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Film
Alliance Films does three territory deal for Safe
Alliance Films is playing it Safe by pre-buying the Canadian distribution rights to the $30 million action thriller from director Boaz Yakin and starring Jason Statham.
Liev Schreiber joins Michael Dowse’s Goon
Liev Schreiber is lacing up his skates for the Michael Dowse theatrical comedy Goon, which is set to start shooting in Winnipeg from October 18.
Montreal doc fest opens with Les Fros
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is to open its 13th edition on November 10 with Les Fros (The Foreigners), a film about northern Canadian logging camp workers by Stephanie Lanthier.
Satoru wins Dragons & Tigers Award at VIFF
The Vancouver International Film Festival has awarded its Dragons & Tigers Award for emerging Asian filmmakers to the Japanese drama Good Morning to the World!, by director Hirohara Satoru.
One million for Incendies
After less than three weeks in theaters, award-winning Quebec director Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies has pulled in one million at the box office, a major feat for an auteur film with hard-hitting subject matter.
Mehta, Lavis, Gibson land Harold Greenberg funding
The Harold Greenberg Fund has announced the latest round of funding for a slate of projects under its script development program, including Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children and The White Circus from Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.
Crackle video network comes to Canada
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s video entertainment network Crackle is now available in Canada.
OMDC hosts Hollywood VIP tour of Ontario facilities
For location scouts, pictures speak louder than words, which is why they source potential shoot sites by researching location libraries’ digital pic archives. But Donna Zuchlinski, manager of industry development at the OMDC, insists seeing is believing.
eOne to distribute Tekken movie
Entertainment One will release the video game-to-live action Tekken movie in northern Europe and South Africa.
TIFF makes gaming in-roads
Films and gaming are a “perfect meeting of the minds” – at least, that’s how TIFF’s Shane Smith sees it. And now that the TIFF finally has the Bell Lightbox as its permanent home, the fest’s director of programs says there’s now a space to explore just how well the two industries go hand-in-hand.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Sept. 24-30, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Sept. 24-30, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Sept. 24-30 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Sept. 24-30 2010)
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