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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (July 11 – 17, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (July 11 – 17, 2011)

Eight join CFC Actors Conservatory

The Kiefer Sutherland-chaired session announces the next round of actors for the five-month session.

"Flashpoint IV" 403 "Run Jamie Run"2011 (C) Photo: Jan Thijs

Flashpoint, Call Me Fitz top 2011 Gemini nods

The series’ lead the pack with 17 and 16 nominations respectively, while the battle for best drama pits costume dramas against two crime shows and a teen soap.

Diverse Screenwriters Program winner named

BC’s Tyler Burton Smith lands a paid internship on CTV’s The Listener as part of the inaugural screenwriting program.

TIFF reveals more titles, doc programming

Warner Herzog’s Into the Abyss and Spurlock’s Comic-Con doc will make world premieres, while the City to City sidebar includes Argentina/Canada copro Caprichosos de San Telmo.

Strong Canadian field at Montreal World Film Festival

The Roy Dupuis-starrer Coteau Rouge, from Quebec director Andre Forcier, is to open the Aug. 18 to 28 edition of the world cinema festival.

Shaw Media orders Intervention Canada series for fall

The popular A&E series about friends and family helping people with addictions is coming to Slice.

Comedy Network unveils development slate

Production executive Sarah Fowlie gives intel about the projects in development and why they were selected.

Big Brother is on a hot streak

The reality is on top again, but Canadian drama Combat Hospital makes its way back to #2.

Cinematheque Quebecoise reprises film award in Montreal

The award will go to the Montreal World Film Festival’s most popular Canadian film with audiences.

Rogers to stream baseball, tennis live online and via mobile

Rogers Sportsnet coverage of Toronto Blue Jays games will be made available to Rogers’ TV, internet and mobile subscribers.

Sparaga steers Servitude towards new industry frontier

Writer/producer Michael Sparaga tells Playback about his new gross-out comedy, which received support by Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Film Centre.

Ruth Asper passes away suddenly at age 78

The matriarch of Winnipeg’s Asper family, which controlled the former Canwest Global Communications Corp., died Saturday in a Winnipeg hospital.