Film

Action-adventure SuperGrid shooting in Regina

The project reunites WolfCop writer/director Lowell Dean and producer Hugh Patterson, with Raven Banner handling Canadian distribution and foreign sales.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films May 26 to June 1, 2017

Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 passes $4 million at the domestic box office, with Maudie at #2 and C’est le coeur qui meurt en dernier at #3.

Carmilla feature rolling in T.O.

Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings on the movie’s fall release and aging up the target audience.

Rebels on Pointe takes best Canadian feature at Inside Out

The annual LGBT film festival also named the winners of its audience awards and BravoFACT pitch competition.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films May 26 to June 1, 2017

Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 is at #5, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales at #1 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 at #2.

Hello Destroyer nabs five prizes at 2017 Leos

Kevan Funk’s debut feature won awards for best picture and best direction. Who else walked away with a trophy?

Canadian Cinema Editors roll out red carpet for the year’s best

The editors behind ARQ and Mary Kills People were among those lauded for their work at the annual awards gala.

In Brief: Canadian Academy launches Apprenticeship for Women Directors

In other news of the week, Allan Joli-Coeur announced his departure from the Shaw Rocket Fund and Valerie Creighton will be feted by Toronto’s Female Eye Film Festival.

Cream, Investigation Discovery partner on VR film series

Three immersive films accompany the reality crime series Fear The Neighbour, allowing viewers to be part of the investigative process.

W Network unveils Jillian Harris docuseries

Produced by Toronto’s Big Coat Media, the four-part series follows the Love it or List It host.

YMA hands out English-language Awards of Excellence

Sinking Ship Entertainment and Relish Interactive scored multiple wins at last night’s 2017 Youth Media Alliance English-language awards ceremony.

Whistler Film Festival names 2017 feature lab project selections

Projects produced by Toronto’s Wildling Pictures and B.C.’s Silverlight Entertainment are among those tapped for the program.