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Film
Releases roundup: Trotsky in the Hood
Tierney’s well-received comedy opens in theaters amid May tentpoles Robin Hood and the still-strong Iron Man 2
Peace Arch picks up three
James Franco-starring crime drama and Tim Roth’s Peter Smalls Is Dead among titles being shopped at Cannes
D Films picks up Picnicface
East Coast comedy troupe to make feature debut in Roller Town
Kino hitches with Winnebago doc
Foul-mouthed YouTube sensation to make big screen debut this fall
MTV orders Skins
E1 gets green light for imported teen drama amid flurry of film deals in Europe, Australia
Shorts fest to include Twilight star
Robert Pattinson stars in 14-minute The Summer House, part of the lineup at CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Passenger lands U.S. deal
Festival darling picked up by Strand Releasing
ZedCrew: From cargo to Cannes
They didn’t go to Zambia in a cargo container. ‘We didn’t even have a script when we were on the plane to Lusaka,’ laughs debutant director Noah Pink when recounting the zany tale of how the no-budget ZedCrew got made and accepted into the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight at the 63rd Cannes film festival.
More boys and branding
The success of children’s shows like Degrassi: The Next Generation boils down to context and consequences, according to TeenNick SVP Amy Friedman.
Johns readies Dolly film
Mongrel Media will distribute the Prairie coming-of-age story from rookie Montreal director
Hot Docs hotter than ever in 2010
Fest reports 10% increase in box office, names Thunder Soul as audience favorite
Hot Docs honors Family
Shelley Saywell’s film receives best Canuck feature prize while international award goes to A Film Unfinished
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