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Film
Jennifer Stewart upped at the Canadian Academy
The promotion comes as the Academy works to raise its own profile and that of Canadian talent.
TIFF ’17: 12 titles named to Platform program
World premieres include Michael Pearce’s Beast and Mike White’s Brad’s Status, though there are no Canadian projects in the lineup.
D Films expands into the TV, film production game
The Toronto-based company is moving beyond distribution, tapping veteran television and film producer Rob Merilees to head up the new division.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 21 to 27, 2017
De pere en flic 2 stays at #1, breaking $3 million at the box office in the process, followed by Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 at #2 and Un Sac De Billes at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 21 to 27, 2017
De pere en flic 2 is at #6, with Dunkirk at #1, and Spider-Man: Homecoming at #2.
TIFF ’17: Docs, Midnight Madness lineups unveiled
Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman’s doc Silas and Seth A. Smith’s The Crescent will premiere at the fest, which also announced its International Short Cuts titles.
TIFF ’17: Borg/McEnroe to open the festival
The Sweden/Denmark/Finland copro about one of the most intense rivalries in the history of tennis is the opening night gala film.
Indiecan nabs North American rights to The Wasting
The psychological thriller from writer/director Carolyn Saunders is set for release in 2018.
Cameras roll on Ricardo Trogi’s 1991
The final chapter in his autobiographical trilogy, produced by Go Films’ Nicole Robert, is currently filming in Montreal.
Deals: Corus, Raven Banner, Portfolio
Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse inks a wide-ranging deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation for its preschool property The Wiggles, plus more.
TIFF ’17: Gaston, Mack, Roessler named to Talent Lab
The filmmakers are among 10 selected to participate in the Toronto festival’s annual artistic development program.
In Brief: ACTRA reaches deal with advertisers
Plus: DAZN comes to Canada and the Creative Women Workshops Association and Storyhive have launched a new career accelerator program.
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