Ruba Nadda’s romance drama to bow in 25 cities stateside this summer following U.S. premiere at New York festival
Reruns on TMN and Movie Central also part of multi-outlet arrangement for 30th anniversary gala
Podz’s debut feature going strong in Quebec
‘Socalled’ Movie squeaks into SXSW ahead of for-pay appearance on YouTube
Wide release puts Sundance darling bio-horror against Marmaduke and Apatow comedy
Gala will not air on low end of the dial, may be tape delayed
Festival darling one of 10 films to be screened at New York fest and via video-on-demand
Tim Burton’s 3D blockbuster sees competition from Baruchel, Damon and Pattinson
Widest release yet for best picture winner, while Precious stays put
Terminal cancer and suicide among subjects at festival of children’s films
There is a contingent of the Quebec film industry who have long complained that the annual Jutra prizes are a bit of a joke.
The upcoming best picture battle between Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker and other Oscar contenders will spin off impressive Canadian DVD sales for distributor Maple Pictures. That prediction came from minority shareholder Lionsgate, whose films Maple releases in Canada, including Precious and the popular Saw franchise.