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Film
Murmur nabs Slamdance’s narrative feature grand prize
Steve Markle’s Shoot to Marry also won the festival’s Best of Breakouts Audience Award.
BTLR panelists talk CMF-Telefilm merger, regulating streamers
Janet Yale and Monique Simard also discussed data-gathering from OTTs, as they fleshed out details of the expansive 97-recommendation report at Prime Time.
Liberals aim to table updated Broadcasting Act by June
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government will act quickly to table the legislation as Netflix, Telefilm and others react to the BTLR report.
In brief: Helga Stephenson, Divya Shahani to co-chair POV
Plus: Hot Docs has launched a new short pitch competition with Al Jazeera and two Canadian docs receive a grant from Sundance Institute.
Behind the deal: A71 on D Films acquisition, future growth plans
Company execs discuss the strategy behind the deal, and how A71 is scaling up in order to address a lack of market accessibility for domestic filmmakers.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Jan. 17 to 23, 2020
Director Louise Archambault’s Merci pour tout and Il pleuvait des oiseaux land at #1 and #3, respectively.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Jan. 17 to 23, 2020
Bad Boys for Life takes the lead, followed by 1917 at #2 and Dolittle at #3.
Vortex Words + Pictures gets into the holiday spirit early
The Ontario-based film prodco is in production on Inn for Christmas, produced by Bill Marks and Christopher Giroux and directed by Jesse Ikeman.
Canadian copro My Salinger Year to open Berlinale
The film is written and directed by past Crystal Bear winner Philippe Falardeau and stars Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley.
Dan Levy joins the cast of rom-com Happiest Season
Entertainment One is handling Canadian and U.K. distribution for the film, which is the first project Levy has been attached to since production wrapped on Schitt’s Creek.
Hot Docs to Focus On the work of Raymonde Provencher
The award-winning filmmaker’s work will be featured during the 2020 doc fest, with the full programming lineup set to be announced in March.
Tracey Friesen named managing VP of CMPA’s B.C. branch
Reporting to COO Liz Shorten, Friesen will oversee provincial operations as well as provide strategic counsel on a number of key files.
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