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If I Had Wings wraps production in Maple Ridge
Producer Cynde Harmon talks to Playback about the challenges of securing funding for the Canadian feature film.
Nelvana Enterprises names co-heads to lead global business
On the heels of Corus Entertainment revealing management changes that put Colin Bohm at the helm of the Corus Kids vertical, Nelvana has named two co-heads who will jointly manage the company’s global distribution and licensing portfolio.
You Gotta Eat Here heads to Italy
Toronto-based Portfolio Entertainment has sold food travel series You Gotta Eat Here to National Geographic Channel Italy.
How Toronto booking U.S. movies by Canadian directors clears Cancon logjam
Hollywood studios putting star-driven films by veteran Canadian directors into the Oscar race via TIFF has opened up space for more local films to get into the prestigious Canadian festival (Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners pictured).
9 Story acquires CCI library, promotes Osborne
The Toronto-based kids and family producer has finalized the deal to acquire underlying rights to the CCI Kids children’s and family library, and ups Natalie Osborne (pictured) to managing director.
Cameras roll on third season of CBC’s Mr. D
The homegrown comedy is shooting in and around Halifax, with Gerry Dee, Jonathan Torrens, Kassidy Mattera and Mark Forward starring.
Bill Marks joins CineCoup as head of production
The film accelerator is also co-hosting a networking event with Telefilm Canada this Friday at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Grand Seduction to open Atlantic Film Festival
Don McKellar’s English-language remake of La Grand Seduction will screen in Halifax after a world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Tessa & Scott skate onto W Network
The six-part half-hour series will follow skating duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (pictured) in their quest for Olympic gold at the 2014 Winter Games in Russia.
TIFF13: Sobol, McKellar, Chechik films to get gala treatment
Director and CEO Piers Handling and artistic director Cameron Bailey also on Tuesday morning announced the festival’s opening and closing galas.
Comic-Con Blog: TV comes alive on the streets of San Diego
Networks took over the streets surrounding the big event with spectacular immersive marketing experiences.
How Canadian TV nets covered the royal birth
The supper-hour coverage featured visits by correspondents to local hospitals to interview mothers who also gave birth Monday (pictured, The Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington).
Imax opening commercial theatre in Switzerland
Continuing its international expansion, the Canadian entertainment technology company has pacted with European cinema chain Pathe to open an Imax theatre in Geneva.
Breakthrough takes world rights to Richie Mehta’s I’ll Follow You Down
Separately, Mehta’s Siddharth will receive its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival (I’ll Follow You Down pictured).
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 12 to July 18, 2013
Louis Cyr tops the box office for the week of July 12 to July 18, 2013.
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