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Judd Apatow boards doc on 1972 Toronto Godspell show

The doc chronicles the historic Toronto musical production that featured Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin early in their careers.

Cineflix Rights appoints Greg Johnson as EVP Americas, APAC

Johnson will oversee the company’s scripted and unscripted sales strategy in the newly created role.

Great Pacific Media, WBC ring the bell on boxing doc Prizefighter

The series is being directed by Tony Vainuku, with preliminary filming underway in Las Vegas.

Hot Docs reveals 2023 doc fund recipients

A total of $257,500 has been dispersed through the Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund and CrossCurrents.

While the Green Grass Grows takes top national RIDM prize

The Canada/Switzerland copro won the Grand Prize in the documentary festival’s National Feature Competition.

Doc Institute names 2023 award recipients

Bizable Media’s Janice Dawe and filmmaker Noura Kevorkian will be honoured at the Institute’s Dec. 5 ceremony.

Cineflix Rights launches Property Brothers FAST channel

The channel includes more than 300 episodes from the home reno franchise and is available in Canada on The Roku Channel, Tubi and Plex.

Mark Bishop, Matt Hornburg talk Blue Ant, marblemedia merger

The Blue Ant Studios co-heads discuss their vision for a new, fully integrated production-distribution operation.

Directors Guild of America

DGA ratifies new contract, will not join WGA on picket lines

The guild stated that the new agreement with the AMPTP covers significant advances in such matters as wages, global streaming residuals, and creative rights.

Mark W. Johnston to head RiverRock Films unscripted team

The Canadian media vet will lead RiverRock Real out of Toronto with plans to make Canadian content.

Geena Davis, CreativeChaos reteam for Canadian #MeToo doc

This Changes Everything will be produced by Quebec-based Poutine Studios and Palmina Productions.

CBC, BBC commission Paid in Full: The Battle for Payback

The docuseries on music industry injustice is from Supercollider, Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Sabrina Elba’s Pink Towel, in association with Catalyst.