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CBC, Paramount+ order medical drama from Piazza Entertainment
Production is currently underway in Manitoba and Ontario on SKYMED, which follows the turbulent lives of nurses and pilots mounting rescues from air ambulances in Northern Canada.
Blue Ant Media unveils greenlights for fall and spring 2022
The Canadian originals slate includes a new documentary feature, a doc series and a paranormal anthology as well as renewals on co-productions with Quebecor Content and APTN.
Departure season three rolls in Newfoundland
Eric McCormack joins the cast for the third season with Jackie May serving as showrunner.
Animated co-pro Charlotte draws on history for Second World War drama
TIFF ’21: The Canadian-Belgian-French co-production Charlotte began as a passion project for January Films’ Julia Rosenberg.
CBC teams with Leslie Norville, P.K. Subban and Sandy Hudson for docuseries
Northwood Entertainment’s Miranda de Pencier and multi-hyphenate Nelson George will also produce the series, which is actively seeking eight Black Canadian directors for January 2022 production.
Quebecor unveils new single-serve hub for all its content
The application brings together news, video, music and radio – both live and on demand – except for two subscriptions services.
Three Canadian shorts; three different sales strategies
TIFF ’21: Writer Kausar Mohammed and directors Albert Shin and Paul Shkordoff hope for sales, audiences and attention – and hopefully interest in developing at least one project into a feature film. (Trigger warning: This story includes content about suicide)
Streaming deals drive WildBrain to revenue growth
Recent deals for Yo Gabba Gabba! and Sonic Prime helped to up the company’s total revenue by 6% to $452.5 million in fiscal 2021.
How Scarborough’s documentary origins gave it a fresh voice
TIFF ’21: The filmmaking team behind the Discovery world premiere share how the year-long $300,000 shoot led to one of Canada’s most buzzed about titles.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2021
Fantasy Island and America’s Got Talent come in at No. 3 and 4, respectively.
9 Story hires first chief inclusion officer
Farrell Hall has held DEI roles at several not-for-profit organizations and will apply that expertise to the prodco’s content creation and production process.
Cineplex, Cineworld trade salvos as trial opens
Both sides are seeking financial reparations after the $2.8 billion merger was scuttled.
NSI launches eight-month series incubator
The program aims to help writer/producer teams from underrepresented communities transform their scripted series ideas into a fully produced proof-of-concept.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Sept. 3 to 9, 2021
Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, led by Mississauga, ON-raised Simu Liu, leads the Canadian box office.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 3 to 9, 2021
Maria and Le guide de la famille parfaite continue to lead the Canadian films at the box office.
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