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Cineflix Rights takes worldwide rights to Biblical Conspiracies
Simcha Jacobovici’s revisionist Biblical theories stir media controversy, making them ripe for international broadcasters, says the distributor.
CBC shortens news, talks job cuts, to save $15M
The pubcaster outlines its four-screen approach to local news as it goes from 90-minute shows to one-hour or half-hour formats in major TV markets.
City sets launch dates for Sunnyside, Young Drunk Punk
Rogers Media is pitting its new sketch comedy series against CTV’s Comedy Thursdays. (Young Drunk Punks‘ Tim Carlson pictured)
Bell fund names Nancy Chapelle as new exec director
The former TVO exec replaces longtime director – and recent Playback Hall of Fame inductee – Andra Sheffer.
Frantic Films finds CBC’s funny bone in Of All Places
The indie also got a sixth-season pick up for its Winnipeg Comedy Festival series. (Frantic CEO Jamie Brown pictured)
Who got their films off the ground via Indiegogo in 2014?
Ann Marie Fleming, Attiya Khan and Jeremy Lalonde surpassed their fund-raising goals to get their film projects out of the starting blocks. (Khan doc A Better Man pictured)
Jonathan Williams short film returns as a web series
CBC comedy portal Punchline has commissioned Riftworld Chronicles, which it is coproducing with First Love Films and Sienna Films. (Co-star Erin Karpluk pictured.)
FX’s Fargo returns to Calgary
New casting for the series is announced and the second season shoot will see southern Alberta double as Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota in 1979.
Cineflix Media inks overall deal with Strong Island Films
The deal will see Cineflix hold an exclusive option to coproduce new projects developed by Strong Island.
Great Pacific Media acquired by Thunderbird Films
The Highway Thru Hell (pictured) producer becomes a new division of Thunderbird Films as it moves more into the factual TV space after a focus on scripted TV series.
The People Garden cultivates star cast
Scythia Films’ Daniel Bekerman (pictured) tells Playback Daily about the unconventional casting choice that he says will make audiences “highly curious” to see the film.
Latest Butler Brothers feature to shoot in Northern Ontario
Jared Keeso (pictured) is among four major cast announcements for the action comedy by Brett and Jason Butler.
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