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Female Eye Film Festival announces award winners
Canuck directors Dominique Cardona, Laurie Colbert and Shandi Mitchell are among the award winners at this year’s festival, which celebrates the work of female film directors (The Disappeared pictured).
Former Club Penguin execs intro Hyper Hippo games
The B.C.-based digital game studio, led by former Disney Club Penguin execs Lance Priebe and Pascale Audette, has teamed with Oktobor Animation to launch the multiplatform game Mech Mice.
CMF names Alain Cousineau board chairman
As well, industry veteran Chris Frank has been appointed to the board as Cousineau (pictured) replaces outgoing chairman Louis Roquet.
New roles for McDonald, Hendrie at Hot Docs
Hot Docs’ long-serving exec director Chris McDonald (pictured) is to take on the newly created position of president within the organization, in a move that sees Brett Hendrie given control of the Toronto festival.
Continuum comes out on top at Constellation Awards
Also faring well at the awards event held June 22 was Primeval: New World, which took two prizes compared to Continuum‘s (pictured) three.
Kaleidoscope ups Aliy Brown
Brown (pictured) is appointed director of broadcast and digital sales at the Toronto-based distribution and entertainment company.
Amberwood, Big Jump make Shutterbugs
The Ottawa-based companies, which previously worked together on The Secret World of Benjamin Bear (pictured), are collaborating on the new animated preschool series.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 14 to June 20, 2013
Sarah Prefere La Course is the top Canadian film for another week.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 14 to June 20, 2013
Man of Steel flies to the top box office spot for the week of June 14 to June 20, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs June 3 to June 9, 2013
Identity Thief is the top-selling DVD for the week of June 3 to June 9, 2013.
Marshall McLuhan family to headline Crossmedia Banff
Eric McLuhan, son of the legendary media theorist, and grandson Andrew McLuhan, will be on hand this September at the Banff Centre and Jumpwire Media event.
PromaxBDA names Bell Media Agency global marketing team of the year
Recognized as the company with the highest number of Global Excellence Awards, the former CTV Creative Agency was honoured as the top Canadian media group at the international industry kudosfest in Los Angeles.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs June 10 to June 16, 2013
The Stanley Cup Finals take the top TV spot, while The Listener is #19.
Women in the Director’s Chair gets boost from NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal is providing $75,000 to support the group’s various initiatives focused on getting more female-directed projects onto Canadian screens.
Carlo Rota named new Recipe to Riches host
Rota (pictured) replaces former host Jesse Palmer as the reality competition format moves from Shaw Media to become a tentpole of the CBC’s winter 2014 lineup.
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