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Film
Deals: MK2, eOne, Spin Master
A number of eOne-produced series are headed to Poland after the global studio inked a new streaming agreement, plus more deals.
Telefilm selects micro-budget program projects
Eighteen films and web projects will receive funding, including SB Edwards’ Fall Back Down and Naomi Mark’s How to Bee.
13% of top-grossing films shot in Canada: report
The country also sits third in total film production spend and managed 68% of the VFX work on those top movies in 2016, according to a study from FilmLA.
In Brief: Canada to be highlighted at EFM
WIDC launches directory of women directors across the country, plus more news.
Hot Sheet: Top Canadian films May 12 to 18, 2017
Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 takes the #1 spot, followed by Maudie at #2 and C’est le coeur qui meurt en dernier at #3.
Minds Eye lines up next thriller
Cameras begin rolling this weekend on thriller Distorted, starring John Cusack and Christina Ricci.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films May 12 to 18, 2017
Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 lands at #3, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 at #1 and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword at #2.
eOne full-year revenues up 35%
The increase was driven by strong performances from its TV and family divisions, with the global studio also seeing improved results on the film side.
Performance capture studio opens in Vancouver
Vancouver Film School has partnered with Mimic Performance Capture on the $1.5 million studio, which will be available to both students and businesses.
Telefilm, Rogers invest $2.5M across 18 docs
Sharkwater: Extinction, the follow up to the late Rob Stewart’s 2006 documentary, was among the projects to receive funding.
Indiecan acquires Losing Our Religion
Filmed across North America and the U.K., the feature-length doc from Manitoba’s Zoot Pictures tells the stories of preachers who have lost their faith.
Three Canadian horrors headed to Fantasia’s Frontieres market
Blaine Thurier’s vampire comedy Kicking Blood is one of the projects looking to sink its teeth into some international financing at the horror-focused copro market.
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