Distributor hopes the often-scant Labor Day audiences will connect with the dumb-but-fun ping-pong comedy, which faces the Halloween redux and Death Sentence

Just for Laughs series set to debut on RTL next week, following successful run on ABC in the U.S.

Cable giant sweetens the deal with another $2 million, but insists that taking the five Citytv stations will not go against CRTC rules

Dragons and Tigers program to reflect special relationship between Beijing and Vancouver, says festival, and will include the world premiere of director Feng Yan’s epic drama Bing Ai

Producers of Poor Boy’s Game, Silk and Days of Darkness on the short list for second annual prize at TIFF

New program is aimed at English-language producers left behind by the Canada Feature Film Fund. Feds stress early involvement by distributors

Photos of celebrity sightings to be posted by users on Bell-backed site, which also includes trailers for every major film at the festival

New companies Maximum Film Distribution and sales agent Maximum Films International arrive with eyes on the domestic and international markets. Output deal with IFC Films already in place

The National Screen Institute in Winnipeg has axed its annual film festival despite rising attendance. ‘It just isn’t our key focus,’ says CEO Susan Millican

CRTC says it needs more time to review details of the $2.3-billion purchase of Alliance Atlantis

Patrick Huard’s helming debut continues its strong run in la belle province, while Bernard Émond’s drama Contre toute espérance opens at number two among Canadian-mades

Stock swap and an okay from regulators hands majority control of the Aussie network to the Winnipeg giant, by way of Ireland