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Film
CMF announces 2016-17 performance envelope allocations
English Canadian broadcasters netted $167.8M of the fund, while French broadcasters received $83.9M.
John Hamilton’s Unlimited tackles longer-form VR
The former co-president of Seville Pictures and eOne has launched a VR prodco with two partners, set to focus on premium content. (Trinity pictured.)
Larry Weinstein brings sax appeal to first project
The Devil’s Horn (pictured), from LWP, Rhombus and Films We Like, is Weinstein’s first project as an indie since departing Rhombus Media last summer.
National Canadian Film Day set for 350 screenings
The event has grown from 70 screenings in 2014 to five times that number today.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs March 28 to April 3, 2016
Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 is at #1 for the week of March 28 to April 3, with Hateful Eight at #2 and Daddy’s Home at #3.
In brief: MacNaughton leaves TIFF, Grand Unified Theory gets Beijing premiere
David Ray’s Vancouver-shot film (pictured) competes for the Tiantan Prize, David MacNaughton steps down from TIFF’s board of directors, plus more news.
Deals: Bell Media, CBC, Corus, PNP
Bell Media has acquired six-part U.K. drama The Aliens (pictured) for Space, plus more deals of the week.
Drilling down: Nova Scotia’s screen industry ROI
A new PwC report commissioned by Screen Nova Scotia and the CMPA says the industry provided a 7:1 return on investment to the province in 2014.
Production underway on River of Silence
The project, which tackles the subject of Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous women, was funded primarily through Telefilm’s Microbudget Feature film program.
Buck Productions partners with Hardwired Marketing Group
The Toronto-based prodco has been appointed the exclusive content producer for Hardwired’s client roster. (Buck Productions CEO Sean Buckley pictured.)
Dolan’s End of the World to screen in competition at Cannes
The Canada/France coproduction (pictured) will appear in the festival’s Official Competition program.
Double Dutch Int’l taps Mark Padilla to lead acquisitions
Among the titles represented by the Toronto and L.A.-based sales agent is Jeremy LaLonde’s How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town. (Padilla pictured.)
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