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Paperny lands $300k from Bell Fund for Eat St.
Vancouver prodco Paperny Films has been awarded a grant of over $300,000 for its project Eat St. Tweet.
New head for Toronto Screenwriting Conference
Veteran indie producer Cher Hawrysh is to head up the upcoming 2011 Toronto Screenwriting Conference, organizers said Monday.
The Whistleblower lands $15,000 prize at Whistler
The 10th annual Whistler Film Festival came to a close with Larysa Kondracki’s The Whistlerblower taking home the title of Best New Canadian Feature at the Borsos Competition.
Whistler Film Fest: On the future of content
One of the key changes facing storytellers today is that listeners want to get involved in the storytelling, says Don Carmody.
Producers/CBC respond to Wikileaks cable comments on Border/Little Mosque
Are those U.S. Embassy officials in Ottawa who told Washington that Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border offered negative stereotypes of Americans just humorless?
Here come The Digis
The Canadian New Media Awards have rebranded as the Canadian Digital Media Awards, or The Digis.
Magnolia grabs Good Neighbours for US
Magnolia Films has acquired all US rights to Jacob Tierney’s Good Neighbours.
Oscar winner pens Baby Blue for co-venture
Byron A. Martin, Terence Marcel and Andrew Grocock have signed a co-venture deal to produce The Great Baby Blue. The film is written by Academy-award winning screenwriter, John Briley (Gandhi, Cry Freedom).
Cole’s 388 Arletta Ave. goes to camera
Principal photography has begun on Randall Cole’s 388 Arletta Avenue : ). The film stars Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner and Devon Sawa.
Marilyn Denis ready to kick off weekday slot
Popular radio personality Marilyn Denis will grace a weekday slot on CTV beginning January 10.
Incendies, Hobo and Melt added to Sundance; Villeneuve opens in France
Denis Villeneuve’s award-winning Incendies will start the New Year with a bang. It’s set to open across France on 80 screens Jan. 12 and is one of six Canadian films picked to screen at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
Ecstasy to shoot in Toronto through December
Rob Heydon’s feature film Ecstasy, the follow-up to the successful Trainspotting novel by Irvine Welsh, is shooting in Toronto through December with Kristin Kreuk and Billy Boyd top-lining.
Whistler Film Fest: Switch United wins $2,000 convergent pitch prize
A twist on a reality series from Vancouver-based Switch United has landed the $2,000 cash prize at the Merging Media pitch session at the Whistler Film Festival’s Summit.
Whistler Film Fest: Listen to the fans, say digital experts
It’s more important to appeal to everyone in a small, targeted group – like fanboys, for example – rather than a large, broad group, says Benedict Carver.
Rogers and CTV talk joint bid for 2014/16 Olympics
After the success of their 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games coverage, CTV and Rogers Broadcasting are talking about teaming up again to mount a joint bid for the 2014/2016 Olympic Games.
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