Not everyone loves The Revenant — actor Roy Dupuis, who turned down a role in the film, says it portrays French-Canadians as “horrible barbarians.” The National Post’s Tristin Hopper has more. Two of Capilano University’s
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Tough Times for Broadcasters
(Via Marketwired) “In Canada, 2015 was the first year that internet ad spending finally surpassed broadcast TV,” notes independent direct response agency Northern Lights Direct. Pippa Nutt, the agency’s Senior Vice President, Digital & Canadian
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Highlights and Low Dollar
TIFF has a couple of announcements today — the fifth annual digiPlaySpace exhibition will open on March 5th (“just ahead of March Break by popular demand”) and run for seven weeks at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
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Mostly CSA
A free one-hour webinar on Film Festival Strategy 101 will be presented on January 21st (this Thursday) at 7 pm EST by Documentary Organization of Canada, in partnership with Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival and
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TIFF Award, Sundance Short, Revenant Memories, and My Dance Floor
TIFF announces that Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival People’s Choice Award goes to My Internship in Canada (Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre), directed by Philippe Falardeau. This closes the Festival for the TO-Montreal-Vancouver round, but it
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Oscars, Festivals — and Tough Times in NS
MFM is announcing a job opening for an office PA in Sudbury — details are here. With the Oscar nominations coming out this morning, CBC’s Peter Knegt gives an overview of the 12 Canadian nominees
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