The eOne Films Canada co-president is leaving the company Aug. 30 to launch a new film production company.
The Canadian mini-studio and the U.S. independent studio, headed up by Avi Lerner and Trevor Short, will develop the series and shop it to international and U.S. broadcasters.
Gia Milani’s All the Wrong Reasons (pictured) is named the Halifax festival’s Atlantic Gala, while Ralph Fiennes’ The Invisible Woman closes the festival.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 29 to Aug. 4, 2013.
The Amazing Race Canada, Rookie Blue, The Listener and Saving Hope take spots in the top 30 for another week.
The six-part series, for History in Canada, Military Channel in the U.S., and Discovery Channel in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is filming across North America.
The 77-year-old Mohawk stage and screen actor died at his Dallas home Thursday, after a battle with lung cancer.
Christie joins the talent agency following stints at Calgary-based Seven24 Films and Toronto-based marblemedia.
The prodco headed up by Property Brothers‘ Drew and Jonathan Scott and their brother J.D. Scott (pictured) expands as part of its growth plans into the North American market.
McDougall (pictured) comes to the organization from the Canada Media Fund, where he was a policy analyst.