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Film
E1 buys three from H2O
Deal includes 3D redo of old Alliance horror The Gate
3D fuels ‘best ever’ year for Cineplex
Fourth-quarter earnings explode by 37% — thanks in no small part to Avatar and the $3 up-charge on those 3D glasses
Maple nabs Burke & Hare
Distributor plans winter release for U.K. comedy starring Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis
Releases roundup: All quiet among the Canucks
Domestic distributors take the week off, leaving the field to Universal’s Wolfman and Warner’s Valentine’s Day
Maple ‘contributing nicely’ to Lionsgate
Indie pics including Oscar contender The Hurt Locker boost bottom line at studio
Eclectic mix at Rendez-vous
Video games, rock bands and a closer look at special effects added to festival attractions
Phase 4 Bliss-ed out
Toronto company nabs North American rights to rom-com, plans U.S. theatrical release for May
Pool to open Montreal fest
The upcoming Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois will open with the latest feature from award-winning director Léa Pool and wrap with Journal d’un coopérant, a web-based film by Robert Morin. Adapted from the novel Une belle mort by Quebec novelist and journalist Gil Courtemanche (A Sunday by the Pool in Kigali), Pool’s latest, La dernière fugue, tells the story of a family coming together over the Christmas season and dealing with a patriarch suffering from Parkinson’s Disease.
Honors abound abroad
Norman Jewison was recently honored by the Directors Guild of America with its lifetime achievement award. The director is only the 33rd recipient of the award in the DGA’s 73-year history; the last one to take the designation being Clint Eastwood in 2006.
E1 readies Faith Evans series
Hip-hop singer to chronicle return to limelight after five-year absence. Emily Rose to star in Syfy series
IFC buys McGowan’s Week
Road-trip picture headed towards U.S. audiences
Alliance pacts with Paranormal team
Distributor to finance five pictures with makers of low-budget ghost story
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