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Canadian films and series

Movie Central, through the Corus Made With Pay Fund, is proud to play a key role in the development, licensing and broadcast of Canadian films, investing in acclaimed features such as Paul Gross’ Passchendaele, Atom Egoyan’s Adoration, Don McKellar’s Blindness, Sarah Polley’s Away From Her, and David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises. In addition, Movie Central has helped develop an exceptional slate of original drama series for television, including Durham County, ZOS: Zone Of Separation, The Line, and ReGenesis.

Movie Central also licenses feature films for broadcast, providing a crucial viewing platform for Canadian feature films after their theatrical release. Titles include the upcoming Barney’s Version starring Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, One Week starring Joshua Jackson, and Fifty Dead Men Walking starring Ben Kingsley.

Administered through Movie Central, the Corus Made With Pay Fund provides financial assistance to develop Canadian dramatic movies and original series, with a focus on projects intended for broadcast on pay television. View the Made With Pay Fund 2009 report.

Examples of supported titles airing now on Movie Central:

Adoration

Directed by Atom Egoyan. A high school drama teacher encourages a student to develop a writing project, which explains his deceased father was a terrorist.

Starring:

Arsinée Khanjian, Scott Speedman, Devon Bostick, Rachel Blanchard

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One Week

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a young man leaves his fiancée and family behind to embark on a cross-Canada motorcycle trip.

Starring:

Joshua Jackson, Lianne Balaban

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Fakers

Three ordinary teenagers from one of Canada’s most elite schools create a major counterfeiting operation under the noses of their teachers and parents.

Starring:

Greyston Holt, Andrew Francis, Drea de Matteo

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Breakfast With Scot

A closeted ex-hockey player and his boyfriend take temporary custody of a young boy who's farther out of the closet than they are.

Starring:

Thomas Cavanagh, Noah Bernett, Ben Shenkman

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