Film

John Tory outlines plans for a more production-friendly Toronto

The Toronto mayor addressed media and industry at Cinespace Film Studios on Thursday, following up on his trip to L.A. this winter.

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Deals: DDI, Raven Banner, Elevation

Double Dutch International has acquired the international sales rights to Super Troopers 2, plus more deals of the week.

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VSC sports new brand, inks Arrow Films deal

Now operating as Unobstructed View, the indie distributor has a new pipeline of home-entertainment horror content.

Epic Pictures takes int’l rights to The Possibility of Fireflies

The Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk-produced film is set to star Courtney Love and Joey King.

Dettman, Kleinfeld on opening CBC Short Docs for business

The unscripted-programming execs discuss the strategy and goals behind the new digital platform. (Sandra Kleinfeld pictured.)

In brief: Dolan’s ‘World’ heads down under, WIFT-T’s new board

Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only the End of the World set to screen in competition at Sydney Film Festival, production underway on new episodes of Blood and Water and more.

Discoverability Summit: More Qs than As on day one

From academics to industry executives, the CRTC opened its exploration into Canadian content with a top-level discussion of modern issues.

Elevation inks cofinancing deal with Anton Corp

The announcement of the multi-year agreement comes as the Cannes Film Festival gets underway.

Photo gallery: 2016 WGC Screenwriting Awards

A selection of photos from the the 2016 Writers Guild of Canada Awards, held at Koerner Hall in Toronto.

Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 set for Montreal shoot

Almost a decade since the original was released, the sequel to one of Canada’s highest grossing films is set to go to camera. (Star Colm Feore pictured.)

Dennis Miller joins Thunderbird’s board of directors

Miller (pictured) will also serve as a strategic advisor to the Vancouver-based company.

Soda Pictures acquires Never Steady, Never Still

The distributor has taken the rights to the B.C.-shot film in two territories, including Canada.