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Julianna Cummins
ARRI ready to up your equipment game?
‘Tis the season to get up to date on the latest equipment trends. SIM Group COO John DeBoer dissects what’s big for 2016.
Broadcasting Accessibility Fund distributes $724K
Seven projects that aim to advance accessibility of broadcast content were awarded grants through the fund.
Bron Studios film shakes up Sundance
Bron is one of four prodcos on The Birth of a Nation and two Canadian shorts pick up Sundance prizes. (Bacon & God’s Wrath pictured.)
Sales in brief: D360, 9 Story, Lionsgate
marblemedia’s Distribution360 closes a number sales from its factual and doc catalogue, while 9 Story inks new deal for Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (pictured).
Kids’ CBC hires new production execs
Marie McCann (pictured) is one of two new faces added to Martin Markle’s programming team.
CRTC calls for public comment on Shaw-Corus
The regulator has opened review of the deal to public interventions until Feb. 15.
When Calls the Heart’s grassroots groundswell
Executive producer Michael Shepard on the organic growth of the show’s online fan base and keeping supporters engaged.
Shaw requests no public consultation on Corus deal
Shaw Communications has asked for an administrative review, used for applications involving an intra-corporate reorganization or when there is no change of effective control.
TVO preps Apartment 11’s The Mystery Files
The history-focused series (pictured) will make its debut on TVOKids this evening, with a fourth season of Apartment 11’s Finding Stuff Out also set to go into production this summer.
Mohawk Girls goes to season four
The latest season of the comedy/drama will include eight half-hour episodes, with production set to start late this spring or early summer.
New Debbie Travis series heads to OWN Canada
The six-part docu-series is produced by Travis’ Montreal-based prodco Whalley-Abbey Media.
Hot Docs to honour Rosie Dransfeld
Dransfeld will be honoured with a “Focus On” retrospective at the Hot Docs ’16 festival, which also named its 2016 “mogul” as well.
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