Julianna Cummins

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Telefilm goes for social gold with new campaign

The organization’s new strategy of targeting millennials with made-for-social content – rather than traditional PSAs – is gaining traction with Canadians, it says.

Look to Latin America, digi producers: report

Latin American markets offer digi producers a chance to work with partners with a similar cultural background who are open to collaboration, says a new industry guide.

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Discovery, Jeep explore Canada in new web series

The specialty channel teamed up with the car brand to produce a branded digital series hosted by extreme photographers The Expeditioners. (Tofino, B.C. pictured.)

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Felix & Paul Studios ink multi-project deal with Oculus

Previous Oculus-powered projects from the Montreal studio include immersive experiences for Cirque du Soleil Media and the feature film Wild.

Spun Out dips slightly on return

The Project 10 series returned to TV on Tuesday after a six-month delay, dropping only 7% in ratings from its season one finale.

W Net charts Destination Detour

Mark Burnett and Insight Productions are among the handful of parties behind the new travel-based reality series.

Patrice Theroux, Leif Films tap My Left Foot writer for drama

The Irish writer has joined the latest development project from producers Theroux (pictured), Toronto’s Leif Films and Welsh actor/producer John Rhys-Davies.

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Coming Soon: Two 4 One

Hoggwild Films’ Daniel Hogg on the day-and-date distribution strategy for the transgender romantic comedy Two 4 One.

It’s back: CTV will air Spun Out season two

The second season of the Project 10 Productions comedy was pulled after Spun Out actor Jean Paul Manoux was arrested in January.

The Moblees move beyond the TV screen

Extensions for the Boulevard- and Shaftesbury-produced preschool series now include an iPad app and a live summer tour that kicked off last week.

Phil King on continuing CTV’s encore strategy

The Bell Media exec on why encore broadcasts of specialty original shows on conventional channels may become more important in a pick-and-pay world. (19-2 pictured.)

9 Light Entertainment announces early cast for first feature

9 Light CEO and exec producer Pasha Patriki (pictured) discusses the first project from his prodco, based on the novel Dumb Luck by Canadian author Lesley Choyce.