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Baroness Von Sketch Show starts production
The single-camera, all-female sketch comedy series from Frantic Films stars Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen.
IndieCan Entertainment picks up Menorca
The indie distributor has picked up the Canadian rights to the feature, which was written and directed by Farpoint Films’ John Barnard. (Island of Menorca pictured.)
Portfolio Entertainment opens new animation studio
The producer and distributor has launched Portfolio Animation, a 9,000 square foot studio located in Toronto.
TIFF ’15: Market ‘picked up’ near end of fest: Handling
As of Sunday, a total of 36 films were sold during the festival to multiple territories, down slightly from 41 sales at the same time last year.
Filth City descends on Hamilton
Production is underway on the LaRue Entertainment MOW, which will bow on Super Channel in 2016.
TIFF ’15: Closet Monster wins best Canadian feature prize
Several other Canadian or copro titles were also presented with awards as the 40th edition of TIFF wrapped Sunday, with Hurt winning the inaugural Platform prize. (Closet Monster pictured.)
TIFF ’15: Showrunning in the golden age of TV
A panel of showrunners, including Tassie Cameron and Jennifer Holness, talk about the craft and business of TV on the last day of the TIFF Industry conference.
After the Last River to open Planet in Focus fest
A doc will also close the 16th edition of the festival, Hui Wang’s Last Harvest. (After the Last River pictured.)
Super Channel invests $460K across 15 projects
Projects picking up coin in the latest round of funding from the Super Channel Development Fund include Raven Banner’s Jacqueline Ess and EyeSteelFilm’s Manic.
Canada Pension Plan takes 17.9% stake in eOne
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has signed a commitment to acquire 52.9 million common shares of Entertainment One.
Stephen Dunn named inaugural Len Blum participant
The residency, launched this July, gives one Canadian writer/director a chance to develop a film project via a program run out of the TIFF Bell Lightbox. (Dunn pictured.)
Philanthropic sector ‘untapped resource’ for docs: report
A report from the Documentary Organization of Canada calls for the development of an industry-wide strategy to connect doc filmmakers and the philanthropic sector.
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