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Gene Simmons’ wife, daughter land W Network series
Shannon Tweed-Simmons and her daughter Sophie, the stars of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, are to be the focus of an upcoming series from Force Four Entertainment.
Selling New York prodco adds development exec
Toronto-headquartered JV Productions has named Riley Robbins as its VP of U.S. development.
MIPCOM13: Media Ranch takes Dining With the Enemy to Canada, U.K.
The Montreal-based producer and distributor is taking on the Dining With the Enemy (pictured) format from Norway by producing a French-language version airing on Quebec’s TV5 that sees a journalist and chef covering war zones.
TIFF 13: Alanis Obomsawin on Hi-Ho Mistahey!
The First Nations director (pictured) discusses the making of her latest documentary, which examines the lack of educational resources available on Canadian reserves.
TIFF13: The buzz behind Burt’s Buzz
Burt’s Buzz, a Canadian film screening at TIFF, explores the face behind iconic American brand Burt’s Bees. Here, director Jody Shapiro (pictured) discusses how actor Isabella Rossellini set everything in motion.
CMJ launches factual coproduction unit
Montreal-based CMJ Productions II has launched CMJ Concepts, a division focused on factual production partnerships with networks across the globe, to be headed up by former CABLEready exec Lou Occhicone (pictured).
Tricon lands Pivot programming
The Toronto-based producer and distributor has landed the international distribution rights to factual and scripted programming being made for Participant Media’s new network Pivot. (Pictured: HitRECord on TV!)
TIFF13: FilmBuff takes on Burt’s Buzz
New York-based digital distributor FilmBuff has taken the theatrical and VoD rights to Everyday Pictures’ Burt’s Buzz (pictured), a documentary on Burt’s Bee’s founder Burt Shavitz.
Logo taps Border2Border for I’m a Stripper sequel
The U.S. cable network Logo has tapped the Montreal- and L.A.-based prodco to produce a follow-up to original documentary I’m a Stripper (pictured).
BuzzTaxi sells Survivorman into France
Marking its first sales under the Proper Television banner, Toronto-based distributor BuzzTaxi has sold Survivorman (pictured), Dads and Science of the Soul into Latin America, France and Israel.
Arcadia, Sky Vision line up Middle Ages docudrama
History U.K. has commissioned the Halifax prodco Arcadia Content and the U.K. distribution service to make a graphic-novel style docudrama, with the working title of Bannockburn.
Restaurant Takeover takes over U.S., Europe
Toronto- and L.A.-based distributor Tricon Films & Television has sold a raft of lifestyle titles to broadcasters across Europe, North America. (Pictured: Restaurant Takeover.)
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