Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (May 7 – 13, 2011)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (April 25 – May 2, 2011)
CCI Entertainment is teaming with France Televisions on a new localized production of the live-action/CGI art series Artzooka!
DHX Media’s tween series That’s So Weird is heading back to YTV for another round with 13 new eps.
CTV’s The Amazing Race took second place for the week with 2.7 million viewers, but Canada’s race for Prime Minister was most-watched on Monday night.
The Screenings marks Phil King’s debut as the face of CTV on studio lots after BCE acquired the Canadian broadcaster.
In Cannes market action, Alliance Films has picked up Walter Salles’ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel On The Road from French mini-major MK2.
Marianne O’Reilly has been named the new head of the school’s animation and visual effects department.
The indie Australian and New Zealand market distributor is now part of the Canadian distributor’s international distribution network.
The acquisition deal will enhance the Toronto media company’s digital portfolio and boost its market share in the US.
OMNI Television has launched a video-heavy promotional website for the 2011 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend & Awards.
When Canadian actress Michelle Thrush first auditioned for the APTN and Showcase drama Blackstone, she had no idea her star turn would put so many trophies on her mantle.
The veteran producer will have a particular focus on youth programming and factual entertainment series.
R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe has signed on to executive produce a new doc from Saskatchewan’s plan9films.