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Film
On The Ice, Wapos Bay bookend ImagineNative fest
A dramatic film and a stop-motion feature are among the first works announced for the international Indigenous peoples film fest.
Cineplex Entertainment’s Q2 profit shrinks
But revenues rise at Canada’s largest movie exhibitor, as it sees a 3.8% year-over-year increase in audience numbers.
Victor Loewy to receive Montreal World Film Fest tribute
The Alliance Films boss will be honoured in Montreal, where he first started out as a film distributor in the early 1970s.
Alliance Films acquisition of Maple Pictures closes
Alliance topper Victor Loewy says staffing cuts will be minimal: “There will be a surprisingly high number of people that we’re keeping.”
Talking TIFF: Gravestock on Canadian film selection
The festival’s Canadian Programming exec talks to Playback about this year’s selection process.
Egoyan, Carmody to jury Air Canada short film fest
The airline’s fifth annual EnRoute Film Festival is currently screening 21 Canadian short films via its in-flight entertainment system.
Lionsgate surprises with Q1 profit on TV gains
A growing and successful TV business is helping the Canadian producer deal with the risk and uncertainty of the theatrical movie releasing game.
Chris Nolan gifts $100,000 to the CFC
The Hollywood director selected the CFC to receive the charitable donation as part of a WIND Mobile promotion.
TIFF puts up $55,000 in Canadian film prize money
The Toronto International Film Festival will award prizes for feature film, short film and first-time Canadian filmmakers; Canada’s Gunnarsson sits on best Canadian feature jury.
Toronto unveils gala slot for Ken Scott’s Starbuck
The latest movies by Clattenburg, Vallee, Lieberman, Pool, McDonald and Bessai will unspool next month at TIFF as part of its Canadian film lineup.
Fantasia audiences applaud Evan Kelly’s The Corridor
Kelly’s sci-fi horror film was among the prize winners at the Montreal genre film festival, which wrapped on Sunday.
OMDC Producers Lab at TIFF names participants
Two dozen Canadian and European producers will meet in Toronto to hammer out possible Canadian-European coproductions.
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