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TIFF12: Totting up the value of Toronto for Canadian filmmakers
Winnipeg’s Sean Garrity says getting the “official-selection-Toronto-wreath” can boost a film’s sales and audience appeal.
RoboCop to shoot next in Hamilton
The remake of Paul Verhoeven’s action classic, in production in Toronto, will shoot on and around Hamilton’s James Street from Sept. 24 to Oct. 1, and the city will be made to look like Detroit.
NFB pioneer and IMAX co-inventor Roman Kroitor passes away
NFB chairman Tom Perlmutter calls Kroitor’s (pictured) death “a terrific loss to the NFB, Canada and the world of cinema.”
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Sept. 7 to Sept. 13, 2012
Omerta tops the box office for another week.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Sept. 7 to Sept.13, 2012
The Expendables 2 tops the box office for the week of Sept. 7 to Sept. 13, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2012
The Hunger Games is the top-selling DVD for the week of Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2012.
Lionsgate expands StudioCanal partnership
The latest deal in the Canadian mini-studio’s strategy to grow its global distribution network will see the European production and distribution co distribute the next installments of The Hunger Games (pictured) franchise in Germany and Austria.
Sale of Rainmaker’s animation studio to Xing Xing Digital collapses
The maker of the big-budget sci-fi Escape from Planet Earth (pictured) says in a statement it will focus on existing business and explore alternative transactions.
Entertainment One inks output deal with DreamWorks Studios
Continuing to expand its global distribution network, the Canadian entertainment co will distribute film product across the U.K. and Benelux in all media.
Deco Dawson repeats as TIFF best short film prize winner
“I’m kind of glad it was 11 years later. I would have been a complete wreck,” Dawson told Playback after the trophy-giving.
Toronto unveils Canadian and foreign film prize winners
The award-giving came at the end of the 37th edition of TIFF on Sunday in Toronto.
Arc Productions, Tayrona Ent pact on CG-animated movie slate
The two companies will bring two films each to the slate deal, with the first to be The Legends of the Underzoo, an Arc Productions property from a screenplay by Kevin Almeida and Jeff Treppel.
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