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Film
Perlmutter reappointed as NFB chairperson
The NFB head has agreed to a renewed five-year term as chairperson of Canada’s public film producer, and government film commissioner.
Jeffrey Steiner’s New Franchise Media has two Jeffrey Archer novels at script stage
The Canadian producer has hired Richard Regen to adapt A Matter of Honour, while B.C.-based Brian D. Young will write the script for False Impression.
Jeff Orlowski’s Chasing Ice Takes Hot Docs People’s Choice Award
Hot Docs put attendance during this year’s 11-day run at an estimated 165,000 for 395 public screenings of 189 films in Toronto, which sets a new attendance record for the Canadian festival.
Fantasia genre festival unveils co-production forum lineup
Canada has four projects in the co-pro forum, including Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool Changes, and Pork Chop, by director Sid Zanforlin.
Incendo shooting Willed to Kill, prepping The Perfect Surrogate in Montreal
Jean Bureau and Stephen Greenberg’s production shop is shooting its 50th TV movie, starring Sarah Jane Morris, ahead of a Lifetime telefilm to be directed by Adrian Wills shooting in June.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Apr. 27 to May 3, 2012
Paul Arcand’s Derepages is the #1 Canadian film at the box office for the week of Apr. 27 to May 3, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Apr. 27 to May 3, 2012
Rom-com The Five-Year Engagement topped the Canadian box office for the week of Apr. 27 to May 3, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Apr. 16 to Apr. 22, 2012
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is the top-selling DVD for the week of Apr. 16 to Apr. 22, 2012.
Local producers criticize Saskatchewan’s replacement tax credit
The industry argues that the new non-refundable tax credit, a total 43 percent incentive with all bonuses included, is not a profitable business model.
Toronto protestors decry cutbacks to documentary funding
Filmmakers, festival reps and documentary fans stopped traffic on Bloor Street Friday to raise awarenesss during Hot Docs.
No more feature-length docs on Canadian TV? Here’s a surprise
TSN was at the Hot Docs fest Friday to tub-thump for an upcoming eight-part series of original docs by award-winning directors like Barry Greenwald, John Walker, Shelley Saywell and Larry Weinstein about the CFL and Grey Cup.
David Cronenberg joins Syfy’s Rewind pilot in guest starring role
The Canadian director, shortly to debut Cosmopolis in Cannes, plays a brilliant, yet mad scientist preparing a dangerous plot to alter the course of history.
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