Virtual production studio and gaming company Dark Slope has partnered with the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) with the goal to make virtual production experience and training more accessible to a wider range of cinematographers and creators.

The partnership will begin with a one-day intensive virtual production workshop, held at Dark Slope on Sept. 14. More details about this event and future events will be released soon.

Dark Slope joins a partnership group that includes lighting and audio equipment company Godox as well as motion picture film equipment manufacturer ARRI.

“At 35,000 square feet, the [Dark Slope] studio comprises multiple soundstages, including an LED volume that is 82 feet wide and 16.5 feet high. That means our members have incredible technology and expertise at their disposal,” said CSC CEO, Susan Saranchuk in a statement

Jellyfish Pictures expands to Canada

U.K.-headquartered VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures has hired two Toronto-based executives as part of an expansion to the Canadian market.

Lara Osland has been tapped as executive producer and is responsible for managing the company’s VFX projects in Toronto, and oversight of business operations in Canada. Osland previously worked for companies such as Rodeo, Spin and Rocket Science, with credits including Rebel Moon and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Brodie McNeill has been hired as senior VFX supervisor to oversee the creative supervision of Toronto-based projects. His past credits include Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water and the Netflix series Wednesday.

Trogi’s 1995 crosses $2 million mark

Ricardo Trogi’s comedy 1995 has continued its success run in the Canadian box office, exceeding a gross of $2 million dollars in its 76-theatre un in Quebec, according to distributor Immina Films.

The film was released on July 31 and grossed more than $700,000 dollars in the first five days of its theatrical run.

Written and directed by Trogi, the autobiographical comedy sees a man mull his future as a filmmaker while filming a reality series. Is it produced by Marie-Claude Poulin of Sphere Media.

With files from Jamie Casemore

Photo courtesy of Dark Slope