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Festival tees up seven days of industry talk
TIFF’s industry programming will be split into daily themes, and cover topics including financing, coproduction, marketing and distribution, with Participant Media toppers Jeff Skoll and Jim Berk participating in a keynote discussion.
TIFF announces Wavelengths, adds galas
The festival unveiled a lengthy list of new films to its 2013 program, including films from Canucks Stephen Broomer and Chris Kennedy in its Wavelengths program (Broomer’s Pepper’s Ghost pictured).
D Films takes Canadian rights to The Double
The indie distributor plans a winter 2014 release after Richard Ayoade’s second feature (pictured) has a world bow at TIFF.
Lionsgate to launch Hunger Games: Catching Fire in London
The Canadian mini-studio will hold a world premiere on Nov. 11, ahead of a Nov. 22 wide release of the teen tentpole that will go day-and-date in virtually every world territory.
SIM Digital rolls out file-based workflow for Spun Out multi-cam shoot
Real-time delivery of full-resolution camera shots from the Toronto sitcom set to the post-production team cut down on time and costs, Dave French, SIM Digital’s director of post engineering, tells Playback.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 22 to July 28, 2013
42 is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 22 to July 28, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 29 to Aug. 4, 2013
Cancon in the top 30: The Amazing Race Canada tops TV for another week, while Rookie Blue climbs to #7, Saving Hope is #16, The Listener is #18 and Motive is #24.
Time magazine launches docs unit
Red Border Films, named after Time magazine’s iconic red border, will create “deeply reported original films by award-winning filmmakers,” launching one short doc a month online.
Slugterra extends its U.K. reach
Toronto-based Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Slugterra has extended its U.K. reach by bowing on Channel 5 last Saturday.
Danny Iron, Calum de Hartog partner on Bayou of Pigs adaptation
De Hartog (pictured) will write the script adaptation of the novel by journalist Stewart Bell through the winter.
Cameras roll on Fragile Minds
Director Cody Campanale’s feature directing debut is shooting in and around Toronto to Aug. 29.
NSI announces latest online short film festival awards
Marc Almon’s The Wake of Calum MacLeod (pictured) wins the $1,250 A&E Short Filmmakers Award, while winners for the Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award and Bite Comedy Award are also announced.
Wim Wenders shooting latest 3D feature in Montreal
Every Thing Will Be Fine stars James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Marie-Josee Croze.
Ex-eOne digital topper Karthiga Ratnasabapathy joins Tricon Films
Ratnasabapathy (pictured) will drive sales on all digital platforms, including TV sales in English-speaking Canada.
It’s one helluva potluck: Proper readies MasterChef open call
Playback talks to Proper Television exec producer Cathie James about the logistics of nationwide casting for the upcoming food competition series.
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