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Film
Report: rebounding Hollywood studio and service shoots boost overall Canadian production
Figures released Wednesday by the Canadian Media Production Association point to falling domestic indie film and TV production, excluding one-hour dramas for world export.
Markham Films prepping mystery comedy Fit to Print for fall shoot
Jessica Pare and Ennis Esmer are top-lining the indie feature from writer/director Daniel Perlmutter.
Lazhar, Coteau Rouge, Cafe de flore top Jutra noms
The high-profile films earn nine, eight and seven nominations each, respectively, for the French-language film awards.
U.S. and U.K. producers focus of Strategic Partners 2012
As foreign producers increasingly target L.A. and London for film financing, the Halifax co-production conference will spotlight U.S. and U.K. markets.
Katrin Bowen shooting second feature in Vancouver
The Amanda Tapping and Zak Santiago-starring Random Acts of Romance is the follow-up to Bowen’s 2010 debut feature Amazon Falls.
Michel Brault to be honoured by Hot Docs
The filmmaker will receive the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award and a retrospective during the festival this spring.
Report: Canadian live theatre, opera and dance troupes need to embrace digital technology
Canada’s performing arts community, the last holdout from the internet revolution, is looking to embrace new media platforms to remain in front of Canadian audiences.
Blog: Decoding the new distribution, talking transmedia at Rotterdam
Entertainment lawyer, producer and Playback blogger Anita K. Sharma shares her experiences from the Producer’s Lab at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Astral Media CFO Claude Gagnon to retire
The long-time finance boss will be replaced at the Montreal-based broadcaster by Robert Fortier, currently VP of finance.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Jan. 20 to Jan. 26, 2012
A Dangerous Method remains the top-performing Canadian film at the box office for its second week of release.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Jan. 20 to Jan. 26, 2012
The latest installment of the Underworld franchise takes the #1 spot at the box office in Canada.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs – Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, 2012
Moneyball hits a homerun for the #1 spot on the DVD sales chart.
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