Hot Sheet

The Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films Aug. 13-19, 2010

More moves at Canada’s Olympic Consortium

Senior CTV execs continue to move up as part of the current management shuffle at the Canadian broadcaster, with the latest promotions coming for Adam Ashton and Dan Cimoroni at the Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium.

Atlantic Film Fest’s Cancon kicks off with Whirligig

Hometown director Chaz Thorne’s Whirligig will kick off the Atlantic Film Festival’s Canadian film offerings on Sept. 17, organizers said Tuesday.

APTN fall season leads with laughs

APTN is looking for laughs with its new fall schedule, which includes new programming block Comedy Tuesdays launching Sept. 7.

Shortsnonstop hands out cash prize

An American animated short following the journey of restaurant-escaping sushi has snapped up the $1,500 winning prize at the CFC’s year-round Shortsnonstop Mobile Movie Festival.

Canucks face off with the world at TIFF

Here’s hoping TIFF this year is a face-off between global and Canadian indie movies, on Canada’s home turf. Canadian directors making noise in Toronto next month will include Ed Gass-Donnelly, Atom Egoyan, Michael Snow, Xavier Dolan

Baruchel and Tierney share stage at Hall of Fame

Two new awards will be handed out at this year’s Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame: the Audi Performance Award and the Panavision Award.

New Year in Montreal

Peace Arch Entertainment picked up the broadcast rights to the Canadian pic, and plans a VOD release in early 2011.

Breakthrough inks raft from Pyramid

Indie distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has inked a distribution agreement with Pyramid Productions for over 400 half-hours of lifestyle, factual and documentary programming.

Cote’s Curling wins at Locarno

It’s becoming a habit for Canadian filmmaker Denis Cote, travelling home from the Locarno Film Festival with trophies in hand.

Moysey moves to AOL

Former Canwest digital exec to lead AOL Canada’s content and online ad push

It Could Be Worse for Cineflix Studios

Luckily for the recently formed Cineflix Studios, the prodco’s unscripted division, It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me is only the name of its first optioned publishing property.

Noah Reid

Canucks signed to Syfy series

Seven inducted into Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame

Sutherland, Candy, Carmody among those to be feted during TIFF

CW puts 18 to Life on hold

Mixed season for Canuck content Stateside