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Canadian Film updates August 6-12

Top 5 films last week as reported by Playback Magazine:

1) Filiere 13 – Week 2 – $939,571
2) Piche: En ciel et terre (Piche: Between Heaven and Earth) – Week 6 – $3,367,476
3) Hubble 3D – Week 22 – $1,407,200
4) Cabotins – Week 3 – $281,225
5) Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) - Week 9 – $489,148

On another note, a new Canadian documentary called Hugh Hefner – Playboy, Activist and Rebel, directed by Canadian Brigitte Berman, opens up this Friday in Vancouver, based on the early life of Hugh Hefner. I think of him as a womanizer – but did he break new ground for women and the way we view sex in society? Decide for yourself when this film opens.

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Canadian Film updates July 30-August 5

Top 5 Canadian films as reported by Playback Magazine:

1) Piche: Entre ciel et terre (Piche: Between Heaven and Earth) – 5 weeks – $3,122,008
2) Filiere 13 – 2 days – $243,956
3) Hubble 3D – 21 weeks – $1,294,629
4) Cabotins – 2 weeks – $273,858
5) Splice – 9 weeks – $2,141,246

Playback also reported today that Telefilm Canada (the film funding arm of the Government of Canada) is investing $11.3 million dollars into 22 films, including the sequel to Bruce McDonald’s 1996 film, Hard Core Logo. I could be wrong, but I think Americans were more gung ho on this film than we were when it came out because there are more metalheads down there. I watched it a few years ago and the mockumentary concert tour style just wasn’t my thing. But I guess the hard core Hard Core Logo fans will be happy.

Filiere 13 is a French-Canadian film starring Bon Cop Bad Cop‘s Patrick Huard. Please comment if you know if this film will be shown in Vancouver.

Canadian Film updates July 23-29

Top 5 Canadian films as reported by Playback Magazine:

1) Piche: Entre Ciel et Terre (Piche: Between Heaven and Earth) – 4 weeks – $2,727,170
2) Cabotins – 1 week – $186,671
3) Hubble 3D – 20 weeks – $1,159,085
4) Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) – 7 weeks – $473,315
5) Mr. Nobody – 2 weeks – $25,805