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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films April 29 to May 5, 2016

Jungle Book tops the chart for the third straight week, with Mother’s Day at #2 and The Huntsman: Winter’s Tale at #3.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films April 29 to May 5, 2016

Sleeping Giant is at #1 for the week of April 29 to May 5, with Les mauvaises herbes at #2 and Le Coeur regulier at #3.

Angry Inuk wins Hot Docs audience award

Three Canadian films, including Angry Inuk (pictured), The Apology and Spirit Unforgettable, topped the Hot Docs audience-voted favourites list.

Bron Studios signs on for Tully

The feature, set to star Charlize Theron (pictured) in the lead role, will shoot in Vancouver in late summer.

CTV orders user-gen special for Canada 150

The two-hour special is based on a crowd-sourced content format developed in 2010 by Scott Free Films.

B.C.’s Interactive Fund distributes $641K

The funding for interactive media projects was shared between 14 B.C.-based companies, including Vancouver’s RocketChicken Interactive.

Screen Nova Scotia Awards celebrate an industry in transition

CBC miniseries Studio Black! (team members pictured) won best TV series at the second annual awards.

Cynthia Lynch named FilmOntario managing director

Lynch (pictured) will assume the post in July, replacing interim managing director Mimi Wolch.

CBC launches short docs platform

The new site will focus on shareable content that is less than 30 minutes.

Koneline, Prison in Twelve Landscapes win at Hot Docs

Nettie Wild’s Koneline: our land beautiful (pictured) took home Best Canadian Feature Doc from the festival.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs April 18 to 24, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens tops the DVD chart for the week of April 18 to 24, with The Revenant at #2 and Norm of the North at #3.

Nomadic wins big at 2016 Rosie Awards

The Calgary-based company earned nods for its work on Hell on Wheels and Fargo (pictured) at Alberta’s Rosies.