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Mongrel rolls out simultaneous release strategy
Indie distributor Mongrel Media is collapsing the release windows for select arthouse film imports to better reach Canadian cinephiles.
Post house Talking Dog gets real with AR hit
Adding augmented reality (AR) to its audio and post-production services may seem like an unusual combination at first, but it’s working so well for Regina-based Talking Dog Studios that they’ve been creating a global buzz with its newest AR game.
PS hires O’Connor, appoints Thurston
Equipment rental house PS Production Services has hired one and promoted another to its exec team.
NFB secures online deals, gets animated
Viewers around the world will now have high-speed access to NFB films, as the Film Board inks two new digital distribution deals.
Incendies to open Oscar best foreign screening sked
Here’s a good omen: Canadian contender Incendies from Quebec director Denis Villeneuve is to open the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ screening schedule for the official Oscar best foreign language film award competition.
Ryan FitzGerald to Best Boy Entertainment
Former Rogue Nation Studios’ boss Ryan FitzGerald has crossed the country to join indie producer Best Boy Entertainment as vice president of Interactive.
Alliance Films does three territory deal for Safe
Alliance Films is playing it Safe by pre-buying the Canadian distribution rights to the $30 million action thriller from director Boaz Yakin and starring Jason Statham.
Slavin and Stevens don Wizard Hat
The guessing game is over: former Cookie Jar Entertainment execs Pam Slavin and Toni Stevens have resurfaced to launch their own boutique animation studio, Wizard Hat Productions, in partnership with Canadian media heavyweight Bill Fox.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Oct. 1-8 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (Oct. 1-8 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Oct. 1-8, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (Oct. 1-8, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Sept. 20-26, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (Sept. 20-26, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2010)
Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2010)
Lionsgate looks to merge with MGM
Not since Seagrams acquired a controlling stake in MCA in 1994 has a Canadian company been on the verge of acquiring a Hollywood studio.
Liev Schreiber joins Michael Dowse’s Goon
Liev Schreiber is lacing up his skates for the Michael Dowse theatrical comedy Goon, which is set to start shooting in Winnipeg from October 18.
Montreal doc fest opens with Les Fros
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is to open its 13th edition on November 10 with Les Fros (The Foreigners), a film about northern Canadian logging camp workers by Stephanie Lanthier.
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