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Film
Denis Villeneuve to shoot An Enemy in Toronto through mid-July
Work on the Jake Gyllenhaal-starrer comes as the Quebec director readies to shoot Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman, in the fall.
Indie producer Media Monkey hires Maxine Kuzminski
The bilingual producer will develop English and French language factual programming for the Toronto-based production shingle.
Emily Hampshire attached to Xavier Dolan’s Letters to a Young Actor
The Montreal actress will play the wife of an iconic actor in the Quebec director’s first English-language project.
Town of Cochrane begins construction on film studios
The northeastern Ontario district has plans to become the new Hollywood North, and has attracted $11 million in productions in just two months.
Cineplex posts solid Q1 earnings on The Hunger Games attendance
Showing major Hollywood tentpoles like The Hunger Games and The Avengers on giant screens is fending off competition from home theatre systems, Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob tells Playback Daily.
Hot Docs title Herman’s House picked up by Kinosmith
In other local festival market action, indie Syndicado acquired Sagi Bornstein’s Kafka’s Last Story after its Canadian premiere at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.
DirecTV, TMN and Movie Central order Rogue drama from eOne
The Canadian producer will partner on the 10-part co-production with U.K.’s Greenroom Entertainment, to shoot in Vancouver from August 2012.
Saskatchewan producers continue to decry new tax credit
SMPIA president Ron Goetz talks to Playback about the FTDC and the future of the province’s industry.
Birks to give Sarah Gadon and Emily Hampshire “Diamond” Prizes in Cannes
The Canadian actresses will receive their rising star tributes as they busily promote their latest film performances at the Cannes Film Festival.
eOne to release U.S. DVD, digital product for Cohen Media Group
The output deal is the latest as the Canadian distributor continues to penetrate the U.S. theatrical and home entertainment market.
Three filmmaker teams to receive $20,000 from Short Film Program
The film program aims to help emerging filmmakers make short films they can potentially expand into debut features.
CSI creator Anthony Zuiker shooting Yahoo project Cybergeddon in Hamilton
Olivier Martinez and Missy Peregrym topline the cast for the 90-minute scripted drama about the growing threat of cybercrime, for exclusive streaming on the internet portal.
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