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Cineplex fined $38.9M penalty for online booking fee
Cineplex said it will appeal the decision in court, arguing that the fee “fully complies” with the law.
Guru Studio hires Laura Dundas as VP of production
Dundas had held prior roles at ReDefine, Spin Master and Brown Bag Films.
Studio BRB, 1111 Film Group option rom-com with 32 Flavors
The script is written by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Sutton Stracke and Jeff Festa.
SODEC selects 23 films for development funding
The development assistance programs helps fund writing and prototyping for fiction, documentary and animated films.
CBC/Radio-Canada spearheads eco-coalition Green Frame
The coalition is made up of 11 screen-based organizations, including Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund.
Get Up, Aisha wins top prize at T.O. Webfest
The CBC Gem series won the grand prize at the two-day short-form festival in Toronto.
Hot Sheet: The Rings of Power jumps in demand in late August
The Lord of the Rings prequel series made its season two premiere on Prime Video on Aug. 29.
Deals: Go Button, Blue Ant Studios, Cineflix Rights, CBC
Toronto’s Go Button Media inks a new content deal with Super Channel and Autentic, Blue Ant and Cineflix add to their MIPCOM slates, and more.
Anita Doron’s Maya & Samar begins filming in Greece
The Canada-Greece copro is produced by Toronto’s Serendipity Point Films and January Films.
Swissair 111 tragedy feature gets underway in Halifax
Swiss-Mexican director Mauro Mueller is at the helm of 111, a copro between Canada and Switzerland.
Hot Docs announces limited reopening of theatre HQ
The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema was temporarily shuttered in June due to financial difficulties.
Cameron Bailey to be honoured at 2024 Legacy Awards
Bailey joins the previously announced honourees, Kardinal Offishall and Weyni Mengesha.
Film, TV sector needs more support for gender-diverse workers, says report
A survey of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse workers found more than half had a recent adverse experience related to their gender identity on set.
Chell Stephen makes feature directorial debut with Byeeee
The dark comedy went to camera in Seeley’s Bay, Ont. this week.
Tyson Media hires Ed de Rivaz as factual SVP
Rivaz has more than a decade of experience in factual, including roles at Great Pacific Media and A+E.
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