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Yorkton looks back, pushes forward

Sixtieth edition of the long-running Prairie festival opens with a visit from Allan King and Gordon Pinsent at a screening of Who Has Seen the Wind

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Adams joins Cookie Jar

Entertainment lawyer posted to L.A. branch of the Toronto animation house

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Canuel wraps Cadavres

Comic mystery reunites director with Bon Cop, Bad Cop star Patrick Huard as a man coming unhinged after the death of this mother

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Critics slam CRTC policy

CBC and DGC warn that lack of ad time limits and drama requirements spell trouble for Canadian stories. ‘We’ve already got enough commercials on television,’ adds NDP heritage critic

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Away from Her making gains

Building steam in its second week, the Sarah Polley picture places among the top 10 films in Canada

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Seville in for Christal

Titles from Maple Pictures and Lionsgate will be carried in Quebec by Seville Pictures, following a deal that sees the Montreal outfit take over from Christal Films

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Ikeman joins Blueprint

Production house hopes to reach out to Canuck producers through former TV consultant

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NFB sending films to Haiti

More than 200 French-language docs and animated films will be seen on Haitian TV as part of a new cultural exchange

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TV advertisers off the leash

New policy from the CRTC lifts limits on ad time and sets deadline for switch to digital, but turns down calls for carriage fees

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Perlmutter is new NFB boss

Head of English Program will step behind Jacques Bensimon’s desk in June following appointment by Bev Oda

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‘Big opportunities’ in mobile, says Gershon

Disney’s digital media head upbeat about the future as broadcasters, producers convene at mobile conference

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Toronto hospital opens new theater

The kids at the Hospital for Sick Children have a new $1-million movie theater to see Shrek the Third, thanks to filmmaker Barry Avrich