Julianna Cummins

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Cameras roll on People Hold On

The Michael Seater-directed film is being shot in Parry Sound, ON, with Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings serving as co-producer. (Cast pictured)

Production starts on Pants on Fire

The comedy, from Vancouver’s Two 4 the Money Media and L.A.’s MarVista, is part of a multi-picture development deal with Disney XD. (Pants on Fire star Bradley Steven Perry pictured)

Peg + Cat wins 3 Daytime Emmy Awards

The animated children’s series from 9 Story Entertainment originally debuted on PBS Kids in the U.S. in fall 2013.

NSI Totally Television teams announced

After a one-year hiatus, the Totally Television Program is back with five television projects from writer-producer teams hailing from across Canada.

2014 Unions & Guilds Report: SCGC

Part 2: Screen Composers Guild of Canada president Marvin Dolgay on dealing with shrinking budgets, new partnerships and maintaining the value of music creation.

CMF awards $7.2M through Francophone Minority Program

The program aims to support productions that reflect the interests and realities of French communities outside of Quebec.

IPF invests nearly $2M across 17 web series

Thirteen of the projects selected to receive funding are new web series to be produced in 2014, including Smokebomb Entertainment’s Inhuman Condition (pictured).

2014 DGC Award nominees announced

The awards will recognize achievement across 19 categories in a ceremony to be held in Toronto on Oct. 25. (Best feature film nominee The Grand Seduction pictured)

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Netflix, IPTV on the rise in Canada: report

Nearly a third of English-speaking Canadians subscribe to Netflix, while the penetration of IPTV service continues to climb, says a new Media Technology Monitor report.

Deals: Tricon, Syndicado, levelFILM

Tricon inks a deal with Fusion Television, while levelFILM picks up the rights to About Alex. (Fusion Television’s Candice Tells All pictured)

Telefilm invests $13M across 9 features

Among the films selected to receive financing in this latest round of funding include the copro Aloft and Sean Garrity’s After the Ball.

Kitchen Sync rebranded Blue Post Audio

The audio company is also under new ownership, with Bruce Fleming taking over from Russell Walker.