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James Caan, Louis Gossett Jr. topline A Fighting Man
Writer/director Damian Lee’s boxing drama also stars Adam Beach, Famke Janssen and Michael Ironside.
NSI adds Telus’ Prem Gill to board
Gill (pictured) directs Telus’ Optik TV video-on-demand storefront and drives local programming initiatives in B.C. and Alberta for Optik Local.
Italian Contemporary Film Festival books into Bell Lightbox
This story has been clarified. Pinocchio director Enzo D’Alo will be on hand for a festival tribute in Toronto.
Yorkton Film Festival unveils best director noms
The nominations for the Saskatchewan festival include Foxed! (pictured) directed by James Stewart and Nev Bezaire.
Slew of Canadian shorts screening in Cannes
A total of 44 homegrown shorts will screen at the Cannes Market and the festival’s Short Film Corner (Jeremy Lutter’s Floodplain pictured).
Thatcher doc sells into Canada, Spain
Radio-Canada in Quebec and Telemadrid inked deals with Sky Vision for Brook Lapping’s documentary Thatcher: A Memoir.
NSI partners with Gimli Film Festival for shorts programming
The Manitoba festival will include a program featuring recently-completed shorts from local Manitoba producers.
eOne names VP, theatrical sales and distrib for U.S.
Ryan Markowitz (pictured) will oversee all aspects of film distribution booking and collection for the company’s U.S. domestic theatrical division in his newly-created role.
Lionsgate partners with IE on Hunger Games site
The site was built specifically for the Internet Explorer 10 platform, the companies said.
L.A. prodco gets Terry Fox film rights
Therapy Content secured the film development rights to the famed runner’s story from the Fox family and The Terry Fox Foundation.
Banff honours Craig Ferguson
The late night TV host (pictured) is to receive the Sir Peter Ustinov award for his comic contribution to the small screen.
CineCoup down to top 40
Traffic reports from the film accelerator indicate over 100,000 views of video content on YouTube alone.
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