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Film
Marc Glassman, Chelsea McMullan win DOC Institute awards
Glassman (pictured) and McMullan were honoured at the second annual DOC Institute Honours Awards, held at Toronto’s Gladstone Hotel.
Copro Kirby Road a haunting venture
The Toronto-shot horror feature from Breakthrough Entertainment and L.A.-based 5’7 Films is the first of several in the works.
Room, Brooklyn land Golden Globe noms
Ireland/Canada copro Room (pictured) received three nominations, while Ireland/UK/Canada copro Brooklyn got one.
Shout! Factory takes U.S. rights to La Guerre des Tuques 3D
The L.A.-based distributor will release the English-language version of the film stateside.
Canadian shorts added to Sundance lineup
Michelle Derosier’s The Grandfather Drum and Sol Friedman’s Bacon & God’s Wrath (pictured) were among several Canadian titles selected for the festival’s various shorts programs.
TIFF reveals Top Ten picks for 2015
Philippe Falardeau’s My Internship in Canada and Alan Zweig’s HURT (pictured) were among the titles chosen in the feature film category.
ACTRA, producers strike deal
ACTRA, the CMPA and the AQPM have reached a tentative deal for the renewal of the Independent Production Agreement.
Jennifer Goldhar takes over as president at The Characters
Agency founder Larry Goldhar is stepping away from client representation and taking on a new role overseeing administration.
How to Plan an Orgy, My Enemies added to Slamdance
Several Canadian short films were also added to the festival’s program, including Fantavious Fritz’s Lewis. (How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town pictured.)
How Natasha got Bill Marks to turn arthouse
Playback caught up with Marks (pictured) at Whistler about finding an audience for the English- and Russian-language feature from David Bezmozgis.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Nov. 27, 2015 to Dec. 3, 2015
The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 stays at #1 for a second week, with The Good Dinosaur at #2 and Spectre at #3.
Photo Gallery: WIFT-T Crystal Awards 2015
A selection of pictures from last week’s 2015 WIFT-T Crystal Awards held at the Arcadian Court in Toronto.
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