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Industry eagerly awaits eligibility guidelines for lifeline insurance fund
With an estimated 200 projects ready to go to camera, the specifics of the application criteria could prove to be make or break for producers desperate to salvage something from a torrid 2020.
Acorn TV greenlights crime drama from Cineflix joint venture Buccaneer Media
Buccaneer, a partnership between Cineflix Media and U.K. producer Tony Wood, goes into production on the project later this month, with Cineflix Rights handling global sales.
In brief: Canada/Ireland copro French Exit to close New York film fest
The coproduction from Elevation Pictures, Screen Siren Pictures, Rocket Science and Blinder Films, makes its world premiere Oct. 11, plus more.
Nurses racks up more international sales
eOne revealed licensing deals in Australia, France and Belgium among others, as the medical drama enters the final stretch of season-two production.
Inside the creation of the Black Screen Office
VIDEO: Five of the architects behind the BSO discuss its progress, timeliness, and the growing importance of having an independent organization that advocates on behalf of Black industry professionals.
More testing issues temporarily close down productions in Vancouver
With increasing demand for COVID testing causing a slower turnaround time, a number of service productions have had to shut down as cast and crew await results.
Lone Eagle Entertainment appoints David Lerech as SVP, unscripted
Lerech joins the prodco behind You Gotta Eat Here! and Big Food Bucket List after nearly five years with Boat Rocker Media.
Julie Bristow reemerges with IP development and funding company, Content Catalyst Fund
‘The problem is women working in the content industry do not enjoy the same access to influence and capital, despite market data proving conclusively that female-driven content is profitable. The CCF intends to change that,’ says Bristow.
Ontario government invests $1.3M as it pivots funding support for export, development
Given travel restrictions related to the pandemic, Ontario Creates has adapted a number of programs to focus on virtual business activities.
A decade of seismic change: Netflix Canada turns 10
To mark the milestone, Playback went back into the archives to chart some of the biggest stories involving the streaming giant and its Canadian operations.
Heritage unveils $50M short-term compensation fund to ease insurance crisis
The new fund, to be administered by Telefilm, will cater to independent production companies owned and controlled by Canadians, said Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Netflix expands footprint in B.C. with long-term studio lease
The streamer has inked a multi-year agreement to lease 178,000 square feet of studio space at Canadian Motion Picture Park.
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