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Film
CMPA signs MOU with Producers Guild of America
The TIFF ceremony also saw Serendipity Point Films’ Robert Lantos win the annual CMPA Feature Film Producer’s Award.
The Drop lands on TVO, CPAC
The documentary about declining voter numbers among today’s youth will also get a limited theatrical release in the run up to the Canadian federal election.
City of Toronto, India delegation ink MOU
The city and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding relating to the creative screen industries in Toronto and India.
A71 Entertainment picks up The Waiting Room
The distributor acquired the Canadian rights to the Igor Drljaca-directed feature.
Playback’s 5 to Watch: Giacomo Gianniotti
Just three short years into his acting career, Gianniotti has appeared in a long list of Canadian TV series and will make his big screen debut in 2016.
CBC adds digital shorts to new doc strand
The pubcaster will feature short-form digital content from emerging filmmakers online under its new CBC Docs brand.
Tricon inks distribution deal with Factory Film
The deal marks the Toronto-based producer and distributor’s expansion into feature film distribution.
Playback’s 5 to Watch: Stella Meghie
Canadian writer Stella Meghie has caught the eye of execs at Warner Bros and BET, all while pursuing her passion to tell unique stories “from a young black female’s point of view.”
HGF distributes over $100K in Shorts-to-Features program
Writer/director Rebecca Addelman is among the grant recipients in the Shorts-to-Features Program for her project The Smoke.
PNP acquires The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Vancouver-based distributor has picked up the Canadian rights to the film from American director Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 28, 2015 to Sept. 3, 2015
Straight Outta Compton tops the chart for the third consecutive week, with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation at #2 and No Escape at #3.
TIFF ’15: Taking Guantanamo’s Child from script to screen
The team behind White Pine’s Guantanamo’s Child, including Toronto Star reporter Michelle Shephard, on what it took to finally land an interview with Omar Khadr.
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