline “end the free ride for foreign web giants,” the campaign says Canada’s outdated broadcasting laws are hurting producers, broadcasters and stories.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for April 29 to May 5, 2022
Geneviève Albert’s Noémie dit oui and Jason Brennan’s L’Inhumain make the list in their debuts, while Norbourg leads in its second week.
In Brief: Cinespace rounds out Toronto-based team
Plus: The Fantasia and Blue Mountain film festivals share their Canadian premieres, and the National Screen Institute names Indigenous participants for two programs.
Trade mission to Europe kicks off in Germany
A week-long trade mission to Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands began with the reopening of a digital media incentive between Canada and the German region of Berlin-Brandenburg.
Eternal Spring takes top prizes at Hot Docs
The feature animated doc about a hack of Chinese state TV won the Hot Docs Audience Award in addition to the first-place $25,000 Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary.
Reelworld Emerging 20 Program restructures to focus on screenwriting
The program, kicking off its 21st edition this week, now has two streams — series and features — unfolding over three months.
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