The Toronto-based media production company has sold the one-hour celeb death special to the entertainment channel.
The organization has added a new component to support and boost visibility of Aboriginal creators.
The WIFT-T awards, which recognize achievements of Canadian women and men in film, TV and digital media, will be presented on Dec. 3 in Toronto.
The executive director of commissioned and scripted programming (pictured) talks to Playback about how the division’s reorganization will affect indie producers.
Jeremiah Chechik’s The Right Kind of Wrong is the top Canadian film in its first week of release, while Stefan Miljevic’s suspense thriller Amsterdam is #2.
Jeremiah Chechik’s The Right Kind of Wrong breaks into the top 10 in its first week of release.
Louise Archambault’s Gabrielle is the top Canadian film for another week.
Sci-fi space drama Gravity rises to the top of the box office, while Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners holds a spot in the top 10 for another week.
The Croods is the top-selling DVD for the week of Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, 2013.
The Big Bang Theory tops TV for another week, while the Hockey Night in Canada east coast broadcast is #3, west coast broadcast is #22 and Murdoch Mysteries is #26.
Under executive director Sally Catto (pictured), the division is again being split by genre, with two internal hires replacing outgoing department head Jenny Hacker.
The actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador (pictured) is getting behind the Canada-Germany copro that uncovers the illegal global trade of wildlife products.