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108 Media taps GoDigital to digitally release film slate
The Los Angeles-based distributor will handle films like Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children (pictured) and Michel Gondry’s The We and The I on digital and cable VOD platforms.
Whistler Fest unveils film lineup, with six world bows
Jason Bourque’s Bird Co. Media and David Hicks’ The Movie Out Here have been booked into a Canadian film-heavy lineup from newly-installed director of programming Paul Gratton.
Lionsgate forms French output deal with Metropolitan Filmexport
The deal follows a string of similar output agreements by Lionsgate such as with StudioCanal in Germany, Nordisk Films in Scandinavia and Roadshow Films in Australia.
Principal photography starts on Cruel & Unusual
The feature film is being lensed in Vancouver until Nov. 17, and is the first British Columbia shoot by the Canadian Film Centre.
WFF announces China-Canada script competition finalists
A total of 12 writer/producer teams will pitch their scripts to a panel of international experts and Chinese production companies at the festival’s industry summit, with up to $15 million in financing on the table.
Negotiations of new actors’ IPA underway
The previous three-year master pact with actors expires Dec. 31, and gave them 2% annual pay increases.
Silent ghosts to haunt Saskatoon, Regina
In the spirit of Halloween, members of Saskatchewan’s arts community will take to the streets to protest industry cuts.
CRTC’s Jean-Pierre Blais seeks trust of Canadians
The CRTC chair (pictured) told the IIC conference in Ottawa Monday that broadcasters and distributors are as much Canadian content creators as producers, directors and writers.
Raven Banner picks up worldwide rights to The Eternal
The Canadian genre distributor will also co-produce the horror/thriller by director Justin McConnell of Unstable Ground.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, 2012
Resident Evil: Retribution maintains the top spot, while Le Magasin des Suicides joins the list at #5.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, 2012
Paranormal Activity 4 tops the box office, while CIA-Canadian caper Argo takes #3 and TIFF opener Looper is #8.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Oct. 8 to Oct. 14, 2012
Prometheus is the top-selling DVD for the week of Oct. 8 to Oct. 14, 2012.
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