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Film
Cory Bowles’ Black Cop wins VIFF’s best Canadian feature prize
As well, filmmaker Kathleen Hepburn won a trio of awards for her debut feature Never Steady, Never Still.
eOne implements restructure
The new structure, put in place this week, sees changes in eOne’s exec suites as it shifts to a new model for its film business.
Minister Joly to lead cultural trade mission to China in 2018
Announced Thursday at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the mission will focus on four areas, including film and TV and virtual reality.
Deals: Minds Eye, Blue Ant, Distribution360, CBC
Blue Ant and Distribution360 unveil a number of pre-MIPCOM acquisitions, CBC nabs domestic rights to a U.K. thriller, plus more deals of the week.
SK Films returns with Amazon Adventure
The latest project from the 3D-film producer and distributor opens today in the Ontario Science Centre, Montreal Science Centre and Sudbury’s Science North.
In Brief: Mom and Dad, Letterkenny, Panavision
Marblemedia names hosts for Just Like Mom and Dad, another special for Letterkenny and Panavision hires as a longtime exec retires.
Alberta ups film, TV investment with new grant program
The new Screen-Based Production Grant replaces the Alberta Production Grant.
Quebec politicians unite behind streamer tax
Members of the province’s legislature have voted unanimously for a motion that would see foreign SVODs pay provincial sales tax.
As traditional PR shifts, two veterans pivot their biz model
Longtime independent PR professionals Cynthia Amsden and Julie Giles are teaming up to better tackle a changing media and marketing landscape.
Reel One adds to global sales team
The MOW-focused distributor has announced a pair of key hires as it looks to capitalize on a growing appetite for TV movies in the international market.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Sept. 22 to 28, 2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is at #1, followed by It at #2 and The Lego Ninjago Movie at #3.
Jenkinson/Goode Productions options refugee medical memoir
The Vancouver prodco behind the 2015 thriller Numb has optioned the screen-based rights to the book.
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