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Deals: Guru, Cineflix, Fremantle

Ahead of MIPCOM, Guru Studio inks two pre-sale broadcast deals for original series Big Blue, and more deals of the week.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Sept. 22 to 28, 2020

The Boys lead the Digital Original list, while Emmy winner Schitt’s Creek lands at #1 on the Overall TV Show chart.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Sept. 14 to 20, 2020

The Emmys and Big Brother make the top of the list, while Transplant lands at #27.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Sept. 18 to 24, 2020

After We Collided leads at #1, while The Broken Hearts Gallery, Nadia, Butterfly, The Nest and Les Rose make the list.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 18 to 24, 2020

The Broken Hearts Gallery comes in at #1, followed by Nadia, Butterfly at #2 and The Nest at #3.

DOC releases best practices for filmmaking in the era of COVID-19

Created in partnership with the NFB, CBC and DGC, the guide is based on a survey of 327 documentary professionals, more than 50 in-depth interviews and safety guidelines from jurisdictions across Canada and abroad.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Sept. 15 to 21, 2020

The Boys land at #1 on the Digital Original list, while The Umbrella Academy and The Handmaid’s Tale come in at #4 and #6, respectively.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Sept. 7 to 13, 2020

Big Brother comes in at #4, #6 and #7, while The Masked Singer lands at #8.

Deals: Indiecan, Bell Media, Blue Ant International

Indiecan Entertainment has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to Susan Rodgers’ first scripted feature film, Still the Water, plus more.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Sept. 11 to 17, 2020

The Broken Hearts Gallery leads, while Les Rose and Mon cirque a moi come in at #2 and #3, respectively.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Sept. 11 to 17, 2020

After We Collided comes in at #1, while The Broken Hearts Gallery, Les Rose and Mon cirque a moi make the list.

10 to Watch: Last chance to nominate

The deadline to nominate the industry’s next up-and-comers is tonight. Click here to access the survey directly.