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Liza Drozdov named The Holmes Group VP
She will oversee all aspects of brand development and television production in the promotion from communications director to VP.
Shaw acquires The Client List for Lifetime Canada channel launch
The Jennifer Love Hewitt-starrer will bow on Sept. 2 at 10 p.m., after the debut of Drop Dead Diva at 9 p.m.
Ameba adds Lucky Diaz music content to its library
The Winnipeg-based kid and parent-targeted video streaming service has added music videos from L.A.-based popular kid’s band Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band.
Survivorman returns to Discovery Channel
The U.S. cable network is bringing the adventure series, starring survivalist Les Stroud (pictured), back for two episodes that will air in August and September.
Production on John Walker’s Arctic Defenders doc gets underway
The film marks a return by the veteran filmmaker to the high Arctic after first sailing there as a 16-year-old during the 1960s, with a 35mm camera in hand.
CHCH promotes news programming with ad contest
The Channel Zero station will be giving away six $5,000 TV ad packages during August and September.
TIFF rolls out doc, City to City and genre lineups
Canadian Simon Ennis’s feature doc Lunarcy! (pictured) among the kids, vintage, Indian, horror and other film titles set to screen at the September event.
New short film initiative to showcase Toronto Revealed
The partnership between the City of Toronto, the CFC and iThentic gives five emerging filmmakers $10,000 towards production of their films, and the opportunity to be mentored by acclaimed Canadian filmmakers.
CFC reveals Actors Conservatory talent
The Conservatory will offer eight well-established actors and actresses (including Supinder Wraich, pictured) the chance to hone their skills, network, and work alongside big industry players.
Toon Goggles partners with Toon Boom
The online kids channel and the Montreal-based digital content creator have partnered to launch new applications that enable kids to create and publish their own animations.
Lionsgate hands out executive bonuses after Summit takeover, Hunger Games release
Only company CEO Jon Feltheimer (pictured) saw his overall compensation in fiscal 2012 drop by 18%, due mostly to the timing of stock-based grants.
Offbeat Roads in production
The extreme cycling series produced by NuvuFilms for Travel + Escape is slated to premiere in winter 2013.
Taylor Kitsch and Brendan Gleeson topline The Grand Seduction
The $12.5 million remake of the Quebec hit Le Grand Seduction is now shooting in Newfoundland (Kitsch pictured), with Gordon Pinsent and Mary Walsh joining the ensemble cast.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 20 to July 26, 2012
Omerta is the top Canadian film for another week.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 20 to July 26, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises tops the box office for the week of July 20 to July 26, 2012.
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