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David Miller and Steven Bray of Poorman’s Productions recently wrapped the drama Amal, the feature directorial debut of Richie Mehta. The film, slated for a fall release, stars Rupinder Nagra as an auto rickshaw driver in India whose hard life takes an unexpected turn. Miller writes here about Telefilm’s encouragement in helping the young production team overcome great challenges to get the film made.

The following 12 features are listed by Telefilm as the most commercially successful it has backed since 2001, when it began tracking such data with the inception of the Canada Feature Film Fund’s 5% box-office target. If you haven’t noticed, all these titles are from Quebec, with Mambo Italiano in English and Bon Cop, Bad Cop bilingual.

When it launched 40 years ago, the Canadian Film Development Corporation was all about motion pictures. Today, the digital universe presents an entirely new space, and despite the platforms suggested by the agency’s ‘Telefilm’ moniker, it has also taken on interactivity, as evidenced by initiatives such as the Great Canadian Video Game Competition.

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Shooting in HD is like hiring an architect to put an addition on your house. The idea seems exciting and promising – until you get the itemized bill. We asked post experts who will be sharing their insight at Playback’s upcoming Production Innovations Forum on March 8 how to avoid HD ‘sticker shock.’

The CBC has several potential dates to convert its flagship in-studio news broadcast The National to HD. Fred Mattocks, the Ceeb’s executive director of production and resources, won’t reveal exactly when we’ll see Peter Mansbridge in high definition, but does say that ‘in all probability it’ll be some time this year.’

The CRTC’s upcoming hearings into CTVglobemedia’s purchase of CHUM are a rushed charade, says Canada’s largest media union

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