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Film
Guru Studios and NFB get Annie Award nominations
Guru Studios nets three nods for its Justin Time CGI kids program (pictured) while the NFB nets noms for short films, Bydlo and Kali the Little Vampire.
Montreal film fest expands Asian relationships
The festival will expand on its China Film Business Week initiative, and add a Korean sidebar to spotlight rising cinema of South Korea.
eOne’s Lost and Found finds a home at Nickelodeon
eOne Family has secured a deal with Nickelodeon that sees the broadcaster acquire the rights to its acclaimed animated feature short Lost and Found for its U.S., Australian and U.K. channels.
White Pine Pictures names Steve Ord as COO
The veteran exec (pictured) takes over day-to-day responsibilities from VP Janice Dawe, who is stepping down after eight years with the company.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, 2012
Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children tops the list for the week of Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, 2012
Skyfall tops the list, while the final installment of the Twilight saga takes #2, and Life of Pi is #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Nov. 12 to Nov. 18, 2012
Brave is the top-selling DVD for the week of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Nov. 5 to Nov. 11, 2012
Amazing Spider-Man climbs to the top of DVD sales for the week of Nov. 5 to Nov. 11, 2012.
Best of the year: Playback’s Winter 2012 issue
Check out our digital edition, where we feature the best of 2012, zoom in on 3D, and pay tribute to Comedy.
Black Tree Pictures production shingle unveiled
The Vancouver-based prodco, run by actress Nicole Leier (pictured) and director of photography Brendan Uegama, have multiple projects currently underway.
David Mortin’s metaphoric Mad Ship premieres in Whistler
Director David Mortin told Playback that the film is as much a study of a man’s great optimism and ruined dreams as an ode to indie filmmaking.
Kate Melville’s Picture Day takes Borsos award in Whistler
The rookie feature director’s coming-of-age story won the top $15,000 prize for best Canadian feature at the West Coast festival.
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