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Peace Point Rights takes JFK: The Smoking Gun
The Toronto-based distributor has nabbed the rights to the feature-length documentary (pictured), produced by Muse Entertainment and Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, for selected territories.
Shaw Media-Hot Docs backs EyeSteelFilm, Filthy Gorgeous
The Shaw Media-Hot Docs Funds has issued completion grants and no-interest loans totaling $172,000 to nine documentary projects, including three from Montreal’s EyeSteelFilm and Barry Avrich’s upcoming Bob Guccione doc (pictured).
BBCWW’s Jones McCauley joins Thomas Howe Associates
Toronto-based producer/distributor Thomas Howe Associates has hired BBC Worldwide Canada’s Gwen Jones McCauley (pictured) for the role of SVP of content sales and business development.
You Gotta Eat Here heads to Italy
Toronto-based Portfolio Entertainment has sold food travel series You Gotta Eat Here to National Geographic Channel Italy.
Mike Myers, A&E IndieFilms partner on Supermensch
The feature doc on Shep Gordon (pictured), the Hollywood talent agent behind Alice Cooper, Blondie, Luther Vandross and Raquel Welch, marks Canuck actor Myers’ directorial debut.
History launches Swamp People, Counting Cars web series
History.com, the web hub for the linear U.S. cable network History, is launching Swamp People: After the Hunt and Count’s Kustoms: After Hours, two web series inspired by History shows.
Traditional publishers ramp up original video strategies
In a session about new original video heavyweights, Conde Nast’s chief digital officer talked about being nimble with his brand’s digital properties, while The New York Times video division said it is heavily investing in video.
Stream: Tips on how to engage online
Digital experts from Geek and Sundry, FishBowl Worldwide Media (VP and GM David Beebe pictured) and ChannelMeter shared their best methods on how to build audiences, weighing in on the power and potential of assorted social media platforms.
Crowdfunding 101: “Linsanity”
As the STREAM conference kicks off today (June 3) in Santa Monica, we continue our crowdfunding focus by looking at the campaign for Linsanity (pictured), which raised more than US$160,000.
KinoSmith picks up three from Taskovski Films
The Toronto-based distributor has picked up the Canadian rights for The Venice Syndrome, Work Hard, Play Hard (pictured), and Documentarian from the London-based sales and production company.
NFB launches pay multiplatform service for docs
The National Film Board of Canada is launching the service for docs which it hopes will become “the Netflix of documentaries,” allowing filmmakers to be connected “almost instantaneously with their audiences.”
Thatcher doc sells into Canada, Spain
Radio-Canada in Quebec and Telemadrid inked deals with Sky Vision for Brook Lapping’s documentary Thatcher: A Memoir.
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