Sony said to have U.S. theatrical and DVD rights to Vincenzo Natali’s latest, following bow in Park City

Next month’s Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois to bow with her latest, La dernière fugue

In Canada as in the rest of the world, the box office broke records in 2009, bringing in just over $1 billion on the strength of 3D, sequels and non-traditional titles. Earnings were up 9% versus 2008, which clocked in at $920 million.

Two years after it entered the market via an acquisition of Quebec’s Seville Pictures, E1 Entertainment has augmented its place on the Canadian distribution scene in 2009, a landmark year that saw the company increase box-office revenues by 74% in Canada.

Entertainment One has issued 1.15 million new class S shares to complete its 2008 acquisition of Maximum Film Distribution and Maximum Film International from Robert Lantos. The Canadian-based media group said the share issue was made in ‘full and final settlement of the deferred consideration’ to acquire Lantos’ Canadian film

New Brunswick-based Shore Road Pictures’ president Gia Milani will be in Park City at the end of January to collect hardware at the 2010 Slamdance Festival. Milani has picked up the 2009 Script Accessible Award, part of the Slamdance Feature Screenplay Competition, for her feature-length screenplay All the Wrong Reasons.

Montreal distributor picks up Canadian rights to Annette Bening-starrer, set for May

Rockie awards add a nod to Quebec. Finally

Tasha Lawrence and Kathleen Munroe face off. Ennis Esmer nom’ed for The Listener

Controversial TIFF opener marks first release for Sherry/Cianciotta start-up

Celebrated producer and distributor to be honored at Jutras

Ruba Nadda ‘deeply moved’ by win from Film Circuit