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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 12 to July 18, 2013
Despicable Me 2 tops the box office, while biopic Louis Cyr from Quebec director Daniel Roby is #8 in its first week of release.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 1 to July 7, 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 1 to July 7, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 8 to July 14, 2013
Under the Dome captures TV for another week.
Mike Myers, A&E IndieFilms partner on Supermensch
The feature doc on Shep Gordon (pictured), the Hollywood talent agent behind Alice Cooper, Blondie, Luther Vandross and Raquel Welch, marks Canuck actor Myers’ directorial debut.
Bron Animation to shoot CG animated feature Henchmen
The project, to shoot in fall 2013, marks the feature film directorial debut for Adam Wood (Bron’s Mighty Mighty Monsters pictured).
Octavia Films retools short film grants program
The program now offers post-production grants to emerging, next-gen female filmmakers across Canada.
Sony Pictures acquires horror-thriller Grace
The film, currently in production in Vancouver, marks the directorial feature debut for Canadian Jeff Chan, who co-wrote the script with Chris Pare.
Double Dutch to rep Brazilian feature Moto Anjos internationally
The film, currently in pre-production, stars Vinicius de Oliveira and Maria Flor.
EggPlant Collective hires VP production
Phyllis Newman (pictured) will oversee the production and development slate for the company’s EggPlant TV division.
Cameras roll on Emile Gaudreault’s Fury
Produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis, the film will be released by Seville Pictures in 2014 (Gaudreault pictured).
Academy opens online entries for CSAs
The ACCT says the digital submission process, a partnership with Yangaroo, could expand the reach of the Canadian Screen Awards.
Orphan Black to jump from Space to CTV for encore
The conventional TV debut for the Bell Media and BBC America co-production starring Tatiana Maslany (pictured) will take place Aug. 16.
CMF invests $12M in 17 digital media projects
Of the 17 projects, 10 are games, five are interactive platforms, one is a social media project and one is a website.
Summit’s Divergent to get full Imax release
The Lionsgate subsidiary and Imax Corp. said Thursday that upcoming film Divergent will be released in Imax theatres.
Movie Central, TMN acquire Canadian broadcast rights to Showtime drama
The Western and Eastern Canada pay TV services picked up the rights to Showtime’s Masters of Sex (pictured), premiering this September.
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