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Film
HGF invests $400K across 30 film projects
Among the films picking up funding are new feature film projects from Don McKellar and Stephen Dunn.
WGC Screenwriting Awards finalists named
Among this year’s finalists are three writers who penned 19-2 (pictured) episodes and Christina Ray for her work on End of Days, Inc.
Showrunners talk TV
Playback magazine rounds up some of the country’s top drama showrunners to find out how they are navigating turbulent times in Canadian TV.
Canada/Italy fund invests 200K across 6 docs
Foundry Films’ copro A Life Beyond Earth was among the projects to pick up development coin.
First Hot Docs films revealed
Two Canadian titles have been added to the festival’s Special Presentations program, including Kevin McMahon’s Spaceship Earth (pictured).
In brief: eOne inks first-look deal; Cottage Life’s spring lineup
eOne inks a new first-look deal with an Australian prodco, Cottage Life originals return and more news from the week. (Colin & Justin’s Cabin Pressure pictured.)
How to win in the digital economy
From Playback magazine: four innovation experts “SWOT” different strategies Canadian companies are (or should be) using to get ahead in the new entertainment economy.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Feb. 19, 2016 to Feb. 25, 2016
Race is at #1 for the week of Feb. 19 to Feb. 25, followed by Brooklyn at #2 and The Little Prince at #3.
Dead Rush to get world bow at CFF
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town (pictured) will open the 2016 Canadian Film Festival, with Director X’s Across the Line selected as the closing night film.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Feb. 19, 2016 to Feb. 25, 2016
Deadpool is at #1 for the week of Feb. 19 to Feb. 25, followed by Kung Fu Panda 3 at #2 and How to be Single at #3.
Buck Productions expands U.S. presence
The Toronto-based company has hired U.S. reality TV veteran and former CMJ Distribution COO Lou Occhicone (pictured) as a consultant.
Gallery: An Evening with Canada’s Stars
A selection of photos from An Evening with Canada’s Stars, an event co-hosted by Telefilm, the ACCT and Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles.
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