Film

Blue Ant opens U.K.-based production studio

Antenna Pictures, based in London, will be led by newly appointed creative director Jago Lee (pictured).

TIFF unveils Canada sesquicentennial celebration

Canada on Screen will present free screenings, special events and a list of 150 essential national works. (Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner pictured.)

Cancon consultations roll through T.O.

Incentives to export content and Canadian spending requirements: Consultation participants share their ideas. (Minister of Canadian Heritage Melanie Joly pictured.)

Opinion: What Minister Joly should take from the Cancon consultations

If the current regulation stands, Canadian voices risk being lost in the crowd, says filmmaker and DGC National president Tim Southam.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, 2016

Juste la Fin du Monde is at #1, with Embrasse-Moi Comme tu M’aimes at #2 and 9 Le Film at #3

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, 2016

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children tops the chart, followed by Deepwater Horizon at #2 and The Magnificent Seven at #3.

Former eOne exec takes on new role at Cineflix

Peter Emerson has been named president of the Montreal-based producer and distributor.

VIFF names BC Spotlight winners

Ann Marie Fleming’s Window Horses (pictured) and Kevan Funk’s Hello Destroyer were among the projects to receive awards.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 19 to 25, 2016

Captain America: Civil War is at #1, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows at #2 and Beauty and the Beast at #3.

WIFT-T names Corus Media Management participants

Jaime Bassett and Angel Forbes are among the 13 individuals selected for the second iteration of the program.

Bron Studios to coproduce Monster

Production is underway on the drama about a teen charged with murder. (Star Jennifer Hudson pictured.)

NPA welcomes first Canadian prodco

Toronto-based Cream Productions has joined the Nonfiction Producers Association, as the organization adds new membership options. (Cream CEO David Brady pictured.)