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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Nov. 2 to 8, 2018
Bohemian Rhapsody comes in at #1, followed by A Star Is Born and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms at #2 and #3, respectively.
Future women leaders head to Whistler for industry intensive
Michelle Morgan (pictured), Anna Cooley and JJ Neepin are among the eight women selected for the Women In the Director’s Chair’s Story and Leadership program.
Montreal’s image+nation film festival unveils 2018 slate
Fest director Charlie Boudreau says the slate aims to expand the breadth and notions about queer cinema, including titles such as Keith Behrman’s Giant Little Ones.
Deals: DHX Media, eOne, Sienna
Italian TV channel Effe TV has picked up the broadcast rights to the first three seasons of Cardinal.
Wynonna Earp wins best sci-fi at People’s Choice Awards
The Calgary-shot western starring Melanie Scrofano beat out supernatural series like The Originals and The Expanse for the title.
CRTC denies Bell’s latest request to suspend simsub ban
Despite the apparent overturn of the CRTC’s simsub ban in the trilateral USMCA pact, the commission declined to consider the matter while it is still before the Supreme Court.
Discovery sets December return for Frontier
The season-three premiere comes just ahead of the worldwide release of DC Comics superhero film Aquaman, which also stars Jason Momoa.
Former Telefilm head Francois Macerola dies at 76
The industry veteran also held senior positions at the NFB, Malofilm Distribution and SODEC during his decades-long career.
In Brief: WIFT-T names Emma Fleury to CBC mentorship
Plus, Bitter Boy Productions options Shani Mootoo’s novel Cereus Blooms At Night and CBC/Radio Canada announces its new English services ombudsperson.
Cameras roll on A Perfect Plan
The directorial debut of Jesse Ikeman, starring William Forsythe and Kathleen Munroe, is shooting in Hamilton, ON.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina tops the chart, followed by Marvel’s Daredevil at #2 and The Haunting Of Hill House at #3.
Boat Rocker buys U.S. prodco Matador Content
The deal for the Lip Sync Battle producer marks the Toronto company’s first acquisition of a U.S. production company.
Bell Media files copyright infringement suit against Videotron
The $100-million suit, filed last week in Federal court, alleges Videotron distributed Bell Media programming without a content distribution agreement.
Encore+ hits more than 6M views on its first anniversary
Since the YouTube channel launched last November, more than 30,000 people have subscribed to watch classic Canadian content.
Nova Scotia ups Incentive Fund to $26M for 2018/19
The province has added an additional $6 million to the fund, which has this year backed projects including Mr. D, This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Diggstown.
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