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Capcom to purchase Burnaby’s Blue Castle Games?
Reports from last week’s Tokyo Game Show reveal that game giant Capcom, creators of the Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Mega Man franchises, is acquiring B.C.-based developer Blue Castle Games
Aveux surprises at Les Gemeaux
While Musee Eden led the pack with nine wins at the 25th annual French-language television awards last night, it was the acclaimed drama Aveux that picked up most of the prizes in the more prestigious categories.
Warehouse 13 back for third season
Syfy’s Warehouse 13 looks set to roll again in Toronto after series producer Jack Kenny said the sci-fi drama starring Saul Rubinek will return for a third season.
Quebec dominates TIFF awards
A strong year for Quebecois film paid off Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the award for best Canadian feature film went to Denis Villeneuve for Incendies and Vincent Biron’s Les fleurs de l’age (Little Flowers) grabbed the best Canadian short film award.
High Cost Of Living named Best First Feature
Deborah Chow has taken TIFF’s Best Canadian First Feature prize for her first feature film, The High Cost Of Living.
Mongrel picks up Modra
Mongrel Media has picked up Canadian filmmaker and actress Ingrid Veninger’s debut feature Modra after it bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Maple will tell Little White Lies
Maple Pictures has picked up the Canadian rights to Guillaume Canet’s Little White Lies from EuroCorps.
Victor Garber joins Stargate Universe
Victor Garber has joined the cast of Stargate Universe shooting in Vancouver.
Lifeforce tees off golf themed web series
Indie producer Lifeforce Entertainment is making a golf-themed drama for TV and the web.
Tattersall wins TIFF Emerging Filmmaker award
Jane Tattersall’s Hot Water has won the top prize at TIFF’s Emerging Filmmakers Competition, an accolade accompanied by a $15,000 prize.
Score Media buys minority stake in software developer
Score Media has acquired a minority 20% stake in software developer NuLayer for an undisclosed price.
Claude Dubois in real life
Following in the steps of rockers Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons, 63-year old Quebec singer/song writer Claude Dubois is starring in a reality show about life with his 27-year-old wife and their young daughter. The series debuted Tuesday on the V network.
Shaftesbury sells Murdoch to CCTV
Shaftesbury Films has sold the period drama Murdoch Mysteries to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Daily Planet turns 15
Three thousand episodes later, Discovery Channel is commemorating the 15th anniversary of popular magazine series Daily Planet with a two-hour special.
IFC gets Unauthorized
IFC Films has picked up the worldwide rights to Toronto documentarian Barry Avrich’s controversial Harvey Weinstein biopic, Unauthorized, excluding Canada.
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