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Falardeau, Pool, Côté score at Telefilm

‘Now we just need money from SODEC,’ says producer, as federal agency puts funding into 10 French-language features

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Podeswa proud of Pieces

Post-production on the $11-million drama Fugitive Pieces has wrapped, leaving director Jeremy Podeswa free to make more TV, and producer Robert Lantos to plan a premiere

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Bell nets soccer deal

Pact announced Thursday puts programming from the all-soccer digichannel GOLTV online and on mobile handsets

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Magi-cal series for CBC, SRC

The pubcasters and Kids’ WB! have picked up the new Cookie Jar series Magi-Nation

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Nelvana signs Horrid series

The Toronto toon house has closed an international sales and distribution deal for Horrid Henry from Novel Enterprises in the U.K.

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Allaire named drama boss at SRC

Producer of The Blue Butterfly and Hunt for Justice steps in for Louise Lantagne as the French network looks to regain its footing

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Vallée ‘fascinated’ by Victoria

How did one of the brightest directors in Quebec end up helming the life story of a British monarch? With Martin Scorsese, no less?

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No Oscar for Water?

Poll of Canuck film critics predicts no joy for Deepa Mehta, Paul Haggis or Ryan Gosling on Sunday night, but puts good odds on a best animated short win for The Danish Poet

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Breakthrough, YTV team on Flamingo contest

YTV is luring viewers from now through March Break with a long list of characters from its top kids series as well as contests — including a chance to be animated into an episode of Captain Flamingo

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Todd tapped at CTV

The former TVOntario host has been hired to front a mystery project for CTV News

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Actors and producers have a deal — again

A second tentative agreement, tweaked from last week’s short-lived handshake deal, has been reached by both sides in the six-week ACTRA strike

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Shaw resumes CTF payments

Renegade cable boss reverses course during hearings in Ottawa, resumes monthly payments ‘to help stabilize the industry’ and ends two-month crisis