A trio of environmentally themed features, including the latest doc by Velcrow Ripper, has been added to the Montreal distributor’s 2007/08 theatrical slate

Coming-of-age story from Germany wins twice at close of the kid-friendly festival, while Devon Bolton scores again with his short Shipwrecked

Christal Films comedy parties on atop the Canadian-made box office, while Paramount leads the overall pack with Disturbia

A newly launched sister to the popular rental site offers indie filmmakers a free-ish place to upload, view and share feature films

His biopic of Shania Twain was a smash for CBC, but producer Lazslo Barna thinks he can do better with the $4-million life story of Canada’s other major musical export

Director David Sington recalls an era of confidence and rocket-mounted cameras in his Hot Docs opening film In the Shadow of the Moon

The lauded docmaker and former TVOntario decision-maker takes over as temporary head of the B.C. educhannel

Canadian wins at the interactive Emmys in Cannes includes a tie for best program between the two titles, and a best channel prize for BITE Television

The only Canadian film to make the cut at Cannes, L’âge des ténèbres by Denys Arcand, gets in under the wire to close the 60th edition of the French festival

The Montreal distributor debuts the domestic thriller That Beautiful Somewhere and tests the waters with both Everything’s Gone Green and the thriller Crossing

Proposed status of the artist act is a ‘kick in the ass,’ says union boss Karl Pruner during demonstration at Queen’s Park by the Toronto wing of the actors’ union

Castlepoint Development says it hopes to open five soundstages in the city’s west end by next fall, providing a ‘foothold into the North American market’ for partner Pinewood Studios Group