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Film
Content king of all screens: Playback’s Summer 2013 issue
The summer issue includes the results of Playback‘s annual survey of indie production, the latest intel on crowdfunding in Canada and a profile of Muse, the Montreal prodco that turns 15 this year.
Cineplex launches SuperTicket movie bundle
Giving a potential boost to home entertainment sales, the package includes both theatre admission and a UV digital download of the film.
CFC honours volunteers with Payback Awards
The event, held Thursday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, also featured the premieres of four films from the CFC’s 2013 short dramatic film program.
Sam Raimi’s Poltergeist remake to shoot in Pinewood Toronto
As production in Toronto gathers pace after a quiet spring, The Walking Dead‘s Gale Anne Hurd is also eyeing the city as a location for her Horizon pilot shoot.
On Screen Manitoba announces new board
The non-profit organization revealed this year’s changes to its board of directors.
VIFF introduces two new film awards
The festival is also adding the B.C. Spotlight film program, which will include an adjudicated competition.
Goon receives Golden Box Office award
eOne Films Canada’s Noah Segal and the film’s actor-co-writer Jay Baruchel on the hockey comedy’s $4.1 million domestic box office performance in 2012.
NFB animated shorts win big at Annecy
Oscar-winning filmmaker Chris Landreth’s Subconscious Password (pictured) won for best short film at the prestigious European festival.
Breakthrough secures East European broadcast sales
Broadcasters Digitalb and Telma TV picked up a slew of reality and doc programming including Streets of the World and Return to Nepal (pictured).
Spain-Canada copro Wounds to shoot in Toronto
The thriller’s cast, which has yet to be revealed, is to be mostly Canadian.
Finissant(e)s, The Manor booked into Karlovy Vary
(UPDATED) The films from Rafael Ouellet and Shawney Cohen, respectively, will screen in competition at the Czech Republic festival (The Manor pictured).
DOC report paints bleak view for Canadian documentary
Canadian documentary production is facing its steepest decline in volume in almost a decade, according to a report from The Documentary Organization of Canada.
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