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From Reel to Algorithm: How Streaming Changed What Gets Made in Canadian Film

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Canadian Independent FilmsBill C-11, Canadian Film, Development, Streaming

The Deal That Changed the Room In 2017, a Canadian screenwriter with two festival-screened features behind her spent eighteen months developing a crime drama with a major broadcaster. The project collapsed — not on creative

Vertical Films and the New Economics of Acting in Canada

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Online SeriesActing, Production, UBCP/ACTRA, Vancouver Market, Verticals

The titles alone tell you something. Crashing Into My Magnate Ex. The Billionaire’s Second Wife. Return of the Alpha’s Unclaimed Queen. These are not prestige dramas competing for TIFF slots. They are vertical films —

The Quiet Career: Canadian Actors Who Never Moved to LA — and Why It Worked

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026ActorsCallum Keith Rennie, Canada, Canadian Actors, Catherine O'Hara, cbc, Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, Locations

The standard narrative about Canadian actors goes like this: get good enough at home, pack a bag, move to Los Angeles. Ryan Reynolds did it at nineteen. Rachel McAdams followed a film degree with a

Gambling on Screen: How Canadian Filmmakers Have Used the Casino as a Character

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026The Bottom LineCasino Jack, Casinos, Cold Deck, Gambling, Lucky Girl, Math, Owning Mahowny, The Last Casino

Most casino scenes in American films do the same job: they signal wealth, danger, or moral decline. The setting is there to amplify the stakes of something else happening in the story. Canadian filmmakers have

Rank Canada’s Top 3 Romances Today: The One Scene That Changes Canadian Love

March 10, 2026March 9, 2026Quick TakesAway from Her, Canadian Cinema, Canadian Love, Romance, Take This Waltz, The F Word

One can talk about best romance all day long – and most lists do. This one does not. You will be given a scoring card which is spacious, a limited number of candidates pool and

Hollywood Car Stunts vs. Real-Life Driving in Canada

March 9, 2026March 7, 2026Daily RushesCar Stunts, windshield replacement Calgary cost

Hollywood has long fascinated audiences with breathtaking car chases, explosive crashes, and gravity-defying stunts. From high-speed pursuits through crowded streets to vehicles flipping dramatically through the air, these scenes are designed to create excitement and