The Hot Sheet tracks Canadian box-office results for the period Aug. 12-18 and television ratings for the period Aug. 15-21.

Stating that he needed to ‘flex other creative muscle,’ Slawko Klymkiw announced his resignation as CBC executive director of network programming, as well as his move to executive director of the Canadian Film Centre, on Aug. 18.
And while Klymkiw, 52, concedes he was disappointed a year ago when it was announced that he would not be promoted to executive VP of CBC Television, he indicated that he was not bitter about the position going to Richard Stursberg, former head of Telefilm Canada.

Cineplex Galaxy’s second-quarter report delivered bad news upon worse: amidst a nosedive in profits, the exhibitor’s acqisition of Famous Players left 35% of its administrative staff out of a job.

Montreal: Due to the sheer volume of screenplay assistance applications it has received, SODEC, Quebec’s provincial film-funding body, says it was obliged, as of Aug. 26, to stop accepting new pitches until the 2006/07 cycle.

The 30th Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its complete 2005 lineup at a press conference in Nathan Phillips Square Aug. 23, announcing that 335 films from 52 countries, including 109 world premieres, will screen during the 10-day event.

* Paula Davies is the new executive producer of in-house production at Toronto1. She previously served as assistant general manager for MTV Canada and TV Land and will guide in-house shows through T1’s relaunch this fall.

Vancouver: From a serial killer’s fingernails to a grilled cheese sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary, there isn’t much that hasn’t been sold on eBay.

Emmy for Toon Boom

It was a tough summer all around at the box office and Canadian-shot movies definitely felt the chill.

Stephen Fraser practises law in Toronto and Los Angeles with the firm of Fraser – Entertainment Law. Special thanks to Mike Wagman for his assistance with this article.

The TIFF hype is building – for some films. In an online Playback poll asking readers which of six listed Canadian films they most want to see at the Toronto International Film Festival, A History of Violence was the runaway winner, with 59% of the vote. This was followed by Beowulf & Grendel with 16%, Tideland with 9%, Water with 8%, Where the Truth Lies with 7% and Lie with Me with 2%.

As of press time, the picket lines continue to encircle CBC’s Toronto headquarters and other Ceeb locales across the country.