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CBC to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with original programming
CBC, APTN and Hollywood Suite will each have all-day special programming to commemorate the federal holiday on Sept. 30.
Blink49 Studios in development on copro with U.K. prodco Eleven
The companies are set to coproduce a TV series based on American author M.L. Rio’s novel If We Were Villains.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Josiane Blanc
The Toronto-based Francophone filmmaker can do it all, creating and producing scripted and unscripted projects with a strong social impact.
Fairclough, LaRose launch production hub Two Wise Monkeys Canada
The Toronto-based unscripted prodco has launched with a development slate stacked with true-crime, paranormal, history, science, and nature series.
Sold out CIFF screening triggers theatrical run for Alberta film
Father of Nations, directed, co-written and produced by Aleisha Anderson, will run in select Alberta theatres beginning Oct. 7 after its world bow at the Calgary International Film Festival.
Cinespace to build second Marine Terminal studio in Toronto
Cinespace’s new second long-term lease with PortsToronto will see it redevelop Terminal 52 with three production and support spaces.
Meridian Artists expands to Vancouver with new agent
Katharine Pavoni will work in the key creative and directors division for the B.C. office, adding to the agency’s principal offices in Toronto and L.A.
SODEC supports 12 Quebec TV literary adaptations
The selected projects will receive pre-development funding under an assistance program held in collaboration with the Canada Media Fund.
Deals: Cineflix Rights, Neshama, IMAX, Guru Studio
Cineflix Rights and Guru Studio pad their MIPCOM sales slates, Neshama options Canadian coming-of-age novel, IMAX acquires an Ontario-based video quality solutions company, and more.
In Brief: Fabienne Colas among the Black Academy’s inaugural Legacy Award recipients
Plus: David Cronenberg receives the Donostia Award, TIFF appoints Marsha John-Greenwood as VP of people and culture, and more.
CRTC ordered to reconsider CBC/Radio-Canada broadcast licence decision
Industry organizations such as the CMPA, the DGC and ACTRA have applauded the federal government’s decision to send back the broadcast licence after petitions.
Hot Sheet: Cobra Kai defeats Stranger Things in digital demand
HBO’s Game of Thrones maintains its lead on the overall TV demand chart for the week of Sept. 12 to 18.
Creative BC gives $300K to doc, factual grant recipients
The Documentary and Factual Development Fund supports the development of B.C.-owned unscripted IP.
NSI appoints former board chair Marlene Kendall as new CFO
Kendall’s experience will help the NSI “achieve unprecedented growth and long-term sustainability,” says CEO Joy Loewen.
The Black Academy launches skills development program
The training intiative, launched in partnership with Insight Productions, is intended to help Black Canadians gain experience in TV production.
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