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Running Hooks Pictures to produce reality TV pilot
Survivor‘s Amanda Kimmel and The Real World‘s Trishelle Cannatella will feature in the TV competition series set around the international poker tournament circuit.
CBC-DOC apprenticeship program teams unveiled
The Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working With Filmmakers initiative has named four apprentices to work with veteran doc filmmakers on upcoming projects.
Harold Greenberg Fund supports two features with odd couples
Sean Garrity’s My Awkward Sexual Adventure and Jason Priestley’s (pictured) Cas and Dylan received funding through the equity investment program.
Ohio filmmaker disappears in B.C. wilderness
RCMP continue to search for Warren Andrew Sill, 26, whose vehicle was found abandoned July 10 near Whiskey Creek Trail.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 6 to July 12, 2012
Luc Dionne’s Omerta, starring Rene Angelil and Patrick Huardis the #1 Canadian film at the box office for the week of July 6 to July 12, following its July 11 release.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 6 to July 12, 2012
The Amazing Spider-man swings to the top box office spot for the week of July 6 to July 12, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 2 to July 8, 2012
The Big Bang Theory is tops in TV, while Saving Hope also makes the top five for the week of July 2 to July 8, 2012.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs June 25 to July 1, 2012
21 Jump Street takes down the top DVD sales spot for the week of June 25 to July 1, 2012.
Distribution360 sells Splatalot to Nickelodeon
The kids obstacle course reality series, originally commissioned by YTV, the BBC and Australia’s ABC networks, will debut on the U.S. channel on Tuesday, July 17 with back-to-back episodes.
Pay, specialty TV operating revenues up in 2011: StatsCan
Versus 2010, the segment sees ad revenue growth of 10.9% compared to conventional TV’s 1.7%.
Michael Quast leaves The Holmes Group
The departure follows restructuring in November that made Quast (pictured) sole CEO and moved former co-CEO Pete Kettlewell to head of new indie Point Load Pictures.
Syndicado expands digital content partnership
Toronto digital distributor gets more international docs and features like Oasis (pictured) via growing partnership with U.S.-based
Lifesize Entertainment.
Natalie Lariviere appointed V Interactions exec VP
The former TC Media president takes up her role Aug. 1.
Jeremiah Chechik lands Ryan Kwanten for next feature lead
The Montreal-born filmmaker (Benny and Joon) will direct Sex and Sunsets, featuring the True Blood star (pictured), for Serendipity Point Films in Banff and L.A. from late August.
Arne Olsen to do Captain Canuck screen adaptation
Mind’s Eye Entertainment tapped the L.A.-based Canadian screenwriter to turn Canada’s best-known masked crusader into a movie superhero.
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