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Terrance Odette’s Fall picked up for U.S. distribution
The film will get a theatrical release in the U.S. in winter 2016.
Indie feature Full Out expands U.S., SVOD distribution
The film from director Sean Cisterna has secured an expanded U.S. syndication deal, as well as SVOD.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 3 to June 9, 2016
Into the Forest enters the chart at #1 for the week of June 3 to 9, with copro Hevn at #2 and The Waiting Room at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 3 to June 9, 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse is at #1 for the week of June 3 to 9, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadow at #2 and Me Before You at #3.
Banff ’16: The intersection of culture, tech, and ownership
The annual media conference kicks off with a few nuggets from Melanie Joly about what lies ahead and a deep dive with broadcast leaders on content monetization.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs May 23 to 29, 2016
Deadpool is at #1 for the week of May 23 to 29, followed by How to Be Single at #2 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens at #3.
Meridian Artists hires two to lead new talent division
Tovah Small and Derek Carkner (pictured) will be based at the literary agency’s Toronto office.
Deals: Boat Rocker, Films We Like, Tricon
Boat Rocker Rights acquires the global distribution rights to Mountain Road Productions’ library, plus more deals of the week. (Tricon’s Counterfeit Cat pictured.)
Dear Ms. Joly…an industry wish list
Playback magazine reached out to industry members to get their wish lists for the upcoming Cancon review. Here’s what they told us.
VFS, EveryWhere Studios partner on new prodco
50 Degrees North Productions, a co-venture between Vancouver Film Studios and L.A.’s EveryWhere Studios, will announce its first project later this month.
Status Update to start production in Vancouver
The family comedy, starring Ross Lynch, is produced by Shawn Williamson’s Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures and L.A.-based Offspring Entertainment.
In Brief: Rafati recognized by BCTIA, CFC to co-author VR study
B.C’s Technology Industry Association names BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati (pictured) as Person of the Year, CMPA elects Scott Garvie as chair, plus more news.
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