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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Mar. 25 to Mar. 31, 2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the top-selling DVD for the week of Mar. 25 to Mar. 31, 2013.
LTK, L.A. Complex scribes win at WGC screenwriting awards
The awards, hosted by Ryan Belleville and written by Bob Kerr, were handed out Monday night in Toronto.
Brad Pelman to shop CineCoup projects in Cannes
The ex-Alliance Films exec (pictured) will be looking to secure pre-sales for 10 short-listed film projects from the Vancouver-based film accelerator.
Rob Stewart’s Revolution plants trees for promotion
Shaw Media and NBCUniversal Canada joined the marketing for the Canadian documentary that saw a young sapling planted for every ticket sold on the opening weekend.
Canadian cinema editors award nominees unveiled
The editors of Stress Position, Molly Maxwell (pictured), Picture Day, Antiviral and Still Mine received nominations for best edited Canadian feature.
Keanu Reeves, Imax ink separate Asian film deals
Reeves’ production shingle Company Films has joined with Shanghai-based film company Fundamental to develop and co-finance future movies.
CMPA target of DGC-screen composers alliance
The pact sees the Directors Guild of Canada negotiating with the producers’ association for a composers’ collective bargaining agreement (Screen Composers Guild president Marvin Dolgay pictured).
Manitoba extends industry tax credits, expands digital incentive
The tax incentives for film and video production and interactive digital media production have been extended to 2016, with four enhancements to the digital media incentive.
Weekly roundup: Premieres, awards and composer news
Today’s briefs include details on Geneva Film’s Foxed! (pictured) snagging a premiere at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and Tricon and Temple Street being nominated for Realscreen Awards.
Incendo co-chief Stephen Greenberg stepping down
With his departure, partner and co-founder Jean Bureau becomes the company’s president and sole shareholder (Bureau and Greenberg pictured).
Telefilm Canada taps Canadian talent for Cannes promotion
The actors, directors, producers and sales executives will be featured as part of the 10 Canadians to Watch at Cannes showcase on the Croissette.
eOne, Prospero co-financing Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars
eOne will handle worldwide sales and distribution to the upcoming thriller, to be produced by Martin Katz’s prodco with SBS Productions’ Said Ben Said (Cronenberg pictured).
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