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Maple enters Kingdom

Toronto distributor picks up Canadian rights to Jet Li and Jackie Chan actioner

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Bioware sweeps Elan awards

Alberta company’s sci-fi epic Mass Effect wins big at Vancouver video game and animation awards

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French, English Rendez-vous in Montreal

Organizers of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois have taken the unprecedented step of reaching out to anglophones

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Mongrel rolls out Garbage

Israeli dramedy The Band and enviro-doc Garbage Warrior head to Toronto and Vancouver, crossing paths with NFB’s Up the Yangtze. Jumper and Spiderwick face off at multiplexes

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Shaw names Rocket finalists

Johnny Test, Life with Derek and Roll Play in the running for $50,000 and bragging rights as the best for kids 12 and under

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Special Genies for Gulkin, Dupuis

Producer and Oscar-winning makeup artist will be honored for their contributions to film

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Braude, Muskala to steer Sprockets

Toronto festival insiders step in as co-bosses of the kiddie film festival and of the learning programs at its parent, the TIFF Group

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Banff praises Plowman

Maker of The Office and Absolutely Fabulous is pretty fab himself, says festival, tapping the British veteran for its lifetime achievement award

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Maximum busy in Berlin

Toronto distributor picks up sales rights to Sundance winner about post-Katrina New Orleans, plus period romance South Solitary, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Step Up busts a Move

How She Move is getting an early exit from theaters after just three weeks, pushed aside by that other urban-set dance drama from Touchstone

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Grupe joins Entertainment One

European sales vet will oversee U.S, U.K. and other territories, and work on Toronto shop’s plans for international expansion

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Tracey award up for grabs

Prize honors late writer/director Lindalee Tracey, and will be awarded to a Canuck filmmaker who demonstrates passion, humor and a strong sense of social justice