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Film
OIAF selects nine Canadian projects
Felix Dufour-Laperriere’s Ville Neuve (pictured) has been selected to compete in the Ottawa animation festival’s feature competition category.
Cinemaginaire preps Mytho
Produced by Denise Robert (pictured), the feature comedy will go to camera next month.
In Brief: Barb Williams, John Morayniss join Whites board
Plus: Lift-Off Film Fest lands in Toronto and Verizon to shutter its video app Go90.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 22 to 28, 2018
La Chute De Sparte takes the top spot, followed by Quand L’amour Se Creuse Un Trou at #2 and Indian Horse at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 22 to 28, 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom tops the chart, followed by The Incredibles 2 and Ocean’s 8 at #3.
MUBI launches Cancon series
The curated film-focused SVOD will stream 10 Canadian films throughout the summer, beginning with Ashley McKenzie’s Werewolf.
eOne acquires remaining stake in Sierra Pictures
The Toronto company has also appointed Sierra principals Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg to oversee its film operations globally.
Edmonton industry eyes expansion with revival of screen-based fund
The $3.9 million investment is meant to stimulate the local sector and allow companies to grow their original-IP slates, said Edmonton Screen Industries Office CEO Josh Miller.
Bell Fund distributes $4.1M across 23 digital projects
Gearshift Films’ Gay Mean Girls, N5 Pictures’ The Runner and Attraction Images’ Fourchette were among the recipients in the inaugural round of the Short-Form Digital Series (Fiction) Program.
Production wraps on Shelley Niro feature
Written, directed and produced by Niro, The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw stars Morningstar Angeline.
Five projects split $780K in Quebecor Fund coin
A new project from the director of De pere en flic 2 (pictured), last year’s highest-grossing Canadian film, will receive funding through the Film Production Assistance Program.
In brief: DHX extends strategic review
Plus: eOne hires Kate Cundall as VP of acquisitions at its London office, cameras roll on season two of Anaid Productions and AMI-tv’s Mind Set Go, and more.
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