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Film
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.
Nisha Pahuja’s The World Before Her wins best Canadian film at Hot Docs
The best international feature doc prize went to Call Me Kuchu, which earlier won a Teddy award in Berlin, as the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival wrapped on the weekend.
Awards round-up: NFB wins at Webbys, The Immigrant crowned best of fest in L.A.
Canadian films and filmmakers continued their winning ways last week, taking home prizes at festivals and awards ceremonies around the world.
NSI partners with NBCUniversal on training initiative
Separately, the organization has also boosted its cash prize offerings for Canadian filmmakers to up to $4500 through the NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Sales and distribution round-up
Entertainment One and Tricon Film & Television each sold off rights to nine properties, in what was a busy week for Canadians expanding their properties’ global reach.
Francis Lawrence steps in to helm Hunger Games sequel
The I Am Legend and Constantine director was chosen to replace Gary Ross, who left the series due to time constraints.
Hot Docs 2012: Shadow Girl triumphs at Hot Docs Forum
The documentary about Chilean-Canadian filmmaker Maria Teresa Larrain’s descent into blindness, has been awarded the $40,000 Shaw Media-Hot Docs Forum Pitch Prize.
Film industry insiders to stage protest at Hot Docs
Filmmakers, festival reps and documentary fans will use the festival as a platform Friday to draw attention to the threats facing the documentary genre.
Hot Docs 2012: Indie Game directors discuss strategic distribution
Directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky explained how they bypassed the buzz and opted for a D.I.Y. distribution strategy for Indie Game: The Movie during a panel discussion at Hot Docs’ Doc to the Future industry conference.
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