✖
People/Companies
2011 WIFT-T Crystal Award winners named
The Women in Film & Television Toronto chapter will honour CBC exec Julie Bristow and two others at its annual awards gala.
Kill Shakespeare co-creators headed to Sundance film festival lab
Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery will work on adapting their comic book series, based on classic William Shakespeare characters, into a movie screenplay.
Veteran ad man Syd Kessler launches 3D prodco
Launched in partnership with 3D Camera Company (3DCC), KesslerWhite 3D has also inked a deal with Toronto’s Creative Post to bring big-screen 3D savvy to the ad world.
Resident Evil 5 platform collapse sends zombie actors to hospital
UPDATED: The film’s coproducers issue a statement on the the accident, which sent 10 to hospital early Tuesday morning.
Marc-Andre Grondin top-lines L’Affaire Dumont
The $5 million film, directed by Quebec’s Daniel “Podz” Grou, tells the true story of a man jailed for a rape he insists he never committed, and a single mother who sets out to prove his innocence.
Andrew Johnson and Barbara Shearer join Shaw Media
The broadcaster, citing ratings gains from reality TV series like Canadian Pickers and Outlaw Bikers, is bolstering its factual content division.
Sixteen injured in Cinespace stage collapse
The accident on the Resident Evil 5 set has sent 10 cast and crew members to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hot Docs programmer Karina Rotenstein departing
The festival programming manager is leaving to pursue other opportunities after four years in the role.
City Life Film Project gets new funding prize from Harold Greenberg Fund
The organization contributes a $10,000 development loan and sponsorship dollars to the training program for young filmmakers.
ABC picks up Jason Belleville script
The half-hour about a small-town fire department has a script commitment from the U.S. net and is being produced by L.A.-based Doozer and Warner Bros TV.
Charlotte Cook named Hot Docs director of programming
The former BBC exec and Edinburgh Film Festival programmer is filling the role left by previous director Sean Farnel.
Secret Location, National Parks Project win at inaugural AToMiC awards
UPDATED – The interactive shop, Primitive Entertainment/FilmCAN documentary project, and Peace Point take a Gold and two Bronzes, respectively, at the inaugural Strategy magazine and Playback awards.
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
