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Film
TMN acquires Jacob Medjuck’s Summerhood from Breakthrough
The indie stars Joe Flaherty, Jesse Camacho and Raquel Alessi, and completed an award-winning film festival circuit run before its broadcast premiere on Canadian pay TV.
Production on John Walker’s Arctic Defenders doc gets underway
The film marks a return by the veteran filmmaker to the high Arctic after first sailing there as a 16-year-old during the 1960s, with a 35mm camera in hand.
TIFF rolls out doc, City to City and genre lineups
Canadian Simon Ennis’s feature doc Lunarcy! (pictured) among the kids, vintage, Indian, horror and other film titles set to screen at the September event.
New short film initiative to showcase Toronto Revealed
The partnership between the City of Toronto, the CFC and iThentic gives five emerging filmmakers $10,000 towards production of their films, and the opportunity to be mentored by acclaimed Canadian filmmakers.
CFC reveals Actors Conservatory talent
The Conservatory will offer eight well-established actors and actresses (including Supinder Wraich, pictured) the chance to hone their skills, network, and work alongside big industry players.
Lionsgate hands out executive bonuses after Summit takeover, Hunger Games release
Only company CEO Jon Feltheimer (pictured) saw his overall compensation in fiscal 2012 drop by 18%, due mostly to the timing of stock-based grants.
Taylor Kitsch and Brendan Gleeson topline The Grand Seduction
The $12.5 million remake of the Quebec hit Le Grand Seduction is now shooting in Newfoundland (Kitsch pictured), with Gordon Pinsent and Mary Walsh joining the ensemble cast.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 20 to July 26, 2012
Omerta is the top Canadian film for another week.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 20 to July 26, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises tops the box office for the week of July 20 to July 26, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 9 to July 15, 2012
The fourth installment of the American Pie franchise, American Reunion tops the DVD charts for the week of July 9 to July 15.
TIFF ’12 preview: Doc Conference expansion, new talent focus
Ahead of TIFF’s non-fiction line-up announcement Tuesday, doc programmer Thom Powers (pictured) talks about this year’s plans, which including expanding the annual Doc Conference to two days.
982 Film Fund will focus on financing U.S. blockbusters
The Calgary-based company’s new financing model, first announced last week, will allow everyday investors to profit from film revenues, but isn’t aimed at Canadian productions.
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