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Montreal Int’l Doc Fest to honour Frederick Wiseman
The octogenarian director will be feted with a major retrospective, and his latest film, Crazy Horse, will open the fest.
Hot Docs promotes Sarafina DiFelice
The festival’s associate programmer gets a new title to fill a post left vacant with the departure of Karina Rotenstein.
Martin Short to take Canada’s Got Talent cross-country
Playback talks to the Canadian entertainment legend on being naughty versus nice at the judging table and seeking out Canada’s “enormous talent.”
Guillermo del Toro’s Mama books Pinewood Toronto Studios
The genre picture by Spanish director Andres Muschietti, and executive produced by del Toro, is shooting through early December.
Tatiana Maslany and Spencer Van Wyck join Picture Day
The directorial debut from veteran Canadian TV writer Kate Melville is shooting in Toronto through October.
Howie Mandel to coproduce Insight Productions reality format
The Toronto comic and America’s Got Talent judge has jumped on board a reality competition series that pits stand-up comics against one another.
NBC cancels The Playboy Club
The program, which aired on Citytv in Canada, will be replaced next week with new programming.
Raven Banner does DVD deal with Anchor Bay
The genre producer will release three titles in the Canadian home entertainment market through Anchor Bay, including the Trish Stratus-starrer Bounty Hunters.
eOne adds Summit supply deal to Oz Unit
Hopscotch is to release six to eight movie titles from Summit in Australia and New Zealand each year.
CTV launches social iPad app
Featuring a curated chat environment, CTV is also sweetening its branded social media experience with on-demand streaming of some of its new primetime shows.
Teletoon orders Camp Lakebottom for full season
The animated comedy, created by ex-Walt Disney Imagineer Eric Jacobson and ex-Kids WB! exec Betsy McGowen, is from Skywriter Media and Entertainment.
Best Boy Entertainment hires Brit rainmaker Mike Prince
The veteran British dealmaker will help launch a new UK office to forge possible Canadian-European coproductions.
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