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Film
KinoSmith picks up four docs at Hot Docs
Indie distributor KinoSmith has pre-bought Canadian filmmaker Amy Miller’s The Carbon Rush, along with three other films.
Jay Baruchel in line for studio writing gigs
Jay Baruchel is sharpening his screenwriting pencil again to adapt Kickstart Comics’ Random Acts of Violence for the big screen with writing partner Jesse Chabot.
Hot Docs racks up film sales in crisis-era market
There’s money in indie documentaries? Distributors at Hot Docs think so after they picked up a raft of films at the mid-way point of the Toronto documentary festival.
Bravo!FACT launches YouTube channel and In Short film series
The short film investor has launched a dedicated YouTube channel to reach a wider audience beyond the TV set, also unveiling an eight-part series inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins.
Hell on Wheels to enter production in Calgary
Entertainment One, along with Nomadic Pictures, will start rolling the cameras in Alberta for AMC original series Hell of Wheels on May 16.
Hot Docs, Blue Ice Film team on million-dollar fund
The Hot Docs-Blue Ice Film Documentary Fund aims to provide support to independent documentary filmmakers based in developing African countries.
Telefilm intros new short film program at Cannes
As part of the 6th annual Perspective Canada screenings at the Cannes Film Market, Telefilm will be launching new initiative, Not Short on Talent.
Films We Like nabs Ballad of Genesis for Canadian distribution
Marie Losier’s doc premieres Wednesday at Hot Docs and is slated to open across Canada in October.
Harland Williams and Rainmaker pact on Ting & Juma: The Movie
Ting & Juma, the company mascots at Rainmaker Entertainment, will receive an animated feature treatment, via veteran Canadian stand up comic Harland Williams.
CBC’s documentary channel joins The Team at Hot Docs
The White Pines Pictures doc shot without a Canadian broadcaster on board has snagged a domestic TV deal on the eve of its Hot Docs date.
Films We Like picks up Canadian rights to Conan O’Brien doc
Just in time for its Hot Docs screening Saturday night, the Canadian rights to Rodman Flender’s documentary about Conan O’Brien has been picked up by Ron Mann’s Films We Like.
Hot Docs opens strongly, absent broadcasters
In all, 199 films from 43 countries will unspool at North America’s largest documentary festival over the next ten days, representing a 30% jump from 2010’s festival.
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