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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 2016
Nitro Rush tops the chart for the week of Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, with Les 3 p’tits cochons 2 at #2 and Stone Story at #3.
TIFF ’16: The Discoverers
From Playback magazine (part 1 of 2): First-time Canadian filmmakers break down their road to TIFF and what lies ahead. (Tony Elliott’s ARQ pictured.)
TriBro to expand GTA studio
The studio also announced updated plans for its 270,000 square-foot studio (renderings pictured) in Pickering, ON.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Aug. 15 to 21, 2016
The Angry Birds Movie is at #1 for the week of Aug. 15 to 21, with Batman v Superman at #2 and God’s Not Dead at #3.
Milton’s Secret gets VIFF world bow
The feature, produced by Buck Productions, Riverside Entertainment and Hulo Films, will screen in the Vancouver festival’s Special Presentations program. (Lead actor Donald Sutherland pictured.)
Programming profile: Indie film distribs
With festival season underway, Playback speaks with three indie distribution execs making shopping lists for the markets.
Deals: PNP, Gearshift, Elevation, Blue Ice Docs
Canadian distributors get their A games on for fall with a raft of acquisition announcements.
NFB, Guardian launch Fort McMurray short doc
The project, which explores the aftermath of the most costly disaster in Canadian history, is the The Guardian and NFB’s second collaboration.
Jennifer Podemski joins HGF board of directors
The producer and actor (pictured) joins the funder ahead of its upcoming Script Development Program round.
The science of standing out: Playback Fall 2016
A note from Playback editor Katie Bailey as she heads out on a mat leave and how this fall’s issue reflects Canadian content creators’ desire and ability to stand out in the crowd.
BravoFACT distributes $560K across 12 shorts
Shorts from Katie Boland and Chelsea McMullan were among seven female-directed projects to receive funding in the latest round.
MCE, Butler brothers strike up three-picture deal
Brett and Jason Butler have previously collaborated with Marina Cordoni on their action-comedy feature First Round Down.
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