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Montreal World Film Festival opens doors to local students
Local film school and university students will receive free admission to most screenings to support the development of a local film industry.
Telefilm puts $14M into nine feature films
Denis Villeneuve’s An Enemy and Jeff Renfroe’s The Colony topped the funding list, receiving $3.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
Angie Driscoll on why shorter is better
The interim artistic director of the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival tells Playback about industry highlights and Canadian standouts at this year’s festival, commencing June 5.
Rogers prices $1.1 billion bond offering
The cable and mobile phone company using proceeds to pay for its 37.5% stake in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, and for general corporate purposes.
DHX inks Spanish TV/licensing deals for Animal Mechanicals
The Canadian content distributor sold broadcast rights to TVE, with agent Enjoy repping the property in the territory.
Imax launches second-screen experiment
The Quebec exhibitor will next month launch a second giant screen in its Mega Plex Marche Central multiplex in Montreal.
Hemlock Grove shoot books Toronto’s Cinespace stage
The gory Netflix streaming series featuring Famke Jenssen (shown) was originally to shoot in Pittsburgh, but shifted to Toronto owing to uncertainty over Pennsylvannia’s film tax credit.
Sally Catto returns to CBC, Trevor Walton becomes copro head
As Walton takes on a new role, the ex-Cineflix EVP (pictured) returns to the public broadcaster as executive director, commissioned and scripted programming.
Bell Media listens in
The company has unveiled audio fingerprinting, a new digital ad format which links ads on CTV stations with those on its CTV mobile app.
Margarita grabs audience award at Inside Out Festival
Films about self-love and queer punk history also took jury awards at Toronto’s LGBT film fest, while Arab Rap won at the factual awards in Santa Monica.
Telefilm invests $6M in French films, awards Starbuck Guichet d’Or
Films from Denys Arcand, Sebastien Pilote and Marc-Andre Lavoie will receive funding to back production through the Canada Feature Film Fund.
Distrib round-up: Sci-fi scientists and hurricane survivors
Tricon secured international sales for five series, including Sanctuary (pictured), while 9 Story’s Wild Kratts sold to Germany, and eOne picked up worldwide distribution rights to Eye of the Hurricane.
New CMPA head Michael Hennessy discusses plans for indie producers
The ex-Telus lobbyist discusses the need for industry-wide change “away from the traditional structures, which we know won’t last forever.”
Four Canadian copros booked into Edinburgh
Bestiaire (pictured) and Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal are among the films that will screen at the international film festival, which runs June 20 to July 1.
EI reforms draw film and TV industry criticism
Directors guild national CEO and exec director Gerry Barr says proposed changes could force talented people out of the industry.
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