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Screenwriters down pens and prep for awards
The 15th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards will take place Monday night at Maro in downtown Toronto, with Laurie Elliott hosting.
CBC goes Wide-Eyed for Redemption
The flagship series will be hosted by Canadian entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star, Kevin O’Leary. This will mark the first airing of WEE’s original format series.
In the room with writer Pen Densham
All this week, Playback will feature Q&As with some of the all-star cast of writers leading the Toronto Screenwriting Conference.
CTV picks up Billboard Music Awards
On the heels of its successes with other awards shows, CTV has acquired multi-year rights to broadcast the Billboard Music Awards. The awards go to air this year on May 22.
Telefilm pours coin into Mike Clattenburg and Michael Melski films
The Guys Who Move Furniture and Charlie Zone get the green light from the funding body.
Report: Canadians geared up to view online movies
Crank up Canada’s on-demand movie services, because Canadians increasingly have their TV sets connected to the Internet via computers and game consoles.
NFB/White Pines Prosecutor pulls in world sales at MIP
American documentary distributor Icarus Films has acquired the US rights for Prosecutor, a portrait of the International Criminal Court prosecutor Louis Moreno-Ocampo from White Pine Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada.
Space greenlights Borealis, season two of Todd
Space renews Todd & The Book of Pure Evil and rolls out Borealis from Seven24 Films and Slanted Wheel Entertainment.
Scott Thompson gives Comedy Network the royal treatment
Scott Thompson and The Comedy Network are honoring of William and Kate’s upcoming wedding the best way they know how: with plenty of laughs.
Adapting to the digital age
“Everyone gets religion when they’re on death row. It’s easy to go bankrupt and decide to do something else,” Mathew Ingram, a senior writer with technology blog GigaOM, told the Future of Media gathering Wednesday.
In the room with writer Kevin Shortt
All this week, Playback will feature Q&As with some of the all-star cast of writers leading the Toronto Screenwriting Conference.
Canadian Interactive Showcase launches at INplay 2011
INplay is fielding submissions between now and May 2 for producers looking to showcase their kids interactive projects, products or services to investors, buyers and other conference-goers.
Canadian content honored by Youth Media Alliance
The Youth Media Alliance will honor the country’s English-language screen-based media content at the 2011 Awards of Excellence Gala, which will be held in Toronto on June 2.
Starz and MME behind Oz adaptation in S3D
Canadian indie producer Multiple Media Entertainment has pacted with Starz Animation Toronto and Gigapix Studios on the Canadian stereoscopic CG animated feature based on the Frank Baum classic book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Red Green Show star Wayne Robson dies, age 64
“More than a great actor and comedic performer, Wayne Robson was a strong and present advocate for performers rights and the respect of Canadian actors.” – Heather Allin, president of ACTRA Toronto.
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