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Big Muddy film shoot starts in Saskatchewan
Producer Bob Crowe of Angel Entertainment said the indie may be among the last movies to tap tax credits in the province after refundable incentives were axed by the provincial government (director Jefferson Moneo pictured).
The 2013 10 To Watch: Ramona Pringle
The actor/host has set her sights on digital media as an assistant professor at Ryerson and multi-platform producer.
The 2013 10 To Watch: Patrick O’Sullivan
The production development exec, who has worked at CTV, the CFC and CBC, is now launching New Metric Media with producer (and 2012 10 to Watch-er) Mark Montefiore.
TIFF13 Industry Conference Highlights
Highlights from TIFF Industry Conference sessions featuring Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Plan B Entertainment’s Dede Gardner.
Know Rules Media taps Akan Satayev to direct Hacker
The $5 million theatrical feature will shoot later this year in Toronto, New York, Dubai and Bangkok (Satayev pictured).
Laurie May launches Elevation Pictures
The former Alliance Films and eOne exec (pictured) is backed by an output deal with U.S. producer Black Bear Pictures.
TIFF13 Reel Reviews: Le Demantelement
Kicking off a TIFF-long series of columns, film critic, writer and TV host Thom Ernst (pictured) reviews Sebastien Pilote’s festival feature and discusses its market potential.
Selling the second screen: The Project: Guatemala
Rogers Media exec Kamaldi Badlu discusses the marketing and sales strategy behind online after-show that will support the OLN reality series.
TIFF13: Fewer docs for sale as deals done earlier
Midway, The Dog and Beyond the Edge are among the hot doc titles being circled by buyers at this year’s TIFF, according to docs programmer Thom Powers (pictured).
bravoFACT announces new $50K short-doc grant program
BravoFACTUAL will fund short documentaries of up to 15 minutes; Bob Culbert (pictured: far left) and Richard Crouse (far right) sign on to mentor filmmakers.
Bell Media pre-gala party kicks off Toronto International Film Festival
The Roy Thomson Hall gathering this year was hosted by the media group after its takeover of long-time sponsor Astral Media (pictured: The Fifth Estate star Benedict Cumberbatch).
Double take: Denis Villeneuve on shooting Enemy, Prisoners simultaneously
The Quebec director (pictured) shot Prisoners in Georgia after filming Enemy in Toronto. Both films are screening at TIFF.
Ag-Com Productions launches The Rural Channel
Founder Helen Wilson discusses the plans for the specialty channel and its programming lineup.
TIFF13: Festival exec Justin Cutler on market trends, new buyers
The senior manager of industry and sales office (pictured) talks shop on industry trends, new buyers and hot-button issues at this year’s fest.
Jennifer Jonas wins producers award at TIFF
The Toronto producer (pictured) accepted the prize from the Canadian Media Production Association as the Toronto International Film Festival got underway.
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