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Sex sells, but it’s hard to market

Young People Fucking arrived in 36 theaters on June 13 awash in controversy – and Maple Pictures wouldn’t have had it any other way.

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Small doc crew spanned the world

Traveling light helped the Global Metal gang shoot their sequel doc in Israel, Dubai and Tiananmen Square, though they were turned away from Iran

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Passchendaele to open TIFF

Mud ‘n’ blood epic from Paul Gross takes opening night spot in more commercial direction. ‘This is one you really couldn’t ignore,’ says Cameron Bailey

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Bye-Bye wins big at CFC shorts fest

Film about post-partum depression nabs award for best Canadian short, along with $10,000 cash prize

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Lottery story leads Prix Gémeaux

Controversial true story from Radio-Canada leads with 15 nominations at French TV awards

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Young People holds up against Hulk

Sex comedy looks to hang on to 36 screens after promising debut

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McLean quits Doc Forum

Head of Hot Docs’ deal-making sideshow stepping down after nine years

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Sex sells, but is hard to market

The poster campaign for Young People Fucking stayed safe by omitting a few key letters, but Maple Pictures had a harder time with its TV spots

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’50 and fabulous’ Cattrall recognized for remarkable career

Is there life after Samantha Jones? For 10 years, the ‘sexy clown’ (her own description) of the HBO series-turned-feature film Sex and the City has inhabited much of Kim Cattrall’s career, making her a household name, and garnering her numerous awards and accolades.

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CFC honors volunteers with Payback Awards

The Canadian Film Centre recognized the outstanding contribution volunteers have made to this year’s student short-film productions, which were screened June 2 at Toronto’s Varsity Cinemas.

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Spottiswoode’s Nanjing drama surfaces

Preselling your film to Sony Pictures Classics would cause most Canadian directors to erupt with joy.

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Butt tickled to join his heroes

Brent Butt is humbled to find himself in the company of comedy legends such as John Candy, Bob Newhart and John Cleese – all previous winners of The Comedy Network Sir Peter Ustinov Award for outstanding comedic contribution.