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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for March 25 to 31, 2022
Au revoir le bonheur and The Lion and the Wolf (Le loup et le lion) continue to lead Canadian films at the box office.
CSAs ’22: Documentary features lead winners on night one
Oscar Peterson: Black + White and Ghosts of Afghanistan score three awards each as the Canadian Screen Awards begin a week-long rollout of winners.
Directors Guild of Canada’s B.C. District Council calls vote for strike mandate
DGC BC says year-long negotiations over a new collective agreement have broken off over issues including COVID testing and employer clawbacks.
Hot Docs managing director Alan Black announces resignation
Black will step away from Hot Docs after more than 20 years with the Toronto-based documentary-focused festival.
Montreal’s Sphere announces restructure and rebrand
The production and distribution group says it’s unifying its portfolio of companies under the Sphere banner “to enhance and support the creation, production and distribution of content.”
Boat Rocker elevates sales execs to SVP roles
The company has bolstered its rights division as it expands its work in scripted and unscripted content across its portfolio of production companies.
Jean Bureau steps down as Incendo president and CEO
Updated: Parent company TVA Group has announced that Jean-Philippe Normandeau will continue as COO and “maintain continuity in the development” of the Montreal company.
Canadian producers weigh the risks and benefits of self-distribution
Producers behind Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor and White Elephant talk about handling distribution on their own.
In brief: Inès among world premieres set for Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Plus: Wildhood and Night Raiders get Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award nods, Drinkwater to open international youth festival, and more.
Cameras roll on Canadian gothic feature The Island Between Tides
The film is shooting in Prince Rupert, B.C., as an adaptation of Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie’s ghost story Mary Rose.
Cineflix Media acquires Coroner producer Back Alley Films
The deal will see Cineflix absorb the Toronto prodco’s operations and assets, including its content library, as co-founders Adrienne Mitchell and Janis Lundman move on to new opportunities.
Netflix extends studio lease at B.C.’s Martini Film Studios for another five years
The Langley studio offers eight sound stages and more than 260,000 square feet of total space.
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