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Blog: Set psychology and co-pro opps
From Berlinale, Devonshire Productions producer Paula Devonshire talks production motivation and meetings with producers from major European production centres.
Nickelodeon hops on Rocket Monkeys
The U.S.-based company has taken the Breakthrough Entertainment property for its worldwide network.
Hlibka takes rights to Joe Klymkiw’s Canadian rapper doc Hip Hop Eh
The indie distributor will also represent international sales on the film, which is set for a March 15 theatrical release.
Raven Banner pairs with Anchor Bay Canada on genre DVD release
The genre distributors will jointly release John Dies At The End after Raven Banner acquired the Canadian rights at the recent Berlin International Film Festival.
Official delegations from China, Germany to attend Hot Docs
The Canadian international documentary festival will also host delegations from Japan, Nigeria, the Nordic Region, Poland, South Africa and the U.S.
Bejuba! Entertainment adds Jack to catalog
Canadian production and distribution company Bejuba! Entertainment has snapped up the global TV and home entertainment distribution rights (excluding Australasia) for the CGI animated series Jack (pictured).
Canucks take top U.S. awards
Writer Semi Chellas shared a Writers Guild of America award for her work on Mad Men (pictured) while the Toronto-based duo Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern took a Cinema Audio Society prize for their work on Hatfields & McCoys.
Blog: Spotlighting Indigenous cinema at Berlinale
Streel Films producer Michelle Latimer writes about the festival’s focus on Indigenous storytelling and the formidable presence of female directors there.
DHX inks VOD deal with Hoopla
The three-year deal, which expands on the company’s aim to exploit emerging digital opportunities, will see episodes from its programming library streamed via Midwest Tape’s Hoopla digital platform for public libraries.
Denis Cote’s Vic + Flo Saw a Bear earns Silver Bear award in Berlin
And Inch’Allah, by director Anais Barbeau-Lavalette, earned a critics’ prize at the European festival as Canadian directors came home with an impressive trophy haul (Vic + Flo pictured).
Higher Optik TV take-up drives Telus Corp. profits higher
The western Canadian phone giant said its IPTV service signed up 41,000 new subscribers during its latest quarter, helping it to take market share from arch-rival Shaw Communications.
Kids’ CBC TV for Me app targets pre-schoolers
The app lets kids view episodes of shows like Fuzzy Tales, Artzooka! (pictured) and Monster Math Squad.
Rogers looking for new CEO for 2014
The media group, releasing its Q4 results, said current CEO Nadir Mohamed (pictured) will leave the company in January 2014.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, 2013
Mama tops the box office for the week of Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, 2013
Seth Gordon laugher Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, tops the box office for the week of Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, 2013.
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