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eOne to expand Patrick Roy’s remit following Alex Hamilton’s exit
Following the departure of U.K.-based Hamilton in March, Roy will take oversight of eOne’s theatrical distribution business across all territories including North America, Europe and Australia.
Quebecor Fund distributes $1.9 million across eight projects
Francophone reality series La Voix is among the recipients, along with animated series L’Agent Jean and Tom Sawyer.
TIFF lifts the curtain on Top Ten
The Fireflies Are Gone and Mouthpiece are among the Canadian features in the new iteration of Canada’s Top Ten.
Five Canadian shorts headed to Sundance
Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland’s Throat Singing in Kangirsuk and Trevor Anderson’s Docking will world premiere at the Utah-based fest.
Sinking Ship partners with ROM for cross-promotion of film, new exhibit
In a bid to boost the promotion and discoverability of Dino Dana: The Movie (2020) and the ROM’s blockbuster new dino exhibit, the parties hatched a symbiotic multi-year strategy.
Playback’s 2018 Exec of the Year: Jennifer Twiner McCarron
The CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment had a boffo year, transitioning from CEO of Atomic Cartoons to the leader of its newly public parent company.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Nov. 23 to 29, 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet is at #1, followed by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at #2 and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Nov. 23 to 29, 2018
A Tous Ceux Qui Ne Me Lisent Pas tops the chart, followed by Ensemble at #2 and Anthropocene: The Human Epoch at #3.
Six screenwriters selected for inaugural PSP Scripted Series
Kat Sieniuc and Petie Chalifoux are among the recipients for the Pacific Screenwriting Program’s flagship training initiative.
Rogers Cable Net Fund backs 13 projects
New TV titles from marblemedia, Bristow Global Media and Rezolution Pictures received a share of the $2.96-million funding round.
WFF ’18: Distributors grapple with complexities of indie film market
Theatrical distribution heads at eOne, FunFilm and VVS discuss how the rise of streaming and the “Disney-fication” of the market is affecting business.
WFF ’18: A Colony wins three Borsos prizes
The debut feature from the Montreal filmmaker won the best Canadian feature prize, while The Fireflies Are Gone and Stockholm also claimed awards.
SODEC funds five features in its production assistance program
Among them is an animated feature from micro_scope and Unite Central, and a fictional take on Celine Dion’s life, La vraie vie d’Aline Dieu.
Deals: CBC, Kew Media Group, Thunderbird
Through a deal with Fremantle, CBC has picked up Red Production Company and AENON’s family drama Butterfly.
Shelley Thompson wins WIDC’s Feature Film Award
The Nova Scotia filmmaker behind Duck Duck Goose will use the $200,000 prize towards her first feature, Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor.
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