Canuck series including Package Deal (pictured) on Mondays, and Storage Wars Canada and Meet the Family, anchoring Sunday nights, join the lineup this fall.
Jeremiah Chechik’s The Right Kind of Wrong, Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls and shorts including Chris Landreth’s Subconscious Password are featured in the Canadian film lineup.
Filmmakers, media and cinephiles descended upon Toronto’s Royal York Hotel Wednesday for the unveiling of the Canadian feature lineup and industry program participants (Rising Stars pictured).
The majority of funding goes to 15 projects in development, while $1.9 million in marketing funds goes to six interactive projects, including Skyreader Media’s Skyreader Studio platform and Magnify Digital’s Alert-TV+.
The original series, which premieres Sept. 2, follows host and appraiser Andrew Zegers (pictured) as he travels across North America visiting people and their prized collections.
The festival announces its Pitch This!, Producers Lab, Talent and Rising Star rosters.
American Mary directors Jen and Sylvia Soska (pictured) will direct See No Evil 2, from Lionsgate and WWE Studios, slated to begin production this fall.
The Ottawa-based digital media prodco adds writer-producer Steph Brown (pictured) to its growing list of new talent.
The TV movie, filming in and around Fort Langley, B.C., is based on the novel by Ronda Rich.
The Canadian mini-studio and U.S.-based indie will finance and develop primarily one-hour dramatic cable pilots under the newly formed Sunrise TV banner.