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Film
Cineplex pilots in-cinema interactive ad product
The new ad venture will allow cinema goers to interact directly with the ads that appear during a movie’s pre-show.
Kim Cattrall to mentor next-gen actors at CFC
The veteran thesp will participate in the Canadian Film Centre’s Actors Conservatory in Toronto.
Ascot Elite buys Starbuck for German-speaking Europe
The Quebec comedy was sold by eOne Films International after a recent Toronto International Film Festival bow.
Rogers Documentary Fund announces more grantees
The fund has awarded $1.6 million in grants to 25 doc projects in a move that it is calling “an unprecedented show of support for independent documentary producers.”
3D film producer Gener8 secures $1.5 million in development financing
The Canadian company’s proprietary 2D-to-3D conversion software provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional 3D filmmaking.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films
Cafe de Flore remains in #2, while French Immersion slides in at #4 for the week of Oct. 7 to Oct. 13, 2011.
Magnolia buys Polley’s Take This Waltz for U.S. market
The U.S. distributor will also release the Canadian drama on VOD through its Ultra platform.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films
Breakaway keeps its place in the Top 10 for the week of Oct. 7 to Oct. 13, 2011.
Canadian Film Centre adds four directors to board
Kirstine Stewart, Scott Dyer, Corrie Coe and Rupert Dilnott-Cooper are the latest additions to the board at the advanced training centre.
Bee gets an A+ at 2011 Comedy Awards
Comedic actress Samantha Bee is named Comedy Person of the Year, while Jason Priestly nabs Best TV Performance – Male for Call Me Fitz.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs
Transformers takes over the top spot for the release of its latest installment, Dark Side of the Moon.
Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund backs Jonathan Sobol and Anita Doron films
The industry fund is investing in two writer-directors set to shift their careers in new directions, says English language program president John Galway.
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