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Film
TLN invests in spooky original feature
With the English-language thriller Darker Than Night, Bruna Aloe says TLN Television aims to tell more culturally connected stories.
In Brief: Falls Around Her wins imagineNATIVE audience award
Darlene Naponse’s drama starring Tantoo Cardinal wins big at the fest, Netflix raising more money for original content, and more.
Quincy Raby joins Hollywood Suite as director of operations
The former GM of Viceland channel in Canada is taking over from long-time director of operations Keith Wilson.
CMPA, WGC spar over authorship in Copyright Act hearing
Members of the organizations went before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to argue who should be considered the author of a screen-based work.
The key ingredients to the Devour film festival’s success
The Nova Scotia festival’s unique pairing of celebrity chefs, films and food-focused experiences has helped it attract new and bigger audiences.
Mars Films picks up Dolan’s latest for France
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, which is distributed in Canada by Les Films Seville, does not yet have a Canadian release date.
Andrew Cividino’s Furies nets $540K from Eurimages
The Sleeping Giant director’s sophomore feature project is produced by Rhombus Media and based on a play from screenwriter Nicolas Billon.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Oct. 12 to 18, 2018
A Star Is Born shines at #1, followed by Venom coming in at #2 and First Man landing at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Oct. 12 to 18, 2018
La Disparition Des Lucioles comes in at #1, followed by Anthropocene: The Human Epoch at #2 and Pauline Julien, Intime et Politique at #3.
Peter Williamson departs Breakthrough Entertainment
The company’s co-founder is stepping down as part of a management buyout, with Michael McGuigan and Nat Abraham taking control of the producer/distributor.
Amanda Strong, Lisa Jackson win prizes as ImagineNative fest wraps
Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown’s Edge of the Knife also won the festival’s special Sun Jury Prize.
Miranda de Pencier, Kari Skogland win DGC Awards
The Grizzlies director walked away with the DGC’s Feature Film award, while Skogland won the drama series prize for her work on The Handmaid’s Tale.
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