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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films May 17 to May 23, 2013

Michael McGowan’s Still Mine tops the box office for week of May 17 to May 23, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films May 17 to May 23, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness tops the box office for the week of May 17 to May 23, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs May 6 to May 12, 2013

Jack Reacher is the top-selling DVD for the week of May 6 to May 12, 2013.

Two 4 One wins Jim Murphy Filmmakers Bursary

The NSI Features First film from Victoria-based writer-director Maureen Bradley (pictured) receives the $3000 bursary.

Mongrel Media and Metropole Films score Cannes trifecta

Both distributors picked up major Cannes award winners for their Canadian release slates, including the Palme D’Or award winner Blue is the Warmest Colour (pictured).

Sally Caplan leaving eOne Films International

Caplan (pictured), who joined the company in 2011 to open the sales arm for eOne’s U.K. office, departs at the end of May.

Blog: Networking on the Croissette

Phenomenal Films producer Cher Hawrysh (pictured) on how building relationships with sales agents can happen at unexpected moments.

Mongrel picks up four more films at Cannes

The four films to which Mongrel acquired the Canadian rights include Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian) (pictured).

Blog: Maximizing face time at the Cannes market

Picture Day producer Lauren Grant (pictured) discusses prepping for meetings with international producers and doc sales agents at the Cannes Film Festival.

Weekly roundup: Awards, festivals and distribution news

This week’s briefs include details of the VIP-heavy Cannes Film Festival screening of restored The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (VIPs pictured).

Phase 4 takes rights to four films at Cannes

The indie distributor also secured a multi-million financing deal with Aver Media Finance to expand its distribution business (The Crash Reel pictured).

Entertainment One acquires Diana biopic in Cannes

The Canadian distributor will release the big screen portrait of the British icon in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Spain.