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Midnight’s Children cleared for release in India
In a surprising development, the Salman Rushdie novel adaptation passed through the Indian Censor Board without calls for cuts.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, 2012
Esimesac tops the list for the week of Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, 2012.
Buffalo Gal and Entremedia Digital partner to form film, TV company
Buffalo Media Group will produce live action and animated feature film and TV projects and new media content, and provide VFX services out of its offices in Toronto and Winnipeg.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, 2012
Skyfall flies high for another week.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, 2012
Men In Black 3 is the top-selling DVD for the week of Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Nov. 19 to Nov. 25, 2012
Expendables 2 is the top-selling DVD for the week of Nov. 19 to Nov. 25, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Dec. 3 to Dec. 9, 2012
Big Bang tops the list for another week, while part one of the Flashpoint finale is #14 and Dragons’ Den is #17.
Disney and Nickelodeon snap up Bejuba’s Big Block SingSong
Canadian boutique distributor Bejuba! Entertainment has sold its 49 x two-minute preschool series Big Block SingSong to Disney Junior for the U.S., Australia, Japan and Spain.
Barb Williams on bringing Big Brother to Canada
Brother‘s Keeper: The Shaw Media senior VP of content (pictured) says the key to a local version of the U.S. format is adding value to the overall viewer proposition.
Flashpoint signs off with just over two million viewers
The CTV drama brought in record numbers for its series finale last Thursday.
Telefilm to take 11 Canadian short films to French market
As part of the organization’s Not Short on Talent initiative, films including Mike Clattenburg’s Cracking Down Hard (pictured), Patrick Boivin’s Dragon Baby and Bahar Noorizadeh’s Lingo will screen at the Clermont-Ferrand’s International Short Film Market.
Best of the year: Lionsgate
The Vancouver-based indie studio’s big year included acquiring Summit Entertainment, releasing the first Hunger Games installment, and extending its worldwide distribution network via multiple international output deals.
Indiecan Entertainment takes movies to mobile world
The smartphone and tablet app will allow consumers to order merchandise, including DVDs, and tap into Indiecan’s social media and corporate sites.
Jan Miller steps down as Strategic Partners director after 15 years
(UPDATED) The departure follows news last week that Lia Rinaldo is leaving the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax as festival director after 22 years in the post (Miller pictured).
Telefilm invests $11.2 million in eight features
The Right Kind of Wrong received a $6.7 million investment, while co-pros The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet and Shana – The Wolf’s Music also received funding.
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