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Canadian film leads foreign film box office for third week running
Resident Evil: Retribution, a Canada-Germany co-production shot in Toronto and produced by Don Carmody, took in another $20.7 million over the weekend on 6,460 screens in 65 markets.
Motion Picture Video to reunite – for a night
Former co-owner Bob Sher recalls the birth of the company, whose former employees will meet up at their old stomping grounds at 189 Church St. in Toronto on Sept. 29.
The Bachelor Canada adds an app
The multi-platform extension from Rogers Media lets users participate in bachelor Brad Smith’s search for love.
Bradley upped to VP sales at NBCUniversal TV Canada
She will oversee licensing of scripted, non-scripted, sports, news and theatrical product across multiple platforms to customers in English- and French-speaking Canada.
Pinewood Toronto Studios breaks ground on new soundstages
Studio president Blake Steels (pictured fourth from left) says the new developments, which will also include 100,000 sq. feet of office space, are expected to cost $40 million and be complete in Q3 of 2013.
Sun Media hires Eric Morrison to restructure news-gathering
The former CTV and Canadian Press exec will reorganize the group’s news operations on all platforms.
Corus Entertainment promotes Maria Hale
Former OWN exec John MacDonald also joins the newly-formed digital and TV team at the specialty and pay TV broadcaster (Hale pictured here).
Factual spotlight: Knowledge Network
Murray Battle (pictured), director of independent production and presentation at B.C.’s public broadcaster says the priority is on “filmmaker-driven creative documentaries that entertain, enlighten and challenge our viewers.”
Rekha Shah named CBS Studios’ Canadian sales director
Shah will focus on sales to English and French specialty channels as well as manage the company’s VOD and SVOD.
Adlight opens Halifax office
The Vancouver-based special effects equipment and specialty lighting supplier was drawn by the Nova Scotia city’s growth.
The road to The Bachelor Canada
The show’s supervising producer Sean Devries and Rogers Media’s director of original programming Claire Freeland discuss making the homegrown version of the U.S. hit.
Mike the Knight rides to Latin America
Discover Kids Latin America has snapped up the CG-animated preschool series (pictured) from Toronto’s Nelvana Enterprises.
Former Bachelorette Jillian Harris: TV is a business
“If you’re not making money, you’re doing something wrong,” Harris said of Force Four’s The Bachelor Canada series.
ImagineNATIVE Festival fills out film lineup
Michael Melski’s thriller Charlie Zone (pictured), Lance No’s China doc Dung and James Diamond’s The Man from Venus are the latest titles added to the 13th edition.
Ubisoft, Sheridan pact to promote performance capture tech
Ubisoft Toronto’s Cedric Orvoine (pictured) says industry-academic partnerships are vital to the industry’s future.
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