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Film
Sleeping Giant, Fractured Land win VIFF prizes
Connor Gaston also took home the BC Emerging Filmmaker Award for his feature The Devout. (Sleeping Giant pictured.)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 14, 2015 to Sept. 20, 2015
Furious 7 is at #1 for the week of Sept. 14 to 20, followed by Cinderella at #2 and Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season at #3.
Telefilm, Rogers renew theatrical doc program for 2015/16
The program, backed by Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds, supports feature-length docs at the production or post-production stage.
Deals: Sinking Ship, Picture Box, Portfolio, Tricon
Sinking Ship has sold Odd Squad (pictured), Chirp and Playdate into multiple territories, plus more pre-MIPCOM deals.
Brightlight, Voltage spark up sales deal
Vancouver’s Brightlight Pictures has entered a five film sales deal will L.A.-based Voltage Pictures. (Brightlight president Shawn Williamson pictured.)
WIFT-T names management accelerator participants
Rebecca Swift and Cher Merlo are among 12 individuals who were selected for the inaugural edition of the Shaw Media Management Accelerator program.
Incendo maps its next move after Versailles
Incendo’s Jean Bureau and Ian Whitehead talk moving from MOWs to TV series via Versailles, the $4 million per episode Canada/France copro set to hit screens in November.
Anthony Grieco wins Nicholl Fellowship for screenwriting
Grieco has been selected as one of five winners of the 2015 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.
Why Reynolds Mastin isn’t afraid to get on a soap box
The new CEO of the CMPA talks to Playback Daily about standing up for indies and attracting new investment into the sector.
ComScore to acquire Rentrak
The deal will see Rentrak become a wholly owned subsidiary of comScore, with comScore CEO Serge Matta at the helm.
ABMO Films acquires February for Canada
Co-founders Alex Bronfman and Matt Orenstein discuss the strategy behind their newly launched distribution company, and their first acquisition February (pictured).
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Sept. 18, 2015 to Sept. 24, 2015
Paul a Quebec takes the #1 spot for the week of Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, followed by Le Mirage at #2 and Le journal d’un vieil homme at #3.
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