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King in production in Toronto
The cameras are rolling on King, the eight-part female cop drama from indie producer Indian Grove Productions.
Resident Evil: Afterlife surpasses Porky’s
Don Carmody’s Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D has surpassed the $280 million worldwide box office mark, making it the most successful production in Canadian feature film history, ahead of Porky’s, the Ontario Media Development Corp. reported Monday.
More broadband for rural locales
This past weekend saw Minister of Industry Tony Clement roll out the third round of projects to receive conditional funding through the Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians program.
TF1 grabs international rights to Copperheart’s 88 Arletta Avenue
French sales outfit TF1 International has grabbed the international rights to indie producer Copperheart Entertainment’s 88 Arletta Avenue from Canadian director Randall Cole.
MIGS turns to convergence
The two-day Montreal International Game Summit kicks off November 8, and is emphasizing the convergence between film and gaming.
Jeff Kopas film repped by Shoreline Entertainment
Indie filmmaker Jeff Kopas’ An Insignificant Harvey, executive produced by Don Carmody, has been picked up by Shoreline Entertainment for U.S and international sales representation at the American Film Market.
IFC Films picks up Wrecked at AFM
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to Wrecked, Michael Greenspan’s directorial debut from Vancouver-based producer Independent Edge Films.
Last Train Home lands haul in Sheffield
Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home leads the nominations for the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors at the Sheffield Doc/Fest. The 2009 film, produced by Montreal’s EyeSteelFilm, has already won best feature-length documentary at IDFA and was nominated for a grand jury prize at Sundance.
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D to unspool in China on 1,000-plus screens
Canadian producer Don Carmody’s Toronto-shot Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D is to debut in China on 1,000-plus 3D screens from Nov. 16.
Rogers adds to stake in Cogeco
Rogers Communications has paid $74.9 million to bump up its stake in rival Cogeco Cable and its parent Cogeco Inc.
Bastien breaks through with Exit 67
For the first time in the history of Quebec cinema a local film featuring a predominantly black cast has hit theatres.
Bringing Juno to life for Remembrance Day
Telling the true gritty stories of war can be quite the undertaking. Throwing an interactive component on top of that? Even more so. Here’s how new media house Secret Location, Windup Filmworks and Shaw Media brought docudrama film Storming Juno to life in the digital world.
The Borgias, Day 3: Where do little TV series come from?
Did The Tudors beget The Borgias? Are you kidding? It was practically incest. Denis Seguin wraps his report from the Budapest set of The Borgias.
CTV and CBS develop Canadian cop drama
CTV confirms it is on board with CBS to co-develop a procedural cop drama from White Pines Pictures set in cross-border Niagara Falls.
Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires The Whistleblower
Larysa Kondracki’s The Whistleblower, a political thriller that stars Rachel Weisz and bowed in Toronto, has racked up a series of foreign sales at the American Film Market, including Samuel Goldwyn Films picking up the U.S. rights.
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