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Film
Telefilm lifts the curtain on its gender parity push
Preliminary results show the funder is close to achieving equal representation in a number of key roles across its portfolio, but more work is needed to get women on bigger-budget films.
Whistler reveals 2017 lineup
Twenty films will compete for the Borsos prize, including Pat Kiely’s Someone Else’s Wedding.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Oct. 20 to 26, 2017
Geostorm tops the chart, followed by Blade Runner 2049 at #2 and The Foreigner at #3.
DDI acquires worldwide rights to Extracurricular
The Toronto and L.A.-based sales company will shop the in-production horror feature at the American Film Market, which gets underway tomorrow.
Hopeless Romantic rolls in Halifax
The anthology romcom is helmed by six female directors, with Margaret Atwood serving as creative consultant.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Oct. 20 to 26, 2017
Les Affames is at #1, with Les Rois Mongols at #2 and De Pere en Flic 2 at #3
Canadian copros net Eurimages coin
Three projects, including Kim Nguyen’s The Hummingbird Project, received approximately $1.35 million in the European funder’s latest round.
Vikings, Mary Kills People win at DGC Awards
Weirdos claimed the top film prize at the 16th annual edition of the awards gala.
On the Slate: Arcana
Pandas and aliens, ducks with super powers and Oz, oh my! How the Howard Lovecraft producer is mining new and existing IP for a half-dozen film and TV projects.
Atwood, Switzer to be honoured at 2018 CSAs
Denis McGrath will posthumously receive the Margaret Collier Award for his body of written work.
Catherine Winder’s tricks for identifying IP within IP
The iVentures keynote and president of Skybound North talks shortening idea-generating timelines and finding hidden spinoff opportunities.
Deals: Super Channel, Raven Banner
Environmental documentary The Messenger gets picked up for U.K. theatrical release, plus more deals.
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