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Costello to host for CTV
An Elvis Costello-hosted talk/music series developed by CTV is to air on the Sundance Channel in the U.S. and Channel 4 in the U.K.
Willis to go Wild in Winnipeg
Teen daughter of action star in final talks for sex comedy set to shoot early next month at Farpoint, though coproducer Gavin Wilding has dropped out
Teens, the wild – what could go wrong?
YTV has ordered 13 episodes of Survivorman Kids, a pint-size series ‘inspired’ by the reality series, from Toronto’s 9 Story Entertainment, which has brought in filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud.
Crawford has a Problem
Gavin Crawford has signed on to host How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, the Sound of Music casting series from CBC and Temple Street Productions.
Skiing Eagle takes off
Slated for production this winter in Calgary and the U.K., the feature copro Eddie the Eagle will retell the exploits of 1988 Winter Olympics oddity Michael Edwards. British comedian Steve Coogan is signed to star as the bespectacled ski-jumping no-hoper under the direction of Declan Lowney (Little Britain) from a screenplay by Sean Macaulay. Producers are John Heyman of London’s World Film Services, Rupert Maconick of U.S.-based Saville Productions and Roy Krost of Vancouver-based Silver Screen International.
Decode, Neptuno land in Poppets Town
DHX Media’s Decode Entertainment and Spain’s Neptuno Films are joining forces for the first time to produce the new animated preschool series Poppets Town.
15th Hot Docs boasts more films and venues
Like most 15-year-olds, the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is growing again. With two added venues this year, eight theaters will unspool 173 documentaries from 36 countries from April 17-27.
Air India story opens domestic showcase
Sturla Gunnarsson is frustrated.
Toronto Documentary Forum flexes its muscle
At a mere nine years old, the Toronto Documentary Forum has an impressive track record and a hot lineup of participants once again.
New fest initiative puts catalog online
Hot Docs’ new online sales venture, dubbed The Doc Shop, launches with the festival, but will be available 24/7.
Canwest and Hot Docs launch $4-million fund
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CBC’s doc channel gets a facelift
Independent documentary filmmakers are taking a wait-and-see approach to the redesigned Documentary digital channel, unveiled by CBC during a swanky press conference at its Toronto headquarters last month.
Hot Docs jury roster
Nine industry professionals and journalists comprise the 2008 Hot Docs festival jury that will preside over the awards selection for the films in official competition, deciding the winners in four categories: best Canadian feature documentary (selected from the Canadian Spectrum program), best international feature documentary (selected from the International Spectrum program), best short documentary, and best mid-length documentary (selected from all programs).
Post shops look for efficiencies
Faced with rising costs and revenue shortfalls, Canada’s leading post houses say diversification and finding new efficiencies is the key to maintaining profit margins.
APTN bows HD channel
New channel looks to spur production of more high-definition programming in aboriginal languages
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