Recently, Broadcaster Magazine has announced that CMF and Telefilm have appointed a new National Director. Dominique Lapierre, a law graduate, made her start in Legal Counsel for Telefilm in 2002, and worked her way up.
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From TIFF Awards to the Ends of the Earth
Congratulations to the 2015 TIFF award winners; the Festival has the whole story here, and BlogTO’s Alexander Huls has a list version here. Andrew Cividino has triumphed once again with Sleeping Giant as Best Canadian
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SIM Pulls Out (of NS), Soo Pulls In (Canadian Films), Mountain Men Released
The SIM Group, which provides gear to film productions, is pulling out of Nova Scotia because, as COO John DeBoer tells the CBC, “Halifax is having the worst year it’s ever had,” as far as
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Cinefest Sudbury, Slow Summer in NS, MOVIEQU, Midlife Mirage
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival has announced some of its lineup for this year, and Ryan Byrne, in The Sudbury Star, reports the festival will open with Beeba Boys by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta. (The
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Ukraine Needs TV Shows, NS Has New Rules
The new Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund: There are conflicting opinions on whether it gives the province’s industry enough support. The CBC’s Elizabeth McMillan has the details on exactly what it will
Continue ReadingFrom 90201 to NSFW: Today’s News
The 2011 Robocall scandal is the subject of a documentary now in production by filmmaker Peter Smoczynski: Election Day in Canada: The Rise of Voter Suppression. Portions will be screened in Guelph as more are made,
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