Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films August 2 to 8, 2019
Menteur comes out on top, followed by Paw Patrol: Ready Race Rescue at #2 and La femme de mon frere at #3.
Investigation Discovery greenlights more See No Evil
The U.S. pay TV network has ordered a sixth season of the unscripted series from Arrow Media and Saloon Media.
Deals: Forte, Super Channel, Cineflix Rights
Steve Harvey’s East 112 options Forte’s Snapshots, while Cineflix Rights sells a raft of crime and investigation titles to international broadcasters.
Behind the launch of Stephen Ellis, Clark Bunting’s BirdDog
A closer look at the content and distribution strategy behind the new factual prodco and how the producers will take advantage of their broadcast and digital experience.
Four features share Quebecor Fund coin
Miryam Bouchard (pictured) and Ricardo Trogi’s latest are among the titles selected.
Indigenous sci-fi feature First Encounter wraps production
The $2.8-million project from Benjamin Ross Hayden is supported through the CMF’s Aboriginal Language program.
Emily Hampshire to exec produce first feature
The Schitt’s Creek star also plays the lead in the psychological horror Home, which starts shooting in Montreal tomorrow.
CMF, IPF partner on development fund for short-form content
The $600,000 program for scripted projects marks the first time the two organizations have formally partnered on a fund.
Seven feature projects share $1M through new Fonds MELS fund
The inaugural cohort consists of projects like Olivier Higgins and Melanie Carrier’s Errance sans retour and Les rayons gamma from Henry Bernadet.
The Twentieth Century lands international sales rep
Belgium-based Best Friend Forever has picked up global sales rights to Matthew Rankin’s feature debut ahead of its world premiere at TIFF’s Midnight Madness.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for July 30 to August 5, 2019
Stranger Things comes in at #1, followed by Orange Is The New Black at #2 and The Boys at #3.
Who should really be worried about Disney+?
Mindshare’s Kyle Hodgins says Disney will likely shake up the market, but not in the way some might think.
Media gets a big boost at Cineplex in Q2
Growth in media is far outpacing growth in other areas for the company, thanks to key place-based installations.
Stephen Ellis, Clark Bunting launch factual prodco
BirdDog Media Ventures will look to capitalize on a growing demand for unscripted content in the international marketplace.
Revenues climb for Quebecor in strong second quarter
The company also reiterated its stance that Bell Media’s acquisition of conventional TV network V will be damaging to Quebec’s media ecosystem.
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