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CBC drama The Trickster goes to camera in North Bay
Kew Media Distribution will handle international sales on the six-part project, which was adapted for the screen by co-showrunners Michelle Latimer (pictured) and Tony Elliott.
The future of Canadian cinema in an OTT world
From Playback magazine: As the streaming revolution continues to reshape the map, filmmakers and producers are left to figure out where they fit into an ever-changing market.
Jennifer Harkness joins Blue Ant Studios
The veteran factual executive has been appointed to the newly created position of SVP, unscripted content.
APTN enters Canadian OTT market with lumi
The ad-free service, launched this week and priced at $4.99 a month, offers a catalogue of original APTN shows such as First Contact, Taken and The Other Side.
Allarco brings anti-piracy lawsuit against four Canadian retailers
The Super Channel parent co alleges that Best Buy, Staples, Canada Computers and London Drugs are engaging in sales practices that encourage content piracy.
TIFF ’19: Antigone, Twentieth Century win big as festival wraps
Meanwhile Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit won the People’s Choice Award and Chloe Robichaud’s Delphine won best Canadian short film.
Programmer Profile: Netflix independent film
Playback magazine caught up with Netflix’s Ian Bricke to discuss the streamer’s strategy for original independent films and its Canadian production plans.
More investment needed to stimulate Canada’s formats biz
Factual execs gathered at Content Canada to discuss the health of the domestic formats business and explore ways to nurture more export-ready hit formats.
Programmer Profile: CBC Films
Senior director of CBC Films Mehernaz Lentin discusses what the pubcaster’s rebranded features banner is looking for and how indie producers can get on her radar.
Blood Quantum’s decade-long wait for a zeitgeist moment
How the team behind the Indigenous genre flick persevered and plotted a course to take the $5.2-million film to Shudder, TIFF and around the globe.
Funders unite for workshop geared toward diverse creators
The One-Stop Funding Workshop gathers industry funders, including CMF, Telefilm, CBC and IPF, to discuss how they jointly finance content.
Kew-backed prodco Awesome enters production on first drama
Kew Media Distribution will begin shopping the two-hour ghost story, The Small Hand, at MIPCOM next month.
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