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Film
Why Goon’s strong start gets Carolle Brabant’s comedy mojo going
The Telefilm topper tells Playback Daily that the Jay Baruchel-starrer delivers on the organization’s goal to produce quality, commercial comedies “with broad audience appeal” at home and abroad.
Goon tops the weekend Canadian box office with $1.2 million
Alliance Films reports the Michael Dowse-directed hockey comedy beat out the Hollywood competition on its opening weekend.
ReelWorld names 2012 Trailblazers
This year’s recipients of the award, which recognizes the accomplishments of ethnically diverse Canadians in the entertainment industry, include Shernold Edwards, Heidi Tao Yang and Nathaniel Arcand.
Other people’s stories: How Canadian producers turn books into film and TV winners
This is where it all starts: Playback Daily reports from the OMDC’s Page to Screen mixer, where publishers pitch books and producers pitch themselves.
Plummer, Amy Price-Francis win ACTRA Toronto acting trophies
The Toronto branch honoured its own for the best performances in Canadian film and TV at the Carlu on Feb. 25.
Got a project? Need an audience?
Playback invites independent producers to present the marketing plans for their next project in front of a panel of top ad-industry execs at this April’s Playback Summit in Toronto.
Toronto rep cinema Projection Booth inks supply deal with Tribeca Films
Tribeca Enterprise’s distribution arm will release its titles exclusively on the indie screen, starting with Edward Burns’ Newlyweds.
Ontario rolls out new marketing pitch in Hollywood
The inaugural Toronto/Ontario On Location in L.A. tradeshow in Los Angeles aimed at snagging new studio movie shoots, animation and visual effects work for the province.
Christopher Plummer wins Best Supporting Actor at Oscars
The veteran Canadian actor takes home the trophy for his acclaimed performance in Beginners.
Goon poster furor: why censorship is the best publicity
Playback Daily investigates whether the City of Toronto or Astral Media ultimately ordered the removal of the posters, and whether it mattered given the free publicity for the hockey comedy ahead of its theatrical bow this weekend. (Updated with correction.)
Canadians to screen films at European Independent Film Festival
Rob Heydon’s Ecstasy, Paul Donovan’s Blissestrasse and Emily McMehen’s Achante will screen at the fest that runs March 30 to April 1 in Paris.
Reviewed! Goon
Goon brings out the fans and the haters in the nation’s critics as they take on Michael Dowse’s latest film, which opens wide across Canada today.
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