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Discovery, Amazon and Rovio to discuss digital at MIPTV
DIGITAL / TVMIPTV’s “Super Sunday” program will feature Media Mastermind keynote addresses from Discovery Communications’ chief digital officer JB Perrette, Amazon.com’s vice president Anthony Bay, and Rovio chief marketing officer Peter Vesterbacka.
MIPDoc teams with Indie Go Go for International Pitch, reveals keynotes
DIGITAL / FILM / TVEntrants to this year’s pitch competition in Cannes can work with the crowdfunding site to promote their projects and pitch for investment online.
Four projects to vie for non-fiction International Digital Emmy
DIGITALNominees from Canada, Brazil, the UK and Japan will face off against each other in the upcoming International Digital Emmy Awards, taking place during the opening night of MIPTV.
Hot Docs’ Doc Ignite lights up “Time Machine”
DIGITAL / FILMDirector Jay Cheel’s How To Build A Time Machine (pictured) is the first project to seek financing using Canadian film festival Hot Docs’ new crowdfunding platform, Doc Ignite.
Tribeca Film picks up “Side By Side”
DIGITAL / FILMU.S. distributor Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Side by Side, a documentary produced and presented by Keanu Reeves that looks at the transition from traditional film to digital technology.
Canadian creative coalition disappointed by Supreme Court ISP decision
DIGITAL / FILM / TVSegments of Canada’s creative community are expressing concern following the Supreme Court ruling yesterday which maintained that Internet service providers are not broadcast undertakings.
Norm Bolen to leave CMPA in June
DIGITAL / FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVBolen, who came on board to head up the then-Canadian Film and Television Production Association in 2009, will stay on as the top lobbyist for Canadian producers until just after the Banff World Media Festival.
Realscreen presents: Trailblazers 2011
DIGITAL / FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVIn our second annual Trailblazers report, realscreen shines a spotlight on the achievements of risk-takers across the non-fiction spectrum who made waves in 2011, from network presidents and web-doc directors, to prodco MDs and maverick commissioners. Click through to see the full list of honorees.
Spring CINE Golden Eagle submission deadline approaching
DIGITAL / FILM / TVThe competition, based on peer recognition of excellence in film, television, and digital media, will accept submissions until March 1.
Hulu launches doc of the month project with Joe Frazier film
DIGITAL / FILMOnline platform Hulu is kicking off a new documentary of the month initiative with Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears, which also ties in with Black History Month in the U.S.
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - Kinetic Content CEO Chris Coelen moderates “Crossing Borders: Intel from International Buyers” at Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Forum.