Breakthrough Animation will see its latest go to air next month on TVtropolis, which has slated…

Hot off its wins at the Genies, Benoît Pilon’s acclaimed period piece will be re-released in Toronto and…

Paul Gross’ First World War epic, Passchendaele, led the Genie battle on Saturday with six wins, including best motion picture, though…

Acclaimed curmudgeon Christopher Hitchens will personally present one, while tabloid mainstay Angelina Jolie will produce one of the 30 projects…

Geri Hall has found work with the Writers Guild of Canada, and will both host and co-write the labor group’s annual awards…

Theme parks and fast cars are set to dominate the weekend box office through Maple Pictures’ comedy…

Just three weeks and change after arriving in theaters, One Week has brought in $1 million at the box office…

Atom Egoyan, one of Charlotte Mickie’s biggest fans, says there’s a cult built up around the veteran feature film sales executive, one who has left an indelible stamp on the industry she has served for 23 years.

Pontypool: Critics are gushing over Bruce McDonald’s twisted tale of a zombie attack on the Ontario village of Pontypool, currently in theaters and set to bow in the U.S. on May 29. Eye Weekly’s Jason Anderson describes it as ‘a lean, mean little thriller that’s far brainier than most such tales of small-town apocalypse.’ Stephen McHattie stars as Grant Mazzy, a controversial DJ for the local radio station turned unlikely hero after zombies start terrorizing the town. The Globe and Mail’s Stephen Cole praises the film as a ‘smart, intriguing reshuffling of classic pop-culture influences,’ and concludes that Pontypool is ‘a testament to its besieged director’s audacity and vision.’

Jennifer Baichwal’s latest feature Act of God will open this year’s Hot Docs festival on April 30. It will mark the world premiere of the film, a meditation on the significance of being struck by lightning. It is produced by Baichwal, Nick de Pencier and Daniel Iron.

In a wily pseudo-political move, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is moving the 29th Genie Awards show live to the nation’s capital for the first time.

Last year’s Genies might have been called The Sarah Polley Show – the debut director and her crew walked away with seven statuettes. This year presents a horse race with new faces – in all three ‘official languages’ and Hindi. Inuktitut is recognized as an official language in Nunavut, home to the hero of Benoît Pilon’s eight-times-nominated Ce qu’il faut pour vivre/The Necessities of Life.