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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.
Stock & Awe aims to educate and entertain
With the information sitcom Stock & Awe debuting on BNN, Canada’s specialty business channel, series co-creator and host Hilary Doyle naturally is nervous.
Quebecor Media amends Sun TV News application
Quebecor Media and Sun Media have made it official: they are no longer asking the CRTC for special treatment to launch Sun TV News into the Canadian market.
Satoru wins Dragons & Tigers Award at VIFF
The Vancouver International Film Festival has awarded its Dragons & Tigers Award for emerging Asian filmmakers to the Japanese drama Good Morning to the World!, by director Hirohara Satoru.
Movie Central and TMN acquire Look drama
Canadian TV viewers are soon to discover who’s watching whom after pay TV channels The Movie Network and Movie Central acquired the Showtime surveillance camera drama Look from Shine International.
One million for Incendies
After less than three weeks in theaters, award-winning Quebec director Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies has pulled in one million at the box office, a major feat for an auteur film with hard-hitting subject matter.
Showcase pilot Befriend & Betray starts shooting
The Showcase back-door pilot Befriend & Betray from DHX Media and screenwriter Michael Amo (The Listener) has started shooting in Toronto, with Byran Mann and Tim Rozon in lead roles.
NHL and Stan Lee pact on superhero project
The National Hockey League has come up with a novel way to promote its TV sport franchise: recruit comic book legend Stan Lee to create a roster of superheroes.
Behind the scenes: Daily Planet’s Greatest Show Ever
It’s hard to imagine that 3,000 pounds of cornstarch and water can support human weight, let alone allow someone to walk clear across it. But if there’s a seemingly impossible feat requiring scientific intervention, Daily Planet is on it – and has been on it for the last 15 years.
Mehta, Lavis, Gibson land Harold Greenberg funding
The Harold Greenberg Fund has announced the latest round of funding for a slate of projects under its script development program, including Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children and The White Circus from Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.
Crackle video network comes to Canada
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s video entertainment network Crackle is now available in Canada.
CRTC denies immediate relief for A channel stations
A question mark remains over CTV’s loss-making A Channel stations after the CRTC said no to reducing their Can-con requirements from 60% of the broadcast year to 55%, in line with the regulator’s new 2010 TV policy.
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