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Telus awards $3.2M across 60 projects
The grants are intended to support local content projects hailing from Western Canada.
Syfy greenlights Nomadic’s Van Helsing
Production on the drama is slated to kick off in January 2016 in Vancouver, with Neil LaBute (pictured) serving as showrunner.
DDI takes sales rights to How to Plan an Orgy
The Double Dutch International pickup comes as the Jeremy Lalonde feature works the fall film festival circuit.
Riftworld: Heroes backed by CMF, Belgium’s Wallimage
The mobile game is a copro from Canada’s Riftworld Productions Inc., the company behind the Riftworld: Chronicles web series, and Belgium’s Reed SPRL.
Gerry Dee project in development at CBS
The project, with Dee on board as an executive producer, is based on the format of Mr. D.
Photo Gallery: Playback Marketing Summit
A selection of photos from the inaugural Playback Marketing Summit, held on Oct. 29 at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon. (Taxi Chief Strategy Officer Mark Tomblin pictured.)
Brenda Gilbert named president of Bron Animation
Gilbert, who co-founded parent company Bron Media Corp. in 2010, has named three new VPs to the Bron Animation arm following her appointment.
More Canadians watching movies on Netflix: report
Telefilm Canada’s latest audience survey shows 41% of respondents said they watch movies on Netflix, up from 33% in 2014.
Book of Negroes added to Los Cabos lineup
The Conquering Lion Pictures series is among four projects to be featured in the festival’s inaugural Cabos TV program.
PNP acquires Touched with Fire
The Katie Holmes- and Luke Kirby-starrer will be released by Pacific Northwest Pictures day-and-date with the film’s U.S. bow.
Breakthrough, Birman Productions pact on doc series
The companies will coproduce the project based on the seven-part Hinges of History book series by American author Thomas Cahill.
Photo Gallery: 2015 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
A selection of photos from the gala held Saturday evening at The Carlu in Toronto, where David Cronenberg, Kari Skogland (pictured) and Charles Biname took home prizes.
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