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Lawyers, Shattered set for Showcase
The cable channel is getting two new crime series from Canwest, which has picked up the Whizbang Films vehicle…
Tourism coin for TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival got a one-time $3-million grant on Monday, aimed at boosting…
Play loses to Alliance’s 17
Zac Efron put Alliance Films on top of the box office last week, where the time-bending comedy fronted by the High School Musical…
Menzies upped at CRTC
Peter Menzies is now a full-time commissioner at the CRTC, following word on Monday from…
New cash for docmakers
TVOntario and the NFB have joined forces to relaunch the Calling Card Program, offering twin prizes of…
Baichwal gets Payback
The NFB has optioned the film rights to the Margaret Atwood book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, handing…
Nadda, Iron ready Gale thriller
Telefilm Canada has backed 83 English-language movies including the latest by filmmakers Ruba Nadda, Don Shebib…
Revenues top $10 billion for BDUs
The cable and satellite industry shows no signs of slowing down, as evident in recent numbers from the CRTC, which…
Bromell and Bridge team get to work
It’s always fun to ride the crest of a perfect wave. Just ask Craig Bromell. The former Toronto cop’s story inspired The Bridge, the latest…
GlassBOX pushes Fanboys
The Toronto shop and its multi-platform Bite TV have partnered with media agency Genesis Vizeum on an ad campaign…
Files set for Wednesdays
Bravo! will premiere its new series The O’Regan Files on May 13. The six-episode original…
Giamatti to star as Richler’s Barney
Mordecai Richler’s best-seller Barney’s Version is being primed for the big screen by producer Robert Lantos through…
Imaginarium, Void set for Cannes
Two Canadian features will unspool next month at Cannes, which on Thursday tapped both Terry Gilliam’s…
Arguments over fees like ‘blackmail’ says MP
Canwest and CTVglobemedia brought their case for fee-for-carriage to politicians this week, met again with fierce opposition from Shaw…
Officer takes a run at NFB doc
Charles Officer was just going into production of his feature debut, Nurse.Fighter.Boy, when Selwyn Jacob from the NFB…
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