Groupe TVA ‘s plans to make its Rimouski, Sherbrooke, and Trois-Rivières news broadcasts available in HD — moving some of the operations to Montréal in the process — was denounced by the staff’s union as
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MADD, TIFF, and Questioning CanCon
(Via Marketwired) It’s another movie about the end of the world — but in this one, that’s the name of a bush party three teens decide to go to. The work, 24 Hours, is not
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Festivals and Awards This Summer
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) is celebrating its 40th anniversary by adding $1 million (US) to its cash awards for the films competing. “No other festival in the world rewards its best films in
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Afroglobal Launches Channel (with Video)
(Via CNW) Afroglobal Television is broadcasting on Rogers Cable as of Tuesday (Channel 708), with the goal of bringing viewers “exceptional programming focused on Africa and the Diaspora”, according to a media release. The 24-hour
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News, May 11: Cannes, Millenials, and Wandering Wenda (Video)
Victoria Ahearn of the Canadian Press reports that Cannes is strong with Canadian content featuring two Canadian judges and five Canadian movies. TVO prepares to launch My Millenial Life, a documentary about struggling youth trying
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No Voices in the Sky, The Night Runner, and What Telecom Providers Owe You
Congratulations go out to Mark Hoffe of St. John’s, first-ever winner of the Daryl Duke Prize, for his feature-length screenplay No Voices in the Sky, reports The Telegram’s Tara Bradbury. The $25,000 cash award should
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