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Film
Far North filmmakers complete trilogy
Before Tomorrow is already on the radar screen — having won the best Canadian first feature prize at TIFF — but a World Dramatic Competition slot at Sundance…
Canadian quintet set for Sundance
Fasten your bindings, because Sundance 2009 presents an unprecedented moment for…
Toronto critics fall for Rachel, Wendy and Lucy
Two edgy indie films, Rachel Getting Married and Wendy and Lucy dominated the year-end prizes…
Playback’s Person of the Year: E1’s Darren Throop
Back in ’73, when Jim Croce was figuring out how to save time in a bottle, a small music retailer named Records on Wheels was revving up its engine for the very first time. Few might have guessed that one day the humble record shop would become a mini-major – Entertainment One – with a powerhouse management group and assets in Canada, the U.K., the U.S. and the Benelux region.
Durham dominates, Murdoch misses at Geminis
Suburban thriller Durham County was the big winner on Nov. 28, taking another three trophies at the Gemini Awards, while it was a disappointing night for Murdoch Mysteries, which was ignored despite scoring the most nominations.
Darren Throop: Who is this unassuming man?
Hype about his rapid rise in filmed entertainment has made Entertainment One CEO Darren Throop a star in national business pages. But it was music that quietly built his career over nearly two decades.
Let the distribution games begin
It’s ironic to watch Canada’s number-one distributor, Alliance Films, compete with many of its former colleagues regrouped in Entertainment One, which itself is battling it out with Maple Pictures to be Canada’s number-two feature-film distributor.
Corporate changes shake film biz
The Canadian distribution business in 2008 was pretty much the mirror of 2007. As of Nov. 20 (week 47), total box office stood at $808.9 million, on track to match last year’s total of $857.6 million. But on a corporate level, much has changed.
Mehta, Pool, McDonald among Top Ten
Films by female and French-speaking directors took pride of place in the Canada Top Ten selections…
Roberts enters Hall of Fame
CNN newsman and former CHUM mainstay John Roberts will be inducted into the Broadcast Industry…
First-timer to play Slamdance
Simon Ennis’ feature directorial debut You Might as Well Live will have its world premiere in competition…
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