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Canada corners new Rockie category

The U.K. leads the race going into this year’s Rockie Awards with 37 nominations, followed by Canada and the U.S….

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Leos laud sci-fi series

Stargate Atlantis was the big winner at the Leo Awards as the annual honors for achievements in the B.C….

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City, Village win big at Hot Docs

Documentaries are often referred to as ‘windows on the world,’ to the point of cliché. But, as seen by the winners of two of the top prizes…

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Larouche launches another Christal

E1 Entertainment is looking to boost its presence in Quebec through a partnership with Christian Larouche that will see…

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Big win for White Pine

The Toronto Documentary Forum concluded on a high note when Canwest commissioning editor Sara Jane Flynn handed the $40,000…

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Kino takes two at quiet Hot Docs

There’s more buzz than money circulating at the documentary festival this week as few theatrical deals have so far…

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Adoration bows amid Star Trek invasion

The summer movie season heats up with the arrival of Paramount’s Star Trek on Friday, while E1 Entertainment is targeting…

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Best intentions, little drama at Good Pitch

Filmmakers eager to pitch socially responsible projects gathered on Thursday at the first North American Good Pitch session at…

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Pitches face tough crowd at Hot Docs

There was a lot of pitching but very little catching at the festival’s Toronto Documentary Forum…

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Swiss fest honors Macdonald, Mercer

The Canadian Film Centre’s Sheena Macdonald and veteran CBC programmer George Anthony were toasted with…

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Lorber sees the Light

The New York distributor has acquired Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, with plans to release the latest from filmmaker Velcrow Ripper…

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Theaters still buoyant — thanks to ‘lipstick’

Despite the economic doldrums, the Canadian box office is up so far this year — by 14% to 16%, depending upon the week — according…