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Film
Hot Docs unveils more Special Presentations
Canada/U.S. feature doc The Game Changers will screen in the section, alongside projects about rapper M.I.A. and fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films March 2 to 8, 2018
Nelly et Simon: Mission Yeti is at #1, while Pour Vivre Ici takes the #2 spot and Charlotte a Du Fun comes in at #3.
Playback’s 2018 Hall of Fame: Deepa Mehta
The Fire-y filmmaker’s subject matter is never easy. Neither was her rise to fame.
Making Monsters roars into Northern Ontario
Short horror filmmakers Justin Harding and Rob Brunner have partnered with Buck Productions once again, this time on their first feature film.
Canada, Belgium to sign copro agreement
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly will sign a memorandum of understanding with Belgian communities today in Ottawa.
Dark Blue Girl sweeps VIWIFF
Writer/director Mascha Schilinski’s feature took home best feature and best direction, among other awards, at the Vancouver women’s film fest.
CSAs ’18: Maudie tops film awards with seven wins
On the TV side, CBC also had a big night with wins for Kim’s Convenience, Alias Grace and Anne.
Deals: eOne, Syndicado, Pro-Fun Media GmbH
Entertainment One has licensed its new female-fronted detective series The Detail (pictured) to France Television, plus more.
Boddington’s ‘Great Elephant Adventure’ to open on 725 U.S. screens
The large distribution footprint was made possible through a deal with Colorado-based Fathom Events.
OMDC addresses workplace safety, culture for funded projects
The organization has implemented a revised set of guidelines for funding recipients that seek to improve work environments.
Canadian projects headed to Tribeca Film Festival
Among them is Robert Budreau’s (pictured) copro Stockholm, which world premieres in the festival’s Spotlight Narrative program.
In brief: CMF joins int’l partners for Arctic Indigenous Film Fund
Plus: Baywood Virtual FX adds a new face to its Toronto team and the National Screen Institute partners on a doc to further Indigenous culture.
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