Film

Cinespace to add two more studios to Kipling Avenue location

The company will add more than 50,000 square feet of additional space to its current facility, as well as a permanent underwater filming tank.

A71 nabs Canadian rights to The Heretics

The Toronto-based company will release the horror feature in theatres across the country this fall.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 25 to 31, 2017

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is at #1, followed by De Pere en Flic 2 at #2 and Le probleme d’infiltration at #3.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 25 to 31, 2017

The Hitman’s Bodyguard is at #1, with Annabelle: Creation at #2 and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature at #7.

Sim Group purchases The Crossing Studios

The production services company is expanding into studio ownership, acquiring 400,000 square feet of space in Vancouver.

DGC unveils Discovery Award nominees

Fifteen filmmakers have made the long list for the prize, which celebrates emerging talent.

TIFF’s Piers Handling to step down

The director and CEO will vacate his post following TIFF ’18, with the festival beginning its search for his replacement in the coming months.

Netflix brings Menorca to the U.S.

The streaming giant acquired the Farpoint Films feature through a deal secured by Toronto’s A71 Entertainment.

ImagineNative reveals full lineup

Zoe Hopkins’ Kayaking for Beginners will bow at the fest, alongside Jeremy Torrie’s Juliana and the Medicine Fish.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Aug. 14 to 20, 2017

The Amazing Race Canada tops the chart, with Still Standing at #26.

Another Wolfcop set for wide Canadian release

Vortex Words + Pictures, A71 Entertainment and Black Fawn Distribution have teamed up to distribute the film.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 18 to 24, 2017

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is at #1, followed by De Pere en Flic 2 at #2 and Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 at #3.