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Film
Brandon Cronenberg shooting Antiviral in Toronto
The son of David Cronenberg is lensing the the thriller through Nov. 25, with Rhombus Media producing.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films
Paranormal Activity 3 tops the overall Canadian box office for the week of Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2011.
Canadians at work on Jurassic Park and Resident Evil games
Montreal gaming producer Ludia Inc. has pacted with Universal Studios on a Jurassic Park social and mobile game, while Slant Six Games develops Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs
The Ryan Reynolds-starrer, Green Lantern, tops the charts for the week of Oct. 10 to Oct. 16, 2011.
William F. White names Paul Roscorla to top job
The Vancouver exec is promoted to EVP and COO, overseeing nationwide operations at the production equipment supplier.
Parfit, Chisholm talk The Whale’s star-powered journey
Ahead of its theatrical release, directors Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit explain how a celebrity couple helped turn the once-TV-destined doc into a buzzed-about feature.
Telefilm invests $7.3 million in five English-language features
Peter Wellington’s Cottage Country received $2.6 million, while Michael McGowan’s Still family drama snagged another $1.6 million in production coin.
Actors’ Fund crosses borders to raise donations
The Canadian and U.S. arms of the organization are working together on the International Film and TV Charity Challenge.
Montreal Doc Fest to feature Dragonslayer, Tiniest Place
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), held from Nov. 9 to 20, has unveiled its programming slate, led by Tristan Patterson’s SXSW and Hot Docs award-winning film Dragonslayer (pictured).
Make Believe Media sets sights high on doc series
The Vancouver prodco is developing an unscripted miniseries about Mt. Everest based on director Dianne Whelan’s latest documentary.
BBC taps Soumya Sriraman as EVP, home ent and licensing
The former Palisades Tartan exec will be responsible for BBC Worldwide Americas’ DVD and licensing business in the US and Canada.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films
Breakaway stays in #1 to claim the top of the Canadian box office charts for the week of Oct. 14 to Oct. 20, 2011.
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