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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2012
Treasure Buddies is the top-selling DVD for the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2012.
Production underway on Ruba Nadda’s Inescapable
The indie thriller will shoot through mid-March in Canada, South Africa and Lebanon.
VVS Films acquires Aftershock and Pawn Shop Chronicles in Berlin
The Canadian distributor also picked up the Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring action film Enemies Closer at the European Film Market.
Kyle Thomas’ Not Far From The Abattoir booked into South by Southwest
In all, five films will fly the Canadian flag at the prestigious SXSW music and film festival in Austin, Texas from March 9 to 18.
Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech earns 2011 Film Circuit audience award
Richard J. Lewis’ Barney’s Version was voted the best Canadian film by far-flung film audiences served by the Toronto International Film Festival programmers.
Hot Docs Bloor Cinema to reopen in March
The refurbished venue will reopen March 14 with a week of special screenings and events.
Alcina Pictures’ The Colony set for production in Toronto
Writer/director’s Jeff Renfroe’s long-awaited sci-fi thriller is booked into Pinewood Toronto Studios from Feb. 22 to the end of March.
Jay Baruchel: I owe my acting career to my mother
The Canadian child actor-turned-Hollywood star saluted Robyne Baruchel for providing a watchful eye for her son as he broke into acting as a 12-year-old.
Brian Linehan’s classic interviews go live online
Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation director Michael Levine tells Playback Daily about the late entertainment journalist’s mandate to create a star system in Canada.
eOne busy pre-buying film titles in Berlin
The Canadian distributor inked a number of multi-territory deals at the European Film Market for films to program against Hollywood fare in core markets.
Telefilm unveils Golden Quill recipients
As recipients of the inaugural award, 12 screenwriters from across Canada will receive passes to the Toronto Screenwriting Conference on March 31 and Apr. 1.
Doc Ignite kindles launch with time travel doc
The new crowd-funding service from Hot Docs will support documentary projects in development, the first of which is director Jay Cheel’s How To Build a Time Machine.
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