The producer has optioned the rights to produce an animated television series based on the children’s book series from Loren Long.
The AMC series, a companion to The Walking Dead, will shoot on the Canadian west coast for several weeks before production moves to L.A.
Simard is the manager of film programs at TIFF, and will join Steve Gravestock in determining the lineup for the Canada section at the 2015 festival.
Meaghan Rath (pictured) and Mark Camacho were among the nominees who took home prizes at the ACTRA Montreal awards ceremony held on Saturday evening.
Union Pictures’ Robin Cass on the cross-country rollout strategy for the theatrical release for Big Muddy, the debut feature from Jefferson Moneo.
Speaking at an industry conference, the CRTC topper said Francophone producers have unique advantages in a changing media landscape.
Production on the 10-episode fourth season is slated to begin this summer in Toronto.
The 3D animated feature will be produced through AMBI Group’s Toronto-based studio, AIC Movie. (Alec Baldwin, who will voice a character in the film, pictured.)
Projects backed in the latest round of financing from the Canada Feature Film Fund include How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town and Borealis.
April Mullen and Tim Doiron on the distribution strategy for 88, the first title to be released from Wango Films’ new distribution arm.
Slasher is the first original series for the U.S. channel, with Super Channel on board as the Canadian broadcaster.
The docu-series from Bristow Global Media was the highest-ranked series on W Network (mid-series) for women aged 25 to 54.