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Film
‘First Person’ sees Globe and Mail essays translated to screen
Carousel Pictures and Sugar Shack Productions are producing the six-part project, which began shooting last week.
Tracey Deer, Meredith Vuchnich win TIFF-CBC screenwriter award
The team’s script Beans will receive financial support towards development, meanwhile TIFF introduces its 2019 Writers’ Studio recipients.
Deals: Mongrel, Blue Ant, Bristow Global, Sardine, The Dot Film
Mongrel Media signs a digital distribution deal with FilmRise, BGM’s spooky shows go international and a Montreal studio inks a deal with Nickelodeon.
Steven Kostanski’s PG (Psycho Goreman) rolls in T.O.
The cosmic comedy is produced by Shannon Hanmer and Stuart F. Andrews and coproduced by TIFF’s Midnight Madness programmer Peter Kuplowsky.
Behind the launch of William Woods’ new distribution outfit
Game Theory, headed by Woods and Hilary Hart, will focus on smaller release strategies, paired with digital distribution and word-of-mouth publicity.
Hot Docs to honour Julia Ivanova
The director behind Limit Is the Sky and Family Portrait in Black and White will be recognized with a retrospective.
Canadian short filmmakers shine in Oscar nominations
Canadian-led projects earned three of the five nominations in the animated short category, while two of five live-action short nominations came from Canadian filmmakers as well.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Jan. 11 to 17, 2019
Aquaman takes the top spot, followed by Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse at #2 and Bumblebee at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 3 Canadian films Jan. 11 to 17, 2019
La Course des Tuques comes in at #1, followed by Pachamama: Le Tresor Sacre at #2 and The Woman Who Loves Giraffes at #3.
IP-retention issues must be addressed in Acts review: CMPA
The producers association said global digital platforms and large Canadian broadcasters have disproportionate leverage when negotiating agreements with domestic producers.
Kyle Rideout, Josh Epstein’s ‘Astrid’ picked up by Paramount
The feature project is set to be produced by L.A.-based Di Bonaventura Pictures.
Indiecan acquires Cat Hostick’s The Meaning of Life
Hostick’s feature debut stars Canadian musician Tyler Shaw as a starving artist who gets a job as a therapeutic hospital clown.
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