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Eastern Promises, Shake Hands lead the pack
It’s been an incredible year for Canadian cinema.
28th Genie Awards nominees
Following is the full list of nominees for the 28th Genie Awards, courtesy of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television:
Network schedules still uncertain
There will still be sweeps, upfronts and some pilots this spring, but questions remain whether, post-strike, the U.S. nets will radically change how they make primetime shows
The Boys take new series to Showcase
Trailer Park Boys John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells and Mike Smith are working on a new series for the cable channel, but without Mike Clattenburg
Borderline pays off for TVA
The directorial debut of Quebec filmmaker Lyne Charlebois tops box-office chart for Canuck films, places 13th overall
Maple enters Kingdom
Toronto distributor picks up Canadian rights to Jet Li and Jackie Chan actioner
Bioware sweeps Elan awards
Alberta company’s sci-fi epic Mass Effect wins big at Vancouver video game and animation awards
French, English Rendez-vous in Montreal
Organizers of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois have taken the unprecedented step of reaching out to anglophones
Series return to B.C., movies still in doubt
Again staffed with writers, Smallville, Kyle XY, Psych and others are going back to B.C. But big-budget shoots will take longer, as schedules may clash with this summer’s SAG talks
Infinity scores quarter million from Telefilm
Feds hand hefty cheque to the company behind Capote and Heath Ledger’s last picture
Mongrel rolls out Garbage
Israeli dramedy The Band and enviro-doc Garbage Warrior head to Toronto and Vancouver, crossing paths with NFB’s Up the Yangtze. Jumper and Spiderwick face off at multiplexes
Shaw names Rocket finalists
Johnny Test, Life with Derek and Roll Play in the running for $50,000 and bragging rights as the best for kids 12 and under
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