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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, 2013

Seth Gordon laugher Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, tops the box office for the week of Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 2013

Hotel Transylvania is the top selling DVD for the week of Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 2013.

Inside international co-pro and funding opps at Berlinale

In this installment of blogs from Berlin, producer Paula Devonshire delves into filming abroad and shares funding and co-pro opps from Chile, Norway and France.

Weekly roundup: Indie production news, awards and release dates

This week’s roundup includes the start of production on CFC alumni Audrey Cumming’s (pictured) directorial debut and details of the Women In Film and Television Vancouver’s 2013 Spotlight Award Winners.

Business and idealism: Navigating the split personality of Berlinale

Blogging from Berlin, Scythia Films producer and TIFF Studio participant Daniel Bekerman probes and pairs the lessons from the Talent Campus and the biz of the EFM.

Indiecan takes Canadian rights to Sheepdogs doc

The indie distributor is planning a spring and summer theatrical release across Canada for the documentary, directed by John Barnard and produced by Kyle Bornais of Winnipeg-based Farpoint Films.

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Citizen Gangster team follows up with The Lion’s Share

Euclid 431 Pictures lands Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas) and Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) in lead roles for the film to be lensed in Africa.

Hot Docs introduces matchmaking programs

The Canadian documentary film fest will offer industry delegates with works-in-progress and finished projects opportunities to connect with buyers and festival programmers through its Hot Docs Deal Maker and Distribution Rendezvous programs.

Entertainment One film revenue up year to date

The Canadian producer/distributor released an interim management statement after its recent acquisition of the former Alliance Films.

WGC screenwriting awards nominees unveiled

The writers behind Bomb Girls, Less Than Kind, My Babysitter’s a Vampire, Still (pictured) and Picture Day are nominated for the Writers Guild of Canada’s awards on Apr. 22.

Blogging from Berlinale: Seeking sales agents and casting crews

In the first installment of blogs from TIFF Studio participants at Berlinale, producer Cher Hawrysh writes about Canadian co-pros and the hunt for an international sales agent.

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Don McBrearty to direct Star Spangled Banners for Muse

The Bomb Girls director will lense the TV movie in Ontario, with an April 2013 production start.