✖
Film
Maple to re-release Hurt Locker
Widest release yet for best picture winner, while Precious stays put
Serious stuff at Sprockets
Terminal cancer and suicide among subjects at festival of children’s films
Can anyone fix the Jutras?
There is a contingent of the Quebec film industry who have long complained that the annual Jutra prizes are a bit of a joke.
Maple ‘contributing nicely’ to Lionsgate
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.
E1 goes Down Under
E1 Entertainment is branching out into Australia and New Zealand following a deal with Brisbane-based Beyond Home Entertainment. E1 will distribute films and TV shows on DVD in both territories in partnership with the Aussie distributor. The deal was brokered by E1’s international home entertainment manager Billy Watson, who will also oversee things from his London office. There are no plans to move into theatrical releasing, though E1 has an eye on digital.
Mockery from Mochrie
Colin Mochrie stole the show at the ACTRA Toronto Awards, accepting the award of excellence from last year’s winner, Peter Keleghan.
Popular art films mingle at MoMA
Showcase runs the gamut from Polytechnique to horror-musical-comedy Suck
Oscar snubs Canucks
Up in the Air and District 9 duo go home empty-handed. Young Victoria takes costume design from Imaginarium
E1 sells five at Berlin
Seven Days headed to Germany and France, while 1981 picked up for U.S. market
Releases Roundup: Bracing for Alice
Move over Avatar. Tim Burton’s 3D spectacle storms into theaters, countered by Alliance cop drama Brooklyn’s Finest
Taqwacore bound for U.S.
EyeSteelFilm doc lands theatrical distribution deal with Kino Lorber, looking to target college crowds
Antoine wins with Rendez-vous
Feature doc about blind boy also up for a Jutra
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
