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Round up: indie box office success, U.S retransmission fracas
Midnight’s Children (pictured) grosses $90,000 on its opening weekend; Zoink’d! season two and Wild Obsession TV premieres set and U.S. stations want Canadian compensation.
Sask industry social media blitz praised
The organizers of the Wednesday attention-raising event say it topped Twitter’s Canada trend and was backed by numerous industry organizations.
OWN Canada to get close to Canadians with Life Story Project
Hosts Andrea Syrtash and Dale Curd will invite random passersby in public areas to delve deep into their personal stories and examine their significance.
Sudz Sutherland’s The Phantoms promises cathartic TV for Canadians
The three-hanky TV movie from the CBC is less about whether a ragtag bunch of high school basketball players win or lose, but how a small New Brunswick town turns true-life tragedy into unlikely triumph.
NFB launches interactive graphic novel app
Free tablet app The Loxleys and the War of 1812, based on the book by Renegade Arts Entertainment, includes an interactive map that will show users where they are in the story.
Lionsgate posts sharply higher Q2 earnings and revenues
Home entertainment revenue from The Hunger Games and the domestic release of Summit Entertainment titles were big drivers for the Vancouver-based mini-studio.
Elize Morgan releases guide for web series creators
The free e-book features interviews, success stories, failures, and tips on how to release, write and find a cast and crew for your webseries.
Imax expands China revenue sharing deal
The deal sees Imax boosting its China presence by 15 new giant-screen theatres.
House of Cool restructures
The Toronto-based pre-production animation studio is consolidating its services with those of Red Rover Studios, which it acquired in 2008, to form a creative digital lab.
CRTC’s Blais tells Rogers CJNT deal must benefit Canadians
The pro-consumer regulator insisted securing approval for Montreal TV station deal was not “a matter of promising to invest a certain amount into the Canadian broadcasting system.”
Cineplex doubles Q3 profit, despite theatre attendance fall
Addition of four AMC theatres, record concession revenues and premium ticket pricing enabled the Canadian exhibition giant to drive up bottom line earnings.
AFM 2012: Phase 4 Films acquires Long Time Gone
The Canadian distributor plans a spring 2013 release for the Virginia Madsen-starring drama in theatres, and on VOD and digital platforms.
Shortsnonstop adds category, prize
The year-round festival will now include a web series category, and will discontinue the Audience Award, replacing it with development assistance from iThentic for one content creator per prize period.
Sask industry launches one-day support campaign
The provincial industry is urging the use of social media to voice opposition to the province’s axed refundable tax credit.
Whistler unveils industry program for fest-goers
Panels on China, international TV co-productions, visual effects and online video will be talking points at the mountain festival.
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