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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 7 to 13, 2017

Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 is at #1, followed by Un sac de billes at #2 and Maudie at #3.

New showrunner named for CBC’s Burden of Truth

Adam Pettle steps in to helm the Kristen Kreuk-starring legal drama, following the departure of Adriana Maggs and Noelle Carbone.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 7 to 13, 2017

Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 is at #10, with Spider-Man Homecoming at #1 and Despicable Me 3 at #2.

CRTC names new chair

Ian Scott will head up the commission, while a new vice-chair of broadcasting has also been appointed.

Euclid431 Pictures gets ready to GLO

The feature, currently filming in northern Ontario, stars Maria Bello and Kyle MacLachlan.

Rick Campanelli out at ET Canada

Things are changing at the Corus show as three founding on-air personalities are leaving ahead of its 13th season.

On the Slate: JoBro Productions

The Toronto prodco is looking for source material in creative places and is considering getting into the TV game.

Super Channel ups McDonald to president, CEO

The long-time exec will lead all strategy and operations for the Edmonton-based channel.

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Canadian projects set for OIAF

Short films from Amanda Strong, Matthew Rankin and Elise Simard will compete in the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Blackboard preps QLASCUT

The Telefilm micro-budget project is produced by Kacim Steets of the Montreal prodco.

Consumer spending on online video to increase: report

The demand for original content from major streaming services will cause consumer content spending to increase 12.6% annually between 2015 and 2020.

Canadians nab Emmy noms

Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallee received a nod for his work on Big Little Lies, while Vikings and Alberta-shot Fargo are also up for trophies.

Deals: Portfolio, PNP, Radio-Canada

Portfolio inks a raft of international sales, Pacific Northwest Pictures nabs theatrical rights to a buzzy U.K. drama, plus more.

Spooky series Shadowlands starts production

The eight-part anthology series from Border2Border Entertainment will air on OUTtv in 2018.

More than 1M Canadians tune in for NCFD 150

Reel Canada hosted more than 1,800 screenings in 23 countries on April 19 for a special sesquicentennial edition of the festival.