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Discovery World HD takes The Travel Guy
The channel has acquired the Canadian broadcast rights for season two of the lifestyle travel series.
Banff: Non-Fiction Rockies awarded to BBC, CBC, MTV
The Banff World Media Festival handed out its Non-Fiction Rockies last night, with winners including the CBC’s Remote Control War from Zoot Pictures (pictured).
Force Four lands HGTV Canada series
The prodco also promotes series producer, Sean De Vries, to head of factual entertainment.
Handel Productions hires Barro as VP
Montreal-based Handel Productions is adding Andre Barro to its executive team as vice president and executive producer.
Worldwide Bag Media adds head of development
Heather Hawthorn-Doyle joins the Vancouver prodco as head of development and executive producer.
Hot Docs Forum promises Burmese pop stars and crowd-funded pirates
Hot Docs Forum and market director Elizabeth Radshaw discusses the projects she’s excited about and how one pitch team was wooed after being found on a crowdfunding site.
Omni Film, Windfall to recreate WWII bomb raid
The Return of The Dambusters, a copro between Omni Film Productions and Windfall Films, has been commissioned by History Canada, WGBH Nova and Channel 4.
CBC goes Wide-Eyed for Redemption
The flagship series will be hosted by Canadian entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star, Kevin O’Leary. This will mark the first airing of WEE’s original format series.
Architect Films has booming first year with Decked Out
The 13 episode series sees Paul Lafrance and crew build decks and backyards, including one massive deck, pool and cabana combo, and the second series order from HGTV Canada, placed before the first series even went to air, will see more of the same.
Tricon sells docs and series to EMEA
Tricon Films & Television has sold a number of feature documentaries and series to international broadcasters.
Canamedia to bring 3D factual to MIPTV
Canamedia’s new 3D production division’s output will be on display at MIPTV, with a slate of 3D factual titles.
CBC honors International Women’s Day with feminism doc
CBC Doc Zone’s documentary The F-Word: Who Wants to be a Feminist? examines the state of feminism in Canada today as well as the history of the movement, with the help of pioneering feminist writers Germaine Greer, Susan Faludi, Amy Richards and Naomi Wolf.
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