Film

Ontario-made Shape of Water shimmers at Academy Awards

Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy feature film netted four awards on the night, including best picture and best production design.

Jill Taylor

WIFTV film fest’s screenplay finalists unveiled

Among the final three women selected for the annual competition is Jill Taylor (pictured) for her script “I Need A Hero.”

Cinespace sets sail on Marine Terminal studio

The studio has signed a multi-year deal with PortsToronto to relocate its Eastern Avenue studio capacity to a new hub in the Port Lands.

Playback’s 2018 Indie List: survey online now

It’s that time of year again. We want to hear how you allocated your spend in the 2017 calendar year. Playback‘s annual survey is open now.

Deals: CBC, Air Bud Entertainment, CTV

Netflix has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to CBC’s original soccer drama, 21 Thunder, plus more.

In brief: CAFTCAD launches new costume design awards

Plus: Joe Serafini joins the Rolling Picture Company, the CMF’s Encore+ hits a viewership milestone, and more.

Red Square, Riley Lake partner on new Sudbury post facility

Northern Light and Colour aims to encourage Northern Ontario-shot productions to remain in the region to complete post work.

Jennifer Podemski

Photo Gallery: 2018 ACTRA Toronto Awards

Missed ACTRA’s annual awards gala? See who took home prizes at the 16th annual event.

Kim’s Convenience, Alias Grace scribes up for WGC Awards

On the film side, the writers behind Entanglement and Indian Horse were among those nominated.

Budget 2018 pledges $172M to CMF over five years

Announced Tuesday afternoon, the federal budget also includes money to modernize Statistics Canada and collect data on foreign OTT services operating in Canada.

Hot Docs ’18: Playing Hard to world premiere

EyeSteelFilm’s Anote’s Ark (pictured) and Israel-Canada copro The Oslo Diaries have also been selected for the fest’s Special Presentations program.

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, 2018

Hochelaga scores the top spot, followed by Le trip a trois at #2 and La Part Du Diable at #3.