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Film
Raven Banner, Cineplex launch monthly horror series
Sinister Cinema, bringing indie horror films to the big screen for Canadian cinemagoers, will kick off with Don Coscarelli’s John Dies At The End (pictured) on Mar. 27.
Branded content also a challenge for media agencies
Ahead of the BCON Expo Mar. 28 in Toronto, Sunni Boot, the CEO of ZenithOptimedia, discusses issues of ownership, strategy and skill in undertaking branded content executions.
Remstar acquires Canadian rights for The DNA of GSP
The Montreal-based company will distribute the “all-access” exploration of UFC fighter George St-Pierre’s life and career in Canada this fall.
Robert Cuffley’s Ferocious opens in Toronto, held over out West
The Kim Coates and Amanda Crew-starrer is held over for a second week in New Westminster and Saskatoon after opening last weekend.
Pepe’s Flowers, Chameleon among Hot Docs Forum picks
Hot Docs has unveiled 19 projects that will be presented during this year’s Hot Docs Forum, two of which come from Montreal-based EyeSteelFilm.
The Birdwatcher takes Vancouver womens’ festival top prize
The prize for the dramatic feature project directed by Siobhan Devine and written by Roslyn Muir includes $120,000 in in-kind industry services.
New Voices award winners announced
Five emerging Canadian writers will attend the Toronto Screenwriting Conference, happening Apr. 6 and 7, and have lunch with TSC founder and Meridian Artists Literary Agency president Glenn Cockburn.
Continuum, Primeval: New World top Constellation Awards noms
The nominations picked annually by the TCON Promotional Society include the prodco Shaftesbury (multiple nominee Continuum pictured).
CBC dogumentary probes war between people and pooches
Paws for thought: Helen Slinger uses levity and repetition in Dog Dazed to make her case for proper training and socialization of furry pets by their often obsessive owners.
CBC-Radio Canada and NFB pact with Via Rail
The on-train entertainment programming will include TV newscasts, documentaries and animation, with more content to be added in the future.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films March 1 to March 7, 2013
The Legend of Sarila 3D tops the box office for the week of March 1 to March 7, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films March 1 to March 7, 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer tops the box office for the week of March 1 to March 7, 2013.
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