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NFB launches pay multiplatform service for docs
FILMThe National Film Board of Canada is launching the service for docs which it hopes will become “the Netflix of documentaries,” allowing filmmakers to be connected “almost instantaneously with their audiences.”
Thatcher doc sells into Canada, Spain
FILMTVRadio-Canada in Quebec and Telemadrid inked deals with Sky Vision for Brook Lapping’s documentary Thatcher: A Memoir.
Hot Docs adds $20,000 in prizes
FILMAdditional coin is up for grabs at this year’s Hot Docs film festival, with the Toronto event adding to its Don Haig Award and Audience Award pots.
FremantleMedia acquires Family Harmony
TVGlobal producer-distributor FremantleMedia has picked up the singing competition Family Harmony (Un Air de Famille) (pictured), its first acquisition from Quebec.
NFB names Ravida Din as English program director general
FILMDin, who has been with the organization since 2007 as both a producer and executive producer, will contribute to the launch of a new strategic plan for the NFB and shape upcoming plans for the organization.
The Housewives secret to success
TVProducers behind some of the most popular Real Housewives U.S. series, along with Bravo’s Shari Levine, shared the formula that has led to a lasting franchise during a discussion at the Realscreen Summit in Washtington, D.C. this week.
Honey Boo Boo, Duck Dynasty producers talk comedy
TVAt this year’s Realscreen Summit in Washington, D.C., the producers of Duck Dynasty (pictured), Killer Karaoke and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo discussed the challenges of producing comedic reality.
High Tech Rednecks greenlit in Canada, U.S.
TVToronto-based Shark Teeth Films has been given a green light for High Tech Rednecks, from Discovery World in Canada and MAVTV in the U.S.
Buck preps The Project for OLN
TVToronto-based Buck Productions is heading to Guatemala for The Project, a six-part series with a twist, for Canadian network OLN. (Pictured: the show’s host Ray Zahab)
Peace Point sells Keasha’s Perfect Dress into Spain, Italy
TVThe company has sold a number of its lifestyle titles into territories including Europe, New Zealand and Africa (Keasha’s Perfect Dress pictured).
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ACTRA Awards 2013 - Kalista Zackhariyas, Clé Bennett and Grace Lynn Kung at the 2013 ACTRA Awards in Toronto (photo: Lisa Blanchette)