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CIFF rolls out carpets to gala films
Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children (pictured) will open the festival, while Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral gets a black carpet and Martin Villeneuve’s Mars et Avril will close the fest.
Frank Cox steps down from Hopscotch/eOne
Entertainment One disclosed the departure on Monday, as it follows the acquisition of the Australian distribution outfit in April 2011.
iThentic releases web drama trailer
Everyday Is Like Sunday was penned by Pavan Moondi and directed by Blaine Thurier of The New Pornographers rock band.
Broadcasters turn volume down on TV commercials
The move from Sept. 1 follows an investigation by the CRTC into fluctuations in the loudness of TV ads and regular programming.
Syndicado partners with Travesty, strikes new digi deals
The Toronto-based digital aggregator and distributor inked deals for Rich Bride, Poor Bride (pictured) and Beyond for delivery on hulu.
Rogers and Disney sleep with the fishes
The media co is allowing the brand to take over its Aquarium Channel with Finding Nemo characters swimming on-screen to promote its 3D release.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, 2012
Omerta is the top Canadian film for the week of Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, 2012
The Expendables 2 tops the box office for the week of Aug. 24 to Aug. 30, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Aug. 13 to Aug. 19, 2012
The Hunger Games is the top-selling DVD for the week of Aug. 13 to Aug. 19, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Aug. 20 to Aug. 26, 2012
Big Brother tops TV for the week of Aug. 20 to Aug. 26, 2012.
The 2012 10 to Watch: David Cormican
At just 30, the Saskatchewan native has been turning heads producing Faces in the Crowd starring Milla Jovovich, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel and Stephen McHattie; one of his upcoming projects includes the Captain Canuck remake.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Mark Montefiore
Toronto-based Montefiore is producing the feature Cas & Dylan with director Jason Priestley, after producing the Comedy Network original series Picnicface.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Dev Singh
After establishing himself as a VFX specialist with big budget U.S. films (including The Ice Harvest and Four Brothers), Toronto-based Singh moved into editing and is currently working on Little Terrors, Picture Day (premiering at TIFF) and Fangs of War 3D.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Calum deHartog
The Toronto SWAT officer has co-created CBC drama Cracked and adapted Dennis Lehane’s Southern noir short story Running out of Dog, which is now in development with Leo DiCaprio’s prodco Appian Way.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Mark De Angelis
The writer whose credits include Dan for Mayor and The Ron James Show co-created and produced Bill and Sons Towing, a webseries that attracted a lot of mainstream media attention and lured many high-profile Canadian actors.
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