The page-to-screen adaptation is one of 29 projects receiving seed financing from Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund during its latest funding round.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows tops the Canadian box office for the week of Dec. 16 to Dec. 22, 2011.
Monsieur Lazhar is on top again in its eighth week of release, and Nuit #1 from K Films is in the third spot in its first week of release.
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Investissement Quebec have put their stakes in Canada’s largest indie film distributor in play.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is the top-selling DVD for the week of Dec. 12 to Dec. 18.
The Hangover Part II is the top-selling DVD in Canada this week.
Eight French-language films will receive funding in the first round of the Canada Feature Film Fund.
The Vancouver-based studio is jumping into the Chinese-language pay TV market to extend its distribution footprint globally.
Monsieur Lazhar hits its seventh week in #1.
Tintin is tops in its first week of release.
The Smurfs is the top-selling DVD this week.
Thirty years into a storied career, this Canadian director is having one of his biggest years yet, making him Playback‘s Director of the Year.