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Hot Docs crowd takes aim at Ottawa

Documentary filmmakers are calling for a review of the $300-million Canada Media Fund, the new-look amalgamation of…

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Flames warm up TSN numbers

CBC’s loss was TSN’s gain in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, as the pubcaster saw a slight drop in audiences…

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Lynch going with Galveston

The Project Grizzly director is adapting Paul Quarrington’s Galveston into a feature film, having picked up the rights…

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Lorber sees the Light

The New York distributor has acquired Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, with plans to release the latest from filmmaker Velcrow Ripper…

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Cuppa Coffee aims for studios

L.A.-based management and production company The Gotham Group has inked a deal to represent..

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Stations going for $1 each

CTVgm says it has found a buyer for its troubled stations in Manitoba and Ontario, and stands to make one dollar a piece in its deal with…

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Global warming doc grabs Addelman

Ben Addelman’s next feature will take him to Alaska, following a deal signed Friday with producer David Miller…

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Pinsent working for Pocket Change

The stage and screen vet has joined the cast of the rom-com At Home By Myself… with You, currently in post-production for Toronto’s Pocket…

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Producers, ACTRA close to new contract

What a difference two years and a recession make. Producers and actors say they are close to signing…

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Payne enters Cabin horror

Vancouver actor Dan Payne has come on board the horror film Cabin in the Woods, now in production in B.C. under writer/director Drew…

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Stormy start for Hot Docs

With a rainstorm raging outside, the Hot Docs festival got off to a damp start at Toronto’s historic…

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Ontario renews arts fund

The province has renewed efforts to boost Ontario’s entertainment industries, and will put $12 million…

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Podz film will be ‘hard to watch’

The director of some of Quebec’s most original television drama and producer Pierre Gendron have teamed…

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Vogt joins 9 Story

Liliana Vogt is now VP of development at 9 Story Entertainment, managing all content development at…

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More Style for W Network

Style by Jury will go into production on another 26 episodes at the end of May, having been picked up…