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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.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Abdul Malik
The prolific screenwriter and development exec explains his “elliptical” journey that led to a focus on stories about justice, liberation and labour.
Beyond Black Beauty series trots into production
The copro between Toronto’s Sinking Ship Entertainment, Leif Films, and Amazon Studios has production set for Canada and Belgium.
Telefilm captures the feel of the theatre experience
A spot by Director X kicks off a campaign to help the Canadian film industry’s recovery efforts.
Pluto TV readies its Canadian market launch
Olivier Jollet, Pluto TV’s EVP and international GM, discusses the platform’s multi-faceted partnership with Corus Entertainment and how AVODs and FAST channels are complementary to linear and VOD subscription options.
Darlene Naponse’s Stellar to open 23rd imagineNATIVE festival
Gail Maurice’s ROSIE will close the in-person portion of the hybrid festival, with screenings and events running from Oct. 18 to 23, and additional virtual screenings available until Oct. 30.
DOC launches DocuMentality in Canada
The mental health initiative, unveiled in a recent panel at the Toronto International Film Festival, seeks to normalize the conversation within the documentary film community.
Titan1Studios developing Peace River series
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah is set to write the adaptation, inspired partly by the Toronto-based production house’s upcoming video game, Events at Unity Farm.
ZoomerMedia promotes Beverley Shenken to chief content officer
As part of the promotion Shenken will now lead carriage and distribution negotiations with Canadian BDUs on behalf of the company’s television properties.
Thunderbird appoints its first distribution sales director
The entertainment group has hired former Kidscreen associate publisher Nelson Huynh to expand the global reach of its growing kids and primetime television slate.
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