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Film
In brief: Boat Rocker co-developing series based on Erik McCurdy comic
Plus: Cedar Island Films options A Good War, WGC Screenwriting Awards names special honours recipients, Prends ça court! sets new Denis Villeneuve prize, and more.
TIFF boosts senior team, including Canadian Academy CEO Beth Janson as COO
The Toronto International Film Festival organization has also appointed Anita Lee of the NFB as chief programming officer and Laura Ryan as chief of staff.
Sphere to open third location in Ottawa
The Montreal-based company plans to hire more than 100 staff for the new Ottawa office to take advantage of the local talent base.
Cinespace renews support for York University Motion Media Studio with $3.12M gift
Cinespace, which was acquired by TPG Real Estate Partners in November, also gave $2.5 million to the media facility in 2016.
ISO allocates over $12M to Indigenous-owned projects, companies in 2021/22
The organization handed out the additional funding from Canadian Heritage in a span of eight months, with the bulk going to development and production funding, as well as sector enhancement grants.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for April 8 to 14, 2022
The docudrama Marlene, directed by Wendy Hill-Tout, debuts at No. 2, while Au revoir le bonheur continues to lead in its eighth week.
Playback Hall of Fame inductee Andrea Martin: A woman of a thousand characters
Andrea Martin’s work on SCTV would be enough to guarantee her immortality, but she has also amassed award-winning credits on stage and the big screen
Versatile Media to open Burnaby film studio in 2023
The 43,000 square foot Burnaby, B.C. facility will include the company’s first permanent LED volume to provide end-to-end virtual production services.
National Canadian Film Day to spotlight Indigenous features
Reel Canada has teamed up with imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival for a “Celebrating Indigenous Voices” spotlight at the one-day event.
Montreal actor’s directorial debut to launch in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Charlotte Le Bon also wrote the coming-of-age story Falcon Lake, coproduced by Montreal’s Metafilms.
Heather Conway, Hot Docs co-president and exec director, to exit posts
Conway will transition to a new advisory role on strategic planning at the organization as co-president Chris McDonald assumes sole leadership.
Screen world mourns death of St. John’s producer Paul Pope
Politicians are also among those heralding the Pope Productions president who helped build up the Newfoundland and Labrador film and TV industry, with productions including Hudson & Rex.
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