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Film
Projects from Foroughi, Deer selected for CFC Features
The CFC partnered with Women in View to select this year’s projects: Sadaf Foroughi’s sophomore effort Summer With Hope and Tracey Deer’s Beans.
ACTRA adds Lisa Blanchette to director role
The newly appointed director of public policy and communications takes over from Elliott Anderson.
TIFF names Joana Vicente executive director and co-head
The exec director of New York’s Independent Filmmaker Project will assume the new post on Nov. 1.
Deals: Cineflix, Evolutionary Films, levelFILM
Cineflix options a true-crime article from journalist Karen K. Ho, levelFILM and Seville International grab Jasmin Mozaffari’s Firecrackers ahead of TIFF, plus more.
Playback’s 5 to Watch: Class of 2018
Meet the ambitious filmmakers and execs changing the Canadian film and TV landscape.
Inside My Heart to world premiere at VIFF
The doc from Canadian director Debra Kellner will bow in the fest’s Impact stream alongside the Canadian premiere of Dolphin Man: The Story of Jacques Mayol.
Ira Levy on Breakthrough’s refocused strategy
The prominent Canadian producer discusses how Breakthrough is pivoting its production and development model following the sale of its kids catalogue to 9 Story last month.
In brief: TIFF adds special events (including one with Drake)
The Toronto rapper will introduce Monsters and Men at the fest, Anthropocene gets the gallery treatment, and more.
Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s Take Light
The company acquired U.S. rights to Nakhai’s directorial debut, while Journeyman Pictures took worldwide rights.
Filming underway on Dolan’s latest
Produced by Xavier Dolan’s Sons of Manual banner, Matthais et Maxime marks the auteuer’s return to French-language features.
Connor Gaston, Sofia Bohdanowicz debut shorts at VIFF
Thirteen Canadian short films will world bow at the fest, which also announced a Creator Talk and live performance featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA.
eOne, Alibaba Pictures plan Peppa Pig movie for China
The first-ever film copro between eOne and Alibaba Pictures is scheduled for release in 2019.
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