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Film
P.E.I. launches film development initiatives
The Film Media Fund and the Film 4Ward Program will share $350K in funding from the provincial government.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 15 to 21, 2018
La Chute De Sparte hits the top of the list, followed by Quand L’Amour Se Creuse Un Trou at #2 and Identites at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 15 to 21, 2018
The Incredibles 2 flies into the top spot, followed by Ocean’s 8 at #2 and Deadpool 2 at #3.
Canadian entertainment revenues to grow 3.7% per year: report
Internet access and OTT services are driving revenue growth in the industry, according to PwC’s Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2018-2022.
Telefilm backs Sinking Ship’s Dino Dana movie
The feature, based on the television property about a young paleontologist-in-training, is filming in Toronto.
How local companies are taking advantage of B.C.’s production boom
For the first time in its history, Burnaby’s The Bridge Studios is fully occupied by a local prodco, Shawn Williamson’s Brightlight Pictures.
CFC names Cineplex film program residents
Brooke Banning, Evren Boisjoli and Isa Benn are among the 19 producers, writers, editors and directors chosen for the annual Cineplex Entertainment Film Program.
Talking TV development with Hannah Cheesman
Ahead of the Toronto Screenwriting Conference, Playback caught up with the Whatever, Linda co-creator to talk about the winding road from webseries to television.
Deals: PNP, Blue Ant Media, Sinking Ship
Vancouver’s Pacific Northwest Pictures nabs the Canadian rights to Girls of The Sun (pictured), plus more.
Crown and Anchor aims to show a darker side of Newfoundland
The feature film, which makes its Canadian premiere at the Nickel Independent Film Festival in St. John’s, is written by Newfoundlanders Matt Wells and Michael and Andrew Rowe.
In brief: Technicolor adds to Toronto VFX team
Plus: The documentary channel boards the NSI’s IndigiDocs, Jasper Savage’s Jessica, Jessica nabs two awards at the 2018 Breakthroughs film fest and more.
Frontieres adds Canadian projects to official selection
Fantasia’s international copro market for genre projects has also added a new pitch and development session for emerging filmmakers from the Arctic.
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