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Film
Pinewood filling stages with Hollywood shoots
This is promising: In the dead of winter, Pinewood Toronto Studios is filling up with Hollywood shoots.
Incendies wins Rotterdam audience awards
As Incendies heads to the Academy Awards, Denis Villeneuve has picked up the top audience award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for his latest film about sectarian hatred and family bonds in the Middle East.
Alliance to release Relativity pics through 2015
Relativity Media and Alliance Films have agreed to renew their distribution agreement through 2015.
Canadian film’s market share 3.3% in 2010
The Canadian film industry’s report card for 2010 saw homegrown movies gross 3.3% to total box office nationwide, up modestly from a 2.9% share in 2009.
Incendies and Barney’s Version lead Genie noms – Updated
Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies and Richard J. Lewis’ Barney’s Version, both Oscar contenders, lead the field for the 31st Genie Awards.
Alliance Vivafilm turns to crowd-pleasers for 2011
After a few homegrown film d’auteur disappointments at the Quebec box office for Alliance Vivafilm, the Montreal-based distributor will focus on releasing mainstream crowd-pleasers in 2011, says president Patrick Roy.
Entertainment One acquires The Bengali Detective foreign rights
Entertainment One has picked up the foreign distribution rights to British director Philip Cox’s The Bengali Detective documentary set in India.
NFB lands two international awards
Highrise/Out My Window and A Drummer’s Dream have snagged two international awards for the National Film Board of Canada.
King’s Speech reigns atop Canadian box office
Top film prizes and Oscar nominations have The King’s Speech reigning atop the Canadian box office.
Wrong Turn 4 to shoot in Manitoba, two land leads
Valentine’s Day is going to be a busy one in Manitoba, as Manitoba Film and Music announced that Fox’s feature Wrong Turn 4 will be entering production on that date.
Andrea Picard to curate Visions for TIFF
Toronto International Film Festival programmer Andrea Picard is going from contributor to curator of the Visions sidebar.
Genies return to network
It’s been a big year for Canadian film; big enough that the Genies are back on network. The 31st Annual Genie Awards in Ottawa will be broadcast live on CBC this year: Thursday, March 10, time TBD.
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