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Lévesque lives again
The turbulent times of one of Quebec’s most popular politicians will be brought to life, again, in René Lévesque II, a miniseries now shooting in Montreal and Quebec City for CBC/Radio-Canada.
Devil comes to Montreal
Bruce Dern is in Montreal for three weeks shooting the horror Swamp Devil for Muse Productions.
Incendo, Lord playing House
Quebec director Jean-Claude Lord is scheduled to wrap Summer House, an MOW for Montreal’s Incendo Productions and Power in the U.K., following a three- to four-week shoot in Montreal. Slated to air on The Movie Network, Movie Central and Super Écran, the story follows Lindsay Price (Coupling, Beverly Hills, 90210) as a pregnant woman dogged by an apparent family curse, and also features David Haydn-Jones (Fatal Trust) and Sadie LeBlanc (Rumors).
Minds Eye hits a Wall
Minds Eye Entertainment starts work next month on the psychological thriller Walled In, a Canada/France copro starring Mischa Barton (The O.C.) and Deborah Kara Unger (Shake Hands with the Devil). The Saskatchewan company has linked arms with Paris-based Experience Films (Gomez Vs Tavarès) and Forecast Pictures (O Jerusalem) on the psychological thriller, with financing and distribution assistance from Leomax Entertainment of Berlin and Los Angeles. Remstar will distribute in Canada.
Mehta goes to Heaven
Deepa Mehta will start work on her next feature in November, again putting Water star Seema Biswas in front of the camera, this time paired with Bollywood star Preity Zinta, seen recently in the TIFF selection The Last Lear. Heaven and Earth, set to shoot in Toronto and India, follows a young Indian bride who creates an alternate reality to escape her abusive marriage. Mehta directs from her own script, again teaming with producer David Hamilton and distributor Mongrel Media.
Marshall concludes AIDS trilogy
Liz Marshall says she looked to the example of Allan King and his doc Dying at Grace during the seven-week shoot for Women: The Face of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
CFC picks Fighter
Shooting is underway on Nurse. Fighter. Boy – the latest title from the Feature Film Project at the Canadian Film Centre – which went to camera around Toronto last month under writer/director Charles Officer (Hotel Babylon) and cowriter/producer Ingrid Veninger (Gambling, Gods and LSD).
Coreys get Lost again
The 20th anniversary of the popular 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys is being celebrated with a sequel, Lost Boys 2: The Tribe, which shot last month in Squamish and Richmond, outside of Vancouver.
Lantos signs with Cinetic
Three-year deal unveiled Tuesday hands Canadian rights for the indie and festival circuit heavy-hitter to startup Maximum Films
Soft opening for Shake Hands
Retelling of Rwandan genocide falters in English Canada, but plays to stronger numbers in Quebec, thanks, most likely, to the star power of Roy Dupuis
Big numbers for Les p’tits
Christal Films is living high on the hog with Les p’tits cochons, which has made more than $4 million at the Quebec box office, thanks to its principals and long-term marketing plan
House eclipses busy week on CTV
New and returning series including Grey’s, the CSIs and Big Shots all played in the seven figures, but took a backseat to the record-setting return of Global’s resident crank
Where’s the rest? asks WFF
Outspoken organizer at Montreal festival sniffs at $249,000 cheque from Telefilm. ‘We would have preferred more. It’s not a lot for an international festival,’ says Cauchard
Ron MacLean re-ups with CBC
The longtime sportscaster and foil for Don Cherry has a new contract with Hockey Night in Canada into 2014
New era for telecast on CBC
The broadcast of the annual television fete is entering a new era at CBC, which returns this year as the Gemini Awards’ main caster.
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