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Britain’s 4Music to air 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards
The channel has picked up the awards spectacle featuring Justin Bieber (pictured) and Katy Perry for its U.K. schedule, as part of a Bell Media distribution deal.
Xavier Dolan’s I Killed My Mother getting belated U.S. release
Kino Lorber has acquired the Quebec director’s debut feature three years after it won three awards at the Cannes Film Festival.
How Canuck actor’s role became a Serbian cultural icon
The makers of Slaughter Nick for President on how ’90’s TV show Tropical Heat spawned an unusual documentary.
Canadian prodcos encouraged to pitch U.S. broadcasters
Shaw Media content VP Christine Shipton says a competitive market means U.S. producers are today pitching to Canadian broadcasters.
Game-change Time: Playback’s Spring 2012 issue
The issue includes the results of the annual independent production survey that featured the input of about 100 companies.
The top 10 Canadian TV shows on social media
Newly launched social TV ratings company Seevibes, which is working with Astral and TVA Group, shares the top 10 Canadian TV shows by Facebook and Twitter mentions.
W greenlights Vancouver spin-off for Love It or List It
Jillian Harris will co-host the west coast version of the reality series about families struggling with homes that no longer suit their needs.
Barney’s Version collects Telefilm’s Golden Box Office award
The top-grossing feature’s creative team were on hand for the tribute in Toronto Thursday.
Payback awards honour CFC volunteers
The Wednesday night event also featured the premieres of five projects from the 2012 short dramatic film program.
Transporter series gets new showrunners Brad Turner, Tim Lea
The Canadian-France co-production has resumed shooting in Toronto and France after a long hiatus due to an on-set injury and production hurdles.
Produced By Conference: The New Networks
In his last installment from L.A., Marc Almon gets the lowdown on developing content for “Third Wave” internet platforms from a panel of execs from Hulu, Amazon Studios, Machinima and Google/YouTube.
Incendo’s The Perfect Surrogate in production in Montreal
The made-for-TV movie, starring Mia Kirschner, Rachel Blanchard and David Julian Hirsch, shoots through to June 21.
Canadian web series come out on top at Rockies
Guidestones (pictured) and Bear 71 took home best web series prizes at Banff’s international television and digital media awards.
Secret Location launches industry Facebook app
Fanviewr allows content creators, distributor and producers to more easily make show websites, company founder and exec producer James Milward tells Playback.
Produced By Conference: On the films that ‘won’t get made’
Blogging from L.A., Marc Almon listens in on producer Brian Grazer and producer/director Peter Berg’s discussion of making their films in the face of major challenges.
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