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Canadian Int’l TV Festival grows audience, ups glitz
Founder David C. Heath on the CITF’s year-over-year growth and what’s coming for next year. (Corner Gas cast pictured on the CITF red carpet)
Bell Local commissions scripted series
Crazyshirt Productions’ Touring T.O.is the first scripted project commissioned by Bell Local, the local programming service operated by Bell’s Fibe TV.
Tantoo Cardinal to be honoured by ACTRA Toronto
Cardinal will be presented with an award of excellence at the 2015 ACTRA Awards Gala in Toronto on Feb. 20.
FuseFX expands to Vancouver
The California-based VFX company aims to hire up to 20 people within a year. (FuseFX Vancouver office staff pictured)
Adventure film fest looks to SVOD model
The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival has launched Virtual VMIFF in a bid to expand its festival brand globally.
Going beyond the App Store with Avatar Secrets
Writer/director Ramona Pringle explains how she got her “appumentary” in front of big-city commuters and beyond.
Bitten, The Pinkertons among latest Bell Fund grantees
Other projects to receive funding include Playdate from Sinking Ship Productions and Proper Television’s Blood, Sweat & Tools.
Why Big Coat is crowdsourcing its next big idea
Inspired by the success of its long-running hit Love It or List It, Big Coat Productions is launching a national campaign to source new ideas.
NSI, Telus’ Storyhive pact on web series training program
The National Screen Institute will assign industry mentors to the two winning teams from the Storyhive competition, facilitated by Telus.
CTV preps MasterChef Canada holiday special
The new two-hour special is a first for the format internationally and will bridge the gap to the series’ second season.
Finding the way into a Strange Empire
Showrunner Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik tells the origin story of her Western drama at the Canadian International Television Festival.
Rogers Doc and Cable Fund invests $4.8M in latest round
Proper Television’s 7 Days in Hell and Paperny Entertainment’s Cold Water Cowboys (pictured) are among the TV projects financed in this round.
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