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Cineflix taps Peter Smith to lead scripted arm
The London-based exec (pictured) will take Copper producer Cineflix Studios from its U.S. base under Christina Wayne and grow its presence making global dramas in Canada and the U.K.
TIFF12: Polley discusses silence around Stories
Canadian director Sarah Polley (pictured) has opened up about her decision not to do any press around the festival launch of her feature doc debut, Stories We Tell, in a blog post featuring significant plot twist spoilers.
Fan Expo recap: Todd’s ‘season three’ quest, Continuum travels afar
During Q&A panels at Fan Expo Saturday and Sunday, the casts and crews of the two shows (Todd pictured) revealed where the future is taking them.
New Establishment first reveal: Marilyn Kynaston and Kate Sanagan
The Toronto-Vancouver indie distributors were selected as one of the industry’s picks in Playback‘s New Establishment search earlier in the summer.
TIFF12: OMDC unveils Canadian projects for festival financing forum
Canadian producers Mary Young Leckie, Kevin De Walt and Trish Dolman will attend the International Financing Forum to fill out budgets for films in development.
Copper notches top specialty spot on premiere night
The series delivered 403,200 Canadian viewers for its Sunday night premiere on Showcase, and stateside delivered 1.1 million total viewers on Aug. 19, BBC America’s highest rated series premiere ever, according to the channel.
Merging Media to bring L.A. transmedia conference execs north
The multiplatform media conference, which takes place Oct. 24 to 26 in Vancouver, will host speakers from the StoryWorld Conference in California, which runs one week prior.
History orders Yukon Gold from Paperny Entertainment
The indie producer will follow four mining teams in Dawson City for four months as they go in search of a big payday.
David Rocco’s Amalfi Getaway has breakthrough into U.S. market
The Cooking Channel will air the six-part cooking series stateside, while Nat Geo Adventure will air the series internationally.
Patience, good storytelling key to web series success: Fan Expo panel
Tights and Fights creator Scott Albert, Out With Dad creator Jason Leaver, Ruby Skye P.I. creator Jill Golick and Pretty in Geek (pictured) creator Elize Morgan share their tips and secrets for monetizing the burgeoning medium.
TIFF12: Powers predicts doc sales slew
TIFF doc programmer Thom Powers is predicting an increase in the number of doc deals done at the Toronto festival this year, with The Act of Killing (pictured), a doc backed by both Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, among the hot tips.
Bell and Cirque du Soleil pact on entertainment content in Quebec
The tie-up for make-and-sell film, TV, digital and gaming content comes as the phone giant faces mounting industry opposition to its takeover of Montreal-based Astral Media.
CMPA shortlists five producers for $10,000 TIFF feature film prize
The winner will come from among Pierre Even and Marie-Claude Poulin, Juliette Hagopian, David Hamilton, Daniel Iron and producer/director Michael McGowan.
Mehta recalls political intrigue stopping Midnight’s Children shoot
The Canadian director opens up to Playback about dealing with “unpredictable” Asian politics and the “nerve-racking” ritual of debuting one of her films at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, 2012
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is the top-selling DVD for the week of Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, 2012.
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