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Film
Loretta Todd’s Monkey Beach rolls in B.C.
The filmmaker’s first full-length narrative feature, which stars Adam Beach and Grace Dove, is produced by her Mama-oo Pictures shingle and Reunion Pacific Entertainment.
Foroughi, Boland score Harold Greenberg funding
Closing out its fiscal year, the Fund invested $1 million across 94 features through its script development program, including Summer With Hope and We’re All In This Together.
TIFF ’18: Sebastien Pilote’s Fireflies Are Gone wins best Canadian feature
The award for best first Canadian feature went to Katherine Jerkovic’s Roads in February.
Saban Capital acquires Sim and Panavision, forms new entity
Media mogul and Saban Capital chairman Haim Saban said the deal aims to “capitalize on explosive growth in content spending” in recent years.
Deals: Serendipity Point, Gusto Worldwide, Indiecan
YouTube Premium nabs Serendipity Point Films’ copro Museo, Indiecan Entertainment picks up Corey Stanton’s first film, and more.
TriBro moving ahead with Pickering studios in spring 2019
Following a number of holdups, president Peter Apostolopoulos says construction on the 400,000-square-foot studio facility will begin next year.
TIFF ’18: Les Salopes sells to Japan, Germany
Japan’s AT Entertainment and Germany’s Atlas Film bought Renee Beaulieu’s second feature in deals inked by Filmoption International.
Playback’s 2018 Hall of Fame: Atom Egoyan
The auteur gained an international reputation for uncompromising, publicly funded films, and continues to build his body of work with more mainstream projects.
Canadian Academy, RBC partner on music-video production initiative
In addition, the Academy acquired the Prism Prize, which recognizes the best music videos produced in Canada each year.
TIFF ’18: The Orchard nabs Nguyen’s Hummingbird Project
Produced by Item 7 and Belgium’s Belga Productions, the film will get a theatrical release stateside in 2019.
New Charles Officer doc explores the story behind The Little Prince
The CBC-backed feature documentary examines the legacy of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s famous novella, which has sold nearly 140 million copies since it was first published in 1943.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, 2018
Little Italy comes in at #8, while Crazy Rich Asians and Mission Impossible: Fallout claim the #1 and #2 spots, respectively.
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