Film

Industry unites in celebration of talent at Playback Hall of Fame
Media and entertainment industry vets, including Atom Egoyan and Sarah Polley (pictured), and up-and-comers came together for the annual celebration Friday.

Lionsgate expands Latin America distribution through joint venture
The Canadian mini-studio has extended its long-standing partnership with IDC, a joint venture between Summit Entertainment and NuVision.

Canadian producers and WGC reach new tentative IPA deal
The agreement Friday followed a final bargaining push leading up to the new three-year deal.

Breakthrough enters home entertainment arena
The Canadian indie producer becomes an online direct-to-consumer distributor by introducing BreakthroughHomeEntertainment.com, launching with three of the company’s titles, including Less Than Kind (pictured).

Playback 2012 Canadian Film & TV Hall of Fame: Colin Low’s video message
Here’s Colin Low’s video acceptance speech in full, including a sneak preview of his upcoming Fernando.

Weekly Roundup: News of awards, sales and company rebrandings
Canuck Creative Emmys winners include Deluxe editor Don Cassidy and sound re-recording mixers Chris Cooke and Brad Zoern (pictured) for History Channel mini-series Hatfields & McCoys.

Imax chooses first Bollywood movie to remaster and release
The move follows local-language movie releases in China and Russia as the Canadian giant screen exhibitor mixes up its offerings to global audiences.

Matt West joins inMotion as chief creative officer
He will work with VP and senior producer Sarah Fodey to spearhead the company’s growing film and TV division.

108 Media/Paladin acquires Midnight’s Children for U.S. release
Deepa Mehta’s latest movie had its world premiere in Telluride, before screening in Toronto.

Mars et Avril to open Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Martin Villeneuve’s sci-fi fable (pictured) is one of 17 local films to screen as part of the Montreal festival’s Canadian Focus sidebar.