Film

Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Feb. 2 to Feb. 8, 2018

Jumanji takes the top spot, followed by Maze Runner: the Death Cure at #2 and Winchester at #3.

Insight to produce 2018 CSA gala

Still Standing‘s Jonny Harris and The Beaverton‘s Emma Hunter will co-host the broadcast gala.

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True Fiction comes to life

The horror feature, produced by 775 Media, is now filming in Calgary.

New post facility opens in Northern Ontario

After years of sustained production growth, Canadore College has added a 5,588-square-foot facility aimed at keeping productions in the region longer.

Awkward Sexual Adventure lands more remake deals

Five years after the film premiered at TIFF, Banana-Moon Sky and julijette Inc’s indie feature has secured more adaptation deals in Russia, India and elsewhere.

Deals: eOne, Netflix, CBC, Hollywood Suite

HBO Europe picks up Entertainment One’s Peppa Pig, Netflix acquires Les Affames, and more.

Cameras roll on Tuscan Leather

The indie horror from director Eddie Augustin is currently filming in Montreal.

More Canadian features, shorts selected for SXSW

Colin Minihan’s thriller What Keeps You Alive will world premiere in the Midnighters section, while several shorts and VR projects will also debut at the Texas fest.

Mapping out options for Toronto’s studio infrastucture

A report for the City of Toronto looks at ways to replace the 213,000 square-feet of studio land that will be lost in the next two years due to the Don River flood protection works.

Six Canadian docs to share $103K from Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund

Peter Mishara’s The Artists and Rama Rau’s The Daughter Tree are among the projects selected.

Field of Vision launches doc fellowship

Rise director Michelle Latimer is one of four filmmakers selected for the year-long program.

Opening up the pay equity discussion in Canada

The women behind Global’s Mary Kills People gathered Tuesday for a wide-ranging panel discussion on some of the main issues facing women in screen-based industries today.