✖
Film
Incendies goes to Sony Pictures Classics
The dealmaking on the ground at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday recorded the first major Canadian sale: Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies going to Sony Pictures Classics.
Resident Evil dominates box office
Resident Evil: Afterlife looks to become the most profitable film yet in the lucrative franchise thanks to 3D ticket sales and no major competition, which helped the videogame adaptation top the weekend box office in North America and several international territories.
Malin Akerman joins The Numbers Station
Toronto-raised actress Malin Akerman has been signed to star opposite Ethan Hawke in action-thriller The Numbers Station.
Copperheart starts 88 Arletta Avenue
Indie producer Copperheart Entertainment is set to start shooting next month the feature 88 Arletta Avenue, with Randall Cole directing.
CFC gets $9 million for training
Despite darkened skies, the mood was upbeat at the Canadian Film Centre’s annual TIFF barbeque on Sunday, thanks to a $9 million funding boost announced by the Ontario government.
Landau to be Born Into This?
Martin Landau is in talks to top-line Born Into This, the debut feature from writer/director Emmanuel Shirinian and indie producer Spiral Media.
Bell Lightbox opens
As the countdown from ten began and a beaming Toronto International Film Festival director Piers Handling raised his giant ceremonial scissors, the tears started to flow.
Foundation Features in first-look with D Films
Out of the former Infinity Features, founded a decade ago in Vancouver by the late Bill Vince, has come Foundation Features, and now an exclusive first-look development deal with boutique distributor D Films in Toronto.
Barneys Version wins Golden Lion Cub trophy
The jury has spoken: Robert Lantos’ Barney’s Version on Friday picked up the Leoncino d’Oro award in Venice, voted on by local school children.
TIFF 2010: Contemporary World Cinema
Stories of the wounded struggling to liberate themselves from emotional isolation, grief and regret dominate the slate of Canadian features spotlighted in the Contemporary World Cinema section at TIFF this year.
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
