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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Apr. 2 to Apr. 8, 2012
War Horse is the top-selling DVD for the week of Apr. 2 to Apr. 8, 2012.
New Bell Lightbox film series gets Cameron Bailey as curator
The TIFF festival artistic director will join Noah Cowan to program a weekly subscription series focused mostly on foreign language film titles from around the world.
How Australia beat Vancouver to catch The Wolverine movie shoot
Australian prime minister Julia Guillard: “Without this effective tax offset incentive, the producers of The Wolverine would not have chosen Australia as the location.”
Hot Docs preview pt.1: Forum to focus on feel-good flicks
The festival’s Forum and market director Elizabeth Radshaw talks about breaking ground with emerging technologies and projects to watch.
Inside the WGC Awards with nominee Barry Stevens
The screenwriter, who is nominated in the Documentary category for his Prosecutor script, talks to Playback about writing for docs and the future of screenwriting.
Don Carmody’s Silent Hill: Revelation 3D secures U.S. release
Tom Ortenberg’s Open Road Films will release the Silent Hill franchise sequel on October 26, 2012, in time for Halloween, with Alliance Films releasing in Canada.
Telefilm Canada: ‘Supporting docs is still important to us’
Telefilm executive director Carolle Brabant also reiterated that the organization is in discussions to make up the difference in funding for the TDP from other parties.
CRTC certifies Telefilm Canada’s $5 million private donation fund
The regulatory blessing opens the way for major carriers to contribute to the proposed $5 million Canadian content investment fund as a condition of license.
TIFF Kids industry programmers ‘incredibly pleased’ with week
TIFF’s senior manager of sales and industry office, Justin Cutler, recaps the highlights for professionals over the week-long event.
Canadians make strong showing on Cannes festival lineup
David and son Brandon Cronenberg, Xavier Dolan and Chloe Robichaud are in the heat of the competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
B.C. theatres raise glasses to new liquor laws
In response to pressure from the industry, the provincial government will now allow alcohol to be served in movie theatres.
Monica Cote wins WIFT-T production mentorship post
The rising production manager will spend 10 days learning about equipment and planning for digital projects and TV and film production at William F. White’s Toronto facility.
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