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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films March 16 to 22, 2018
Tomb Raider takes the top spot, followed by Black Panther at #2 and A Wrinkle in Time at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films March 16 to 22, 2018
Meditation Park leads the pack, while Chien De Garde takes the #2 spot and Nelly et Simon: Mission Yeti lands at #3.
Cameras roll on Daughter of The Wolf
The action thriller from Minds Eye Entertainment, L.A.-based Falconer Pictures and VMI Worldwide stars Richard Dreyfuss and Gina Carano.
CFF ’18: The Drawer Boy, Luba score top prizes
Meanwhile, Kathleen Hepburn’s “Honor Thy Mother” won the Harold Greenberg Screenplay Competition.
Indie List deadline extended
Producers now have until April 6 to complete Playback‘s annual survey of independent production spending. CLICK HERE to access survey directly.
NFB launches Indigenous Cinema initiative
The curated collection of over 200 English- and French-language titles is part of the organization’s three-year Indigenous Action Plan.
Fresh TV spins its web with Lucas the Spider
The Toronto-based prodco known for Backstage has partnered with animator Joshua Slice to expand the animated spider’s adventures.
Netflix nabs Meditation Park
Mina Shum’s feature has also been picked up for distribution by Cine Colombia and Encore Inflight, among others.
Canadian copros score Eurimages coin
Elia Suleiman’s It Must be Heaven and Canada/France/Belgium copro Pompeii walked away with a portion of the funding.
Howie Mandel, ICM Partners lead investor group in Just For Laughs acquisition
A statement issued by the new owners stressed that the yearly festival will stay in Montreal and that JFL jobs and offices will also remain in Quebec.
In Brief: Media vets partner to launch Digital Circus Media
Plus: MIPTV names Carmilla as the recipient of its 2018 Brand Content of the Year Award, and more.
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