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Film
WIFT-T names director mentorship recipient
The Sun at Midnight filmmaker Kirsten Carthew will receive training and advice from a DGC Ontario director.
Are mermaids the new zombies?
Wattpad’s real-time analytics show “smart horror,” diverse characters, Canadian writers and murderous mermaids are the hot properties going into summer.
What’s trending in…Books
Looking for your next great book to option in the kids space? Comedy is replacing dystopian futures, and other trends straight from the pages of Scholastic.
Hot Sheet: Top Canadian films June 16 to 22, 2017
Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 breaks $5 million at the domestic box office, followed by Maudie at #2 and The Gardener at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 16 to 22, 2017
Wonder Woman tops the chart, followed by Cars 3 at #2 and The Mummy at #3.
DGC reveals nominations for 2017 awards
Erik Canuel, Bruce McDonald, Nathan Morlando, Kim Nguyen and Jonathan Wright will compete for the top prize in the film category.
Column: How to negotiate a great deal with a U.S. company
Entertainment lawyer Lorraine P. D’Alessio offers up three tips to Canadian producers to negotiate better deals with American studios.
Animators step out of the (service) shadows
With international demand for animation riding a sustained high, a growing number of service-based companies in Canada are cracking into the arena of original IP.
Time to get innovative – Playback Summer 2017
Interim editor Megan Haynes crunches the Indie List numbers and urges producers to spark their marketing creativity.
Deals: Thunderbird, A71, CBC
Thunderbird Releasing (formerly Soda Pictures) has picked up all U.K. rights for Canada/France copro Mobile Homes, plus more deals.
In Brief: Star Trek beams into Canada
Most Canadians have heard of Amazon Prime Video, but few subscribe, plus more news.
2017 Indie List: Peacock Alley invests in packaging
The Toronto prodco behind Travelers made the list for the first time with a focus on scripted and finding the right partners.
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