The Chronicle-Herald has a readable straightforward list of the big winners at last night’s Canadian Screen Awards, via CP, here. Yes, it was a big night for Schitt’s Creek (best comedy, comedy actor, comedy actress),
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Mayors Make Plea for Industry, Plus . . . Moose Jaws?
Cassandra Szklarski of The Canadian Press has written that Canadian films are all over the place in the Oscars this year. Nominations are looking strong for films like The Revenant, Room, Brooklyn, and even a
Continue ReadingNews Round II: Cardinal Cast, New Film Fest, Importing Crew
(Via CNW) Cardinal, the new CTV and Super Écran character-driven crime drama based on the award-winning novel Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt, has begun production. Six serialized one-hour episodes will be shot in
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New TV Code, Actra Nominees, Low Loonie Upside, and Vancouver Honours
(Via CNW) The CRTC has come up with a mandatory Code for television service providers that requires them, among other things, to let consumers know what they’re signing up for in an easily understandable way.
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10 Films Telefilm is Supporting
(Via CNW) Telefilm Canada announced yesterday it’s giving $7.1 million to help with production of nine English-language films and one French-language film. (Okay, those are some numbers I’m not going to touch.) A glance at
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