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Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Graham Greene
The prolific actor is being honoured for his unrivaled professionalism and commitment to acting in a career that spans decades.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Rene Malo
The filmmaker is being recognized for his groundbreaking sales and distribution business strategy to take Canadian films to foreign markets, always with an eye for maintaining cultural autonomy.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Colin Low
Over five decades Low helped to make the National Film Board a world-renowned fount of cutting edge animated and documentary storytelling, and for that is being entered into the hall of fame.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Jackie Burroughs
Actor who died of cancer in 2010 is being honoured for her dedication to her craft and laying the foundation for female actors to forge ahead and own their roles.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Bob Culbert
The Northern Ireland-born TV veteran is being appreciated for his life-long commitment to the core values of broadcast news gathering and documentary production.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Piers Handling
The TIFF director and CEO is recognized as an industry builder for transforming the festival into a world-renowned event and constructing its year-round home, the TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower.
CRTC appoints Chief Consumer Officer
Barbara Motzney in the newly created position will be responsible for better understanding the concerns of Canadians.
Persistence of Vision to premiere at VIFF
The Vancouver festival will host the world premiere of Kevin Schreck’s examination of the “greatest animated film never made” (pictured), while international premieres include Nuala and How to Grow a Band.
Videotron adds four networks to HD offerings
HGTV Canada, Food Network, Showcase and Prise 2 are now part of the Quebec-based broadcaster’s lineup, with Nat Geo Wild (Dangerous Encounters pictured) being added as a standard definition channel.
Discovery Channel syncs TV with mobile
The channel has launched tech that connects its app to TV, and will be working with Virgin Mobile and Bell Mobility for the pilot phase.
Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida start prodco ARC49 Entertainment
The singer-songwriters, partnering with producer Amy Green, will produce musical feature film Mental, based on Canadian stage play Mental: The Musical as their first project.
Sportsnet continues growth
Scott Moore (pictured) talks about why the brand purchased the Grand Slam of Curling, and what’s next for its new events division.
Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children to Telluride
As the U.S. festival reveals its 2012 lineup, Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell will travel to Venice, Telluride and Toronto as it launches on the international festival circuit.
Tom Radford to get top Alberta screen industry award
The docmaker is to receive the Alberta Media Production Industries Association’s David Billington Award in late October.
The New Establishment third reveal: Trevor Morris
The Emmy-winning, Toronto-born composer has scored the soundtracks of major Canadian co-pros, including The Borgias and The Tudors, and worked with cinematic legends on Hollywood blockbusters.
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