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Shaftesbury, Banff launch branded entertainment contest
The pitch competition will focus on female-targeted scripted digital series. (MsLabelled pictured.)
Clique Pictures, Aberrant Pictures option The Western Light
Mackenzie Donaldson, Hannah Cheesman and Lauren Grant have teamed up to produce a feature film based on the Susan Swan novel.
TSC names Writer’s Room Intensive winners
Six writers will spend a day in a writer’s room with 19-2‘s Bruce Smith.
Bell Media to give Traceable four-channel bow
Bell Media programming exec Rachel Goldstein-Couto on why Jennifer Sharpe’s debut documentary works across four channels.
Herculean efforts: bringing Olympus to life
Ahead of its premiere on Super Channel and Syfy, Reunion Pictures executive producer Matthew O’Connor tells Playback about building the Canada-U.K. coproduction.
Sinking Ship, 9 Story series land Daytime Emmy noms
Sinking Ship Entertainment received nine Daytime Emmy nominations, while 9 Story Media Group saw seven noms across two series. (Odd Squad pictured.)
CMF readies for change in light of Let’s Talk
Canada Media Fund president and CEO Valerie Creighton weighs in on how the funder will need to position itself in a changing media landscape.
Adria Budd Johnson wins WIFT-T Banff scholarship
The award is presented to one WIFT-T member with mid- to senior-level management experience.
Coming Soon: Cast No Shadow
Marina Cordoni talks to Playback Daily about the distribution strategy for Cast No Shadow, Christian Sparkes’ Canadian Screen Awards-nominated debut feature.
eOne TV expands marketing, sales team in Europe
Caroline Stott joins eOne from Shine Group where she will take on the role of EVP of marketing, directing the marketing teams in both London and Toronto.
Bravo Media U.S. greenlights Tricon series
Apres Ski (working title) is one of 10 new original series joining Bravo Media’s slate in the U.S.
Canadian Film Fest unveils 2015 winners
Eight features and 16 short films screened at this year’s festival, with Mars Horodyski’s Ben’s At Home winning the Best Feature Award.
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