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Film
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Oct. 2, 2015 to Oct. 8, 2015
The Martian stays in the top spot for the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 8, with Hotel Transylvania at #2 and Sicario at #3.
Three Canadian films added to Los Cabos lineup
Anne Emond’s Les Etres Chers (pictured) is among the Canadian titles that will compete for the best film prize in the festival’s Competencia Los Cabos program.
imagineNATIVE launches ‘mini-lab’ for producers
Michelle Latimer (pictured) and two others have been selected to take part in the inaugural lab for Indigenous film producers.
The Bequest starts Georgian Bay shoot
The psychological thriller starring Shanae Grimes (pictured) is directed by Jeff Kopas, who co-wrote the script with Doug Taylor.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 21, 2015 to Sept. 27, 2015
Furious 7 is #1 for the week of Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, with Pitch Perfect 2 at #2 and Cinderella at #3.
Mary Walsh, Jordan Canning named to WIDC/WFF program
The women are among eight filmmakers taking part in the Whistler Film Festival-based program, which includes mentorships from the likes of Siobhan Devine and Karen Lam.
Brooklyn, Room win VIFF audience prizes
Six films were named audience award winners on Oct. 9 as the festival wrapped its 16-day run. (Room pictured.)
Ingrid Veninger wings it on He Hated Pigeons
How the indie filmmaker devised the unique event-screening strategy for her latest film – and why Don Carmody was interested.
Ciara Murphy wins WIFT-T Deluxe Producer Internship
Pier 21’s Murphy will partake in an intensive post-production program in Toronto in November.
Deals: Lionsgate, Arcana, Blue Ice, Peacock Alley
Lionsgate extends its distribution deal with France’s Metropolitan Film Export, and more deals of the week. (Arcana’s Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom pictured.)
Production wraps on Chokeslam
Playback Daily caught up with director Robert Cuffley as production finished up on his Saskatchewan-shot wrestling comedy Chokeslam.
Coming Soon: This Changes Everything
VSC VP Kerry Kupecz on the distribution strategy behind Avi Lewis’ documentary on the human impact of climate change, which opens theatrically Oct. 9.
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