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Film
Soska twins’ pic continues winning ways on fest circuit
American Mary (pictured), the body mod horror romp from Vancouver-based IndustryWorks picked up six trophies in Toronto, and is headed to the Whistler Film Festival for a late night screening.
Round-up: premieres, screenings and rebrandings
Highway Thru Hell (pictured) gets a second season; The Pet Network rebrands and unveils enhanced programming slate.
Rogers Doc Fund grants $1.17 million to 17 projects
Projects receiving grants from The Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund include Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale and Flying Solo for broadcaster CBC.
Peace Point Rights and Stealth Media form distrib agreement
Peace Point continues to expand its distribution business into the scripted arena with the agreement covering worldwide TV, home entertainment and digital distribution rights.
Deluxe Toronto moving across town
It will relocate to a new post-production and digital media facility in February 2014, after the existing building undergoes extensive preparations.
Raven Banner and 108 Media make Resolution for world sales
The Canadian specialty distributors unveiled a partnership at TIFF to jointly acquire genre film titles for worldwide sales.
Canadian DVD release for Danielle Harris’ Among Friends
Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and Three Little Birds Productions will release the scream queen’s directorial debut in the Canadian home entertainment market in 2013.
On the road to Route 66 with Allan Wylie
The Canadian ad director turned dramatic filmmaker talks to Playback about the challenges of making his debut short, The Charon Incident, and working the festival circuit.
RIDM unveils web doc program
For its upcoming 15th edition, the Montreal International Documentary Festival is launching Docs 2.0, a section to showcase interactive documentaries, in collaboration with the Canada Media Fund.
Sam Trammell, Josh Close starring in Deadweight
The Canadian indie from Neophyte Productions and Buck Productions is shooting in Sudbury, Ontario.
Don’t Get Killed in Alaska in production
The first feature from Laura Perlmutter and Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith’s First Love Films, also director Bill Taylor’s debut, is shooting in Picton and Toronto, Ontario.
Lionsgate locks in Benelux output deal
The agreement with Belgium’s Belga Films is the latest in a string of international output deals for Lionsgate.
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