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Canucks face off with the world at TIFF

Here’s hoping TIFF this year is a face-off between global and Canadian indie movies, on Canada’s home turf. Canadian directors making noise in Toronto next month will include Ed Gass-Donnelly, Atom Egoyan, Michael Snow, Xavier Dolan

New Year in Montreal

Peace Arch Entertainment picked up the broadcast rights to the Canadian pic, and plans a VOD release in early 2011.

Cote’s Curling wins at Locarno

It’s becoming a habit for Canadian filmmaker Denis Cote, travelling home from the Locarno Film Festival with trophies in hand.

Moysey moves to AOL

Former Canwest digital exec to lead AOL Canada’s content and online ad push

It Could Be Worse for Cineflix Studios

Luckily for the recently formed Cineflix Studios, the prodco’s unscripted division, It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me is only the name of its first optioned publishing property.

Noah Reid

Canucks signed to Syfy series

Seven inducted into Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame

Sutherland, Candy, Carmody among those to be feted during TIFF

CW puts 18 to Life on hold

Mixed season for Canuck content Stateside

Cable Cable picks up SN1

Steve Paikin

TVO upped to Rogers On Demand

Kids and docs available on VOD platform

Deluxe promotes Robertson

Heads up sales for T.O., Vancouver and N.Y.

Family picks up Warthogs

Commissions 100 eps, among other acquisitions