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Film
Unleashing the dragons
Ted Boyd, Rebecca Shropshire and Stephen Jurisic put project pitches (one pictured here) through their paces at the first annual Playback Summit.
Quebec short film booked into Cannes sidebar
Avec Jeff, a moto from Marie-Eve Juste was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight parallel showcase at Cannes.
Hot Docs preview pt.2: Working the crowd
Elizabeth Radshaw, Hot Docs Forum and market director, talks about the festival’s audience-centric initiatives and cultivating crowd-funding in Canada.
Pat DiVittorio, Kristine Murphy elected to WIFT-T board of directors
The 2012-2013 board was announced Tuesday night at the organization’s annual general meeting.
Michael Rosenberg promoted at Entertainment One
Rosenberg will oversee the Canadian producer’s TV slate, based in Los Angeles, after Noreen Halpern left the company in February.
Phillipe Falardeau, Gabriel Pelletier films take foreign festival prizes
Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar took the audience award at the RiverRun International Film Festival, while Pelletier’s La peur de l’eau took the Grand Prize at the International Festival of Detective Films in Belgium.
Why Netflix is starting to print money in Canada
Despite local spending like Netflix Canada licensing Dragon’s Den, Mr. D and Arctic Air from the CBC, the U.S. video streaming giant said Canada is “sustainably profitable.”
Saskatchewan film and TV industry rallies for new tax incentive
Industry reps and the government are set to meet in coming weeks to discuss possible plans for a new tax break.
Brad Peyton tapped to helm Lobo
The Newfoundland-based director, fresh off his success with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, is set to bring the DC Comics anti-hero to the big screen.
Scribes exchange pens for prizes at WGC Screenwriting Awards
Screenwriters from the film, TV and digital media communities honoured their peers at a celebration at Maro restaurant in downtown Toronto.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Apr. 13 to Apr. 19, 2012
Monsieur Lazhar maintains its high and keeps the top spot for Canadian films at the box office, for the week of Apr. 13 to Apr. 19, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Apr. 13 to Apr. 19, 2012
The Hunger Games stays at #1 for the week of Apr. 13 to Apr. 19, 2012.
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