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Latest Canadian films booked into Rotterdam, Berlin
Chinese director Li Luo’s Emperor Visits the Hell (pictured), a China-Canada co-production that won the Dragons & Tigers award for young filmmakers in Vancouver, will have its European bow in Rotterdam.
Weekly roundup: Award nominations and premiere dates
Among other recent news, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern (pictured), a Deluxe Toronto mixing team, have been nominated for a Cinema Audio Society award for their work on Hatfields & McCoy’s.
Santa Barbara adds ten Canadian films to its competition slate
Sean Garrity’s My Awkward Sexual Adventure, James Genn’s Old Stock and Jeremy LaLonde’s Sex After Kids (pictured) have been booked into competition at the festival.
Nominees for 11th annual ACTRA awards unveiled
Flashpoint (Enrico Colantoni pictured), Bomb Girls and Copper are among the series that had actors nominated in the upcoming awards.
Nigel Mikoski, Ben C. Silverman launch Integral Artists Inc.
The new venture, headquartered in Vancouver, represents Canadian literary and on-camera talent including Evan Goldberg, Alan Thicke (pictured), Jeff Renfroe and Louis Ferreira.
Cineplex launches UltraViolet in Canada
Cineplex Store customers will be able to store digital home video entertainment titles in a cloud-based account, to be accessed via at-home or on-the-go devices.
War Witch team reacts to Oscar news
Director Kim Nguyen said in a conference call following the announcement that trusting his instincts helped the film achieve international recognition.
How Jeremy LaLonde got Gordon Pinsent to be his sex therapist
Director LaLonde discusses the making of his sophomore feature, Sex After Kids, which will have its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival later this month (Pinsent pictured).
Working group will promote Canadian film, TV and digital media
Co-chaired by Shaw Media’s SVP of content Barb Williams and CMPA head Michael Hennessy, the group will focus on developing a strategy to boost Canadian audiences.
War Witch receives Oscar nod
Composer Mychael Danna also received a best musical score nomination for his work in Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, while Ariel Nasr received a nod for Buzkashi Boys (War Witch pictured).
Victor Loewy opening “new chapter” with Alliance Films departure
The former chairman and CEO of the indie distributor (pictured) in a statement Wednesday said he had chosen not to stay as Entertainment One completes its $225 million takeover.
Peace Point Rights acquires UFC doc
The Canadian distributor has secured global rights to The DNA of GSP, a feature documentary about the life of UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre (pictured).
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