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Andre Link & John Dunning — Feature Film: Maverick producer-distrib team scored at box office

Veteran film producer and distributor John Dunning finds the aura of respectability surrounding his career a bit odd.

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Harold Greenberg (1930-1996) — Pioneer: Media mogul was a passionate and resolute Canadian

Harold Greenberg, the legendary former head of Astral Media, embodied qualities that are exceptionally rare in a chief executive officer of a media empire. Greenberg was a charming yet resolute force who fought relentlessly to create a film and television industry in Canada, leading the way by executive producing the country’s first international box-office sensation, Porky’s.

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Claude Jutra (1930-1986) — Pioneer: Cineaste directed masterpiece

Director Claude Jutra is best known for Mon oncle Antoine (1971), considered by many critics as the greatest Canadian film ever made.

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Barbara Frum (1937-1992) — Pioneer: CBC host ‘worked in journalism without an agenda’

Barbara Frum’s name will forever be associated with the CBC. Indeed, the celebrated journalist and broadcaster enjoyed huge popularity, first as one of the original radio hosts of the magazine show As It Happens, and later and as one of the founding cohosts of CBC TV’s The Journal.

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Morton named new Academy head

Bay Street lawyer and OFDC veteran takes over top spot from Maria Topalovich, wants to bring CTV News back into the Gemini Award fold

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CTV plays catchup with Star

Third season of the Epitome teen drama goes to air hot on the heels of season two, with Emily Andras taking over as showrunner

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Surfer sails past Drew

Superhero sequel takes the top spot at the box office for Fox, ahead of Warner Bros’ Nancy Drew by a mile

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Franny’s goes to Germany

Disney Channel signs with Decode Entertainment for the pay TV rights to Franny’s Feet

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New talent cast in Cradle

Low-budget tale of pop star turned pop tart set to shoot outside Edmonton

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Switzer says good-bye to CHUM

The top man at CHUM says he will bow out of the radio and TV giant after CGM takes over in July, ending 24 years at the Little Station That Could

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Fido falters in U.S.

Zombie comedy performs poorly in New York in L.A., but will nonetheless expand next month into another four markets, looking for better luck in San Francisco and Boston

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Seville sets date for Shake

The Montreal distributor has scheduled Shake Hands with the Devil for Sept. 28, two weeks after the Toronto International Film Festival at which it is expected to debut