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Cory Monteith living out the dream in Canadian film role
The Glee star talks about finding inspiration in Gia Milani’s script for All the Wrong Reasons, which has him on a Halifax film set through mid-August.
Fantasia unveils jury award winners
Director Patrick Bouchard (pictured) won a special award for technical accomplishment for NFB animated short Bydlo Wednesday as the festival wrapped in Montreal.
TIFF Rising Stars ready to shine
Tatiana Maslany and Connor Jessup (pictured) talk to Playback about stepping up their game on home soil.
Talent Lab to inspire Canadian filmmakers, say participants
Soaking up knowledge from the world’s best filmmakers is a key goal of lab participants, says filmmaker Ashley McKenzie, who was among 24 out of 500 applicants to make the cut.
Blue Ant exec shake-up following High Fidelity acquisition
GlassBox TV founder Jeffrey Elliott, and High Fidelity HDTV co-founders Ken Murphy and John Panikkar will depart their positions, following the merger of GlassBox and High Fidelity under Blue Ant Media.
Food Network orders more Eat St. and World’s Weirdest Restaurants
Paperny Entertainment will start production on the latest series cycles, with a 2013 airdate on the specialty channel.
Atom Egoyan to direct Queen of the Night
The psychological thriller will star Ryan Reynolds and be shot in southern Ontario in February 2013 (Egoyan pictured here).
Canadian features Inch’Allah, Antiviral, Still to headline at TIFF
Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell (pictured), Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle and Kate Melville’s Picture Day will also screen as part of the festival’s Canadian lineup.
TIFF reveals key festival industry program talent
Regina-born Picture Day star Tatiana Maslany (pictured) is a Rising Star, while Mumbai’s King director Manjeet Singh and Scythia Films’ Daniel Bekerman will participate in the Talent and Producers Labs, respectively.
CRTC approves Broadcasting Accessibility Fund
The $5.7 million fund, part of BCE’s commitment from its CTVglobemedia takeover, will support accessibility initiatives that go above and beyond the CRTC’s current regulatory obligations.
DeHartog’s Lehane adaptation lands at Appian Way
(UPDATED) Team Seven Entertainment’s Calum deHartog (pictured) optioned the short story Running out of Dog for feature film adaptation.
Hot Docs sets sail with Floating Polar Film Festival
The fest has partnered with travel co Quark Expeditions to launch the Floating Polar Film Festival, which will see a curated selection of docs playing aboard a luxury arctic cruise ship (pictured).
CTV flicks a digital Switch
The six ep digital series, a spin-off from the The Listener, will act as an extension to the primetime drama.
NSI launches Lifestyle Series Producer course
The program includes a week-long training session and eight-week apprenticeship on a lifestyle series by one of the course program partners, Shaw Media, Corus Entertainment and Bell Media.
Claude Gagnon’s Karakara to screen in competition in Montreal
Like TIFF, Serge Losique’s 36th edition of the Montreal World Film Festival will also open with a foreign title: Chinese director Lisheng Lin’s Million Dollar Crocodile (pictured).
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