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Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar grabs two Locarno prizes
The Quebec director’s triumph comes ahead of a Canadian premiere for the French-language drama at TIFF.
Cineflix developing exorcism reality series
Five teenage women training to be satanic exorcists will be portrayed in the upcoming series.
Teletoon sets fall premiere dates
Four of the channel’s five new original shows are set to make September debuts.
CBC pilot Wish List starts production in Port Hope
The road trip drama is top-lined by Mary Walsh and Gabriel Hogan.
Sault Ste. Marie: movie-making mecca?
The northern Ontario town is currently playing host to Foxfire and The Story of Luke.
Canadian dramas hold steady: BBM Canada, Aug. 1 – Aug. 7
Combat Hospital and Rookie Blue maintain audience share for the fifth and sixth spots of the week, with Flashpoint in at #7.
Quebecor Q2 earnings down on wireless phone build-out
But the Quebec media giant beats profit forecasts as it posts record revenues from growth across all its major business units.
Syfy renews Warehouse 13, cancels Eureka
The NBC Universal channel reverses course on Eureka and cancels a six-episode sixth season order for the Vancouver-shot series.
Four emerging Canadian actors get Hollywood coming-out party at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival names the first participants in its Rising Star program, launched with the Canadian Film Centre.
Hollywood director shoots Canadian energy drink online short
Toronto-based creative agency The Hive nets a surprising director for its Have a NOS Day interactive short.
On The Ice, Wapos Bay bookend ImagineNative fest
A dramatic film and a stop-motion feature are among the first works announced for the international Indigenous peoples film fest.
Discovery finds out Things You Need to Know
Channel exec Ann Harbron tells Playback about DiscoveryChannel.ca’s first original commission for the web.
YTV’s That’s So Weird: sending up pop culture, Canadian-style
Showrunner Gary Pearson tells Playback Daily why the YTV teen comedy aims to gently go where Saturday Night Live and SCTV have tread before.
Canadian animation takes centre stage at OIAF
The Ottawa animation fest boasts numerous homegrown works.
Cineplex Entertainment’s Q2 profit shrinks
But revenues rise at Canada’s largest movie exhibitor, as it sees a 3.8% year-over-year increase in audience numbers.
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